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Related: About this forumSunscreen enters bloodstream after just one day of use, study says
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Shedding New Light on Sunscreen Absorption (U.S. Food & Drug Administration)
Effect of Sunscreen Application Under Maximal Use Conditions on Plasma Concentration of Sunscreen Active Ingredients (JAMA)
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Source: CNN
Sunscreen enters bloodstream after just one day of use, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN
Updated 2018 GMT (0418 HKT) May 6, 2019
(CNN) It took just one day of use for several common sunscreen ingredients to enter the bloodstream at levels high enough to trigger a government safety investigation, according to a pilot study conducted by the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, an arm of the US Food and Drug Administration.
The study, published Monday in the medical journal JAMA, also found that the blood concentration of three of the ingredients continued to rise as daily use continued and then remained in the body for at least 24 hours after sunscreen use ended.
The four chemicals studied -- avobenzone, oxybenzone, ecamsule and octocrylene -- are part of a dozen that the FDA recently said needed to be researched by manufacturers before they could be considered "generally regarded as safe and effective."
So, should you stop using sunscreen? Absolutely not, experts say.
"Studies need to be performed to evaluate this finding and determine whether there are true medical implications to absorption of certain ingredients," said Yale School of Medicine dermatologist Dr. David Leffell, a spokesman for the American Academy of Dermatology. He added that in the meantime, people should "continue to be aggressive about sun protection."
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN
Updated 2018 GMT (0418 HKT) May 6, 2019
(CNN) It took just one day of use for several common sunscreen ingredients to enter the bloodstream at levels high enough to trigger a government safety investigation, according to a pilot study conducted by the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, an arm of the US Food and Drug Administration.
The study, published Monday in the medical journal JAMA, also found that the blood concentration of three of the ingredients continued to rise as daily use continued and then remained in the body for at least 24 hours after sunscreen use ended.
The four chemicals studied -- avobenzone, oxybenzone, ecamsule and octocrylene -- are part of a dozen that the FDA recently said needed to be researched by manufacturers before they could be considered "generally regarded as safe and effective."
So, should you stop using sunscreen? Absolutely not, experts say.
"Studies need to be performed to evaluate this finding and determine whether there are true medical implications to absorption of certain ingredients," said Yale School of Medicine dermatologist Dr. David Leffell, a spokesman for the American Academy of Dermatology. He added that in the meantime, people should "continue to be aggressive about sun protection."
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Sunscreen enters bloodstream after just one day of use, study says (Original Post)
Eugene
May 2019
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Rhiannon12866
(206,599 posts)1. Yikes!
It sounds like you're damned if you do and damned if you don't!
get the red out
(13,468 posts)2. Exactly
Scary!
Ghost Dog
(16,881 posts)3. Stay in the shade as much as possible;
wear covering light clothes and head protection. Cf. eg. the Tuareg (Berber freemen) people:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuareg_people
question everything
(47,568 posts)4. Well... I am ready to go on a walk - about 2 miles, 50 min
And by now I do use sunscreen on my face and on my exposed arms and shoulders - when it is warmer.
In the summer I also wear a hat that covers large part of my face.
So what am I supposed to do?