Homo Sapiens have been exposed to sunlight since they have been a species (approximately 150,000-200,000 years) and have developed very nicely as a species and become dominant on this planet in a relatively short period of time. Why now is it all of a sudden a bad thing to receive moderate sun exposure? Because there is money to be made by selling goop (lotions) to block UV but do you know what chemicals are in the spf lotions. Some pretty nasty stuff such as:
The following are the FDA allowable active ingredients in sunblocks:
* p-Aminobenzoic acid (PABA) up to 15 %.
* Avobenzone up to 3%.
* Cinoxate up to 3%.
* Dioxybenzone up to 3%.
* Homosalate up to 15%.
* Menthyl anthranilate up to 5%.
* Octocrylene up to 10%.
* Octyl methoxycinnamate (Octinoxate) up to 7.5%.
* Octyl salicylate up to 5%.
* Oxybenzone up to 6%.
* Padimate O up to 8%.
* Phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid (Ensulizole) up to 4%.
* Sulisobenzone up to 10%.
* Titanium dioxide up to 25%.
* Trolamine salicylate up to 12 %.
* Zinc oxide up to 25%.
I certainly wouldn't want those chemicals on my skin. Also I would be Vitamin D deficient if I used them. Africans living in Europe or North America have a terrible incidence of Vitamin D deficiency and disease because of this as do fair skinned individuals who receive no or little sun exposure. The Dermatologists have really got us running scared without any basis in fact. Do you research and do not listen to any one body of professionals without hearing severals sides of the story.
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Homo Sapiens have been exposed to sunlight since they have been a species (approximately 150,000-200,000 years) and have developed very nicely as a species and become dominant on this planet in a relatively short period of time. Why now is it all of a sudden a bad thing to receive moderate sun exposure? Because there is money to be made by selling goop (lotions) to block UV but do you know what chemicals are in the spf lotions. Some pretty nasty stuff such as: The following are the FDA allowable active ingredients in sunblocks: * p-Aminobenzoic acid (PABA) up to 15 %. * Avobenzone up to 3%. * Cinoxate up to 3%. * Dioxybenzone up to 3%. * Homosalate up to 15%. * Menthyl anthranilate up to 5%. * Octocrylene up to 10%. * Octyl methoxycinnamate (Octinoxate) up to 7.5%. * Octyl salicylate up to 5%. * Oxybenzone up to 6%. * Padimate O up to 8%. * Phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid (Ensulizole) up to 4%. * Sulisobenzone up to 10%. * Titanium dioxide up to 25%. * Trolamine salicylate up to 12 %. * Zinc oxide up to 25%. I certainly wouldn't want those chemicals on my skin. Also I would be Vitamin D deficient if I used them. Africans living in Europe or North America have a terrible incidence of Vitamin D deficiency and disease because of this as do fair skinned individuals who receive no or little sun exposure. The Dermatologists have really got us running scared without any basis in fact. Do you research and do not listen to any one body of professionals without hearing severals sides of the story.