[PSA] Valisure Testing Lab finds carcinogen (benzene) in 78 sunscreens (mostly neutrogena & generics)
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wears sunscreen to prevent skin cancer, gets cancer from sunscreen
The irony.
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I need a drink.
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List of affected products starts on page 12.
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Basically everything anyone uses lmao. I'm surprised Neutrogena products have it, I thought they had better quality control.
So what's the alternative? Risk skin cancer from the sun or leukemia from rubbing benzene into our skin?
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It's only sprays (from Neutrogena anyway... Unless I'm looking at the wrong pages?). Just use a lotion formula?
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There are sunscreens that they tested that don’t contain benzene. We just have to wear the right sunscreens and stay far away from Neutrogena lmao
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Whoaaa Elta MD spray and LRP spray
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I know! I was so jarred, they seem like much more trustworthy brands to me than Neutrogena. Though Neutrogena has a lot more on the list than LRP or EltaMD.
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Fruit of the Earth aloe Vera gel is on there too (as well as some other aloe/post-sun moisturizers).
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Can someone copy&paste the list of the good products?
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^list of sunscreens that were tested and did not find benzene...now can anyone recommend one off of this list for me lol
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It's a chart. If it was just a list, I would. It looks like it might be all of neutrogena's sprays. None of the lotion formulas. 2 elta MD sprays, and the rest weren't memorable
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Ah, I see. Thanks.
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If i have a product that is listed on one of the pages but it has a different lot number, would I be clear or should I still be concerned and find an alternative?
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If it’s under a product containing Benzene, I would be concerned. Some products they tested they found 0 PPM Benzene.
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It really does look like there was supply chain contamination. The number of aloe vera that was contaminated is insane.
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This reminds me of taking prescription medication. Do the benefits outweigh the risks? Would I get skin cancer before I get some other weird cancer from chemicals? Living is exhausting.