the nanoparticle issue hasn't been touched in this thread at all. i think it is clear that many people have a well rehearsed response to the sunscreen question... and thats fine, but chefster posed a question regarding specific ingredients in many sunscreen products.
www.consumersunion.org/.../006259.html
i was in a pharmacy recently looking for zinc oxide and kept getting directed to the wall of sun care products. many included "clear zinc and titanium dioxide" ..... yes nano particles (in order to render them clear. all i wanted was a tube of plain old zinc oxide. there are other carcinogens in many sunscreens .... oxybenzone en.wikipedia.org/.../Oxybenzone
(its possible to be anti-toxic compound without being pro-melanoma)
the nanoparticle issue hasn't been touched in this thread at all. i think it is clear that many people have a well rehearsed response to the sunscreen question... and thats fine, but chefster posed a question regarding specific ingredients in many sunscreen products.
www.consumersunion.org/.../006259.html
i was in a pharmacy recently looking for zinc oxide and kept getting directed to the wall of sun care products. many included "clear zinc and titanium dioxide" ..... yes nano particles (in order to render them clear. all i wanted was a tube of plain old zinc oxide. there are other carcinogens in many sunscreens .... oxybenzone en.wikipedia.org/.../Oxybenzone
(its possible to be anti-toxic compound without being pro-melanoma)
