True horror: 80% sunscreen contains toxic substances

The results showed that only 20% of Sun products are being consumed is actually have the effect of protecting the skin and does not contain harmful ingredients.

"Our study confirms that not all types of sunscreens are alike. Many products are not sufficient to protect your skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet rays UVA and UVB, "Dave Andrew-specialists at EEC for or," many of the products contain toxic ingredients like oxybenzone causes hormonal disorders and retinyl palmitate-a form of vitamin A can cause skin damage, even increases the risk of cancer of the skin ".

80% of sunscreen products on the market contain toxic ingredients

Oxybenzone is a compound that absorbs the UV rays from the Sun, often associated with photoallergic reactions and very easily absorbed through the skin. "The chemical oxybenzone penetrates the skin, invade the bloodstream and act as estrogen (female hormone) and cause hormonal disorders in the body", the EEC for or. Vitamin A increases the speed of developing tumors on the skin and create free radicals damage DNA.

Both UVA and UVB RAYS are ultraviolet rays cause cancer and increase the risk of skin cancer, but the effect of some sort of sunscreen is not to prevent two types of rays, most sunscreen products on the market only has the effect of preventing the UVA. In addition, some types of sunscreen and "inflate" excessively about the SPF number only. According to the food and Drug Administration (FDA) food, including the products of sunscreen has SPF number only as high as 110 unsure also have the ability to protect the skin as the users still think.

Even, some sunscreens on the market known as Neutrogena also contain harmful ingredients, Neutrogena sunscreen spray SPF number only has up to 110, twice higher than recommended by the FDA and is advertising too than real effect.

To protect your skin from the harsh sunlight in the summer, the women should not choose sunscreen spray or powder form as well as avoid products with SPF 50 + on the index, containing Vitamin A (retinyl palmitate)/oxybenzone damage to the skin.=