Sun worshipers question.....

[MissBlue]

yah, most sunscreens do have some of those chemicals in them, and i know the Maui Babe SPF lotion is among them; but it contains only one of the 'bad' class of chemicals listed in the link above. IMHO it's still better than chancing a severe burn which could also be very damaging - a bad burn by itself also increases cancer risk. If i use a product with better ingredients, but the tradeoff is that it requires constant re-application, I won't be nearly as well-protected as I am with one I apply once in the morning and done.

I don't know what the statistics are about which thing is the greater risk (sunscreen chemicals vs. a severe burn) -- but since I don't use it on my skin every day, i'll take the calculated risk of occasional use of sunscreen, over the greater & more immediate risk of severely burning my skin. Even though i too don't lay out during the hottest hours from 12-2 pm, i will still burn badly. and i'm NOT gonna stay indoors all the time and miss out on the beach!

[MiShell]

yah, most sunscreens do have some of those chemicals in them, and i know the Maui Babe SPF lotion is among them; but it contains only one of the 'bad' class of chemicals listed in the link above. IMHO it's still better than chancing a severe burn which could also be very damaging - a bad burn by itself also increases cancer risk. If i use a product with better ingredients, but the tradeoff is that it requires constant re-application, I won't be nearly as well-protected as I am with one I apply once in the morning and done.

I don't know what the statistics are about which thing is the greater risk (sunscreen chemicals vs. a severe burn) -- but since I don't use it on my skin every day, i'll take the calculated risk of occasional use of sunscreen, over the greater & more immediate risk of severely burning my skin. Even though i too don't lay out during the hottest hours from 12-2 pm, i will still burn badly. and i'm NOT gonna stay indoors all the time and miss out on the beach!

Why not have zero risk and get a sunscreen with no harmful chemicals? I don't have to reapply my chemical free sunscreen any more than a toxic full Banana Boat or Copppertone. I agree though one harmful ingredient is better than several...and most sunscreens contain several..including fragrance YUCK!