Live long… Laugh often… Love always.
I thought I was being nice to my children by putting sunscreen on them whenever I bring them in the sun. I followed the directions and slathered it on them till they were all greased up and shiny! I find out the other day that I am messing up again! Not only do I have to protect them from the sun, I also now have to protect them from chemicals in sunscreen! Holy pressure batman!
I found a sunscreen I loved to put on my kids, Banana Boat Sport Sunblock Lotion, SPF 50. No Tearing, Hypoallergenic, Waterproof. It does not burn if it gets in my kids eyes and I feel comfortable putting it on their faces. Well come to find out that it has horrible chemicals that cause hormone problems. So here are the chemicals I have been putting on my kids and what is dangerous about them.
These ingredients are linked to cancer, developmental and reproductive toxicity, neurotoxicity, persistence and bioacculmation, organ system toxicity (non-reprodutive). It can cause irritation, on the skin and in the eyes or lungs. The product also has enhanced skin absorption and contamination concerns.
So I thought I was doing the right thing, I was using a sunscreen that did not specifically list the chemicals that I was supposed to watch out for: Oxybenzone and benzopheone-3.
Sunscreens that I am supposed to look for have zinc oxide or titanium dioxide and higher spf than 30. When I find something that I like as well as my Banana Boat Kids I will share. I am going to start with California Baby.
M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
« Aug | ||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Leave a reply