i'm not one to subscribe to every conspiracy theory out there (peanut gallery comments here) but; the jury is still out on weather exposure to the chemicals contained in many sunblock products isn't also harmful..... and to what degree.
Perhaps, and I'm sure they could be safer. But the jury has long ago returned a verdict on the long-term exposure to UV rays in sunlight.
Chlorination by-products in drinking water and swimming pools -- trihalomethanes such as chloroform, for example -- are not very healthy either. And while there are ways to disinfect water that lead to fewer/better DBPs, chlorination sure beats the alternative of unsanitary water.
My own favorite sunblock is: (a) shade and (b) clothes. But when I have to be out there, I'll use the lotion too.
i'm not one to subscribe to every conspiracy theory out there (peanut gallery comments here) but; the jury is still out on weather exposure to the chemicals contained in many sunblock products isn't also harmful..... and to what degree.
Perhaps, and I'm sure they could be safer. But the jury has long ago returned a verdict on the long-term exposure to UV rays in sunlight.
Chlorination by-products in drinking water and swimming pools -- trihalomethanes such as chloroform, for example -- are not very healthy either. And while there are ways to disinfect water that lead to fewer/better DBPs, chlorination sure beats the alternative of unsanitary water.
My own favorite sunblock is: (a) shade and (b) clothes. But when I have to be out there, I'll use the lotion too.
