We all know that getting sunburnt is not a good idea and
that sunscreen is the way to prevent sunburn… but what
are those chemicals in commercial sunscreens? Latest
research has begun to discover some serious problems:

● Octyl-methoxycinnamate – produces free radicals
(singlet molecular oxygen) known to be toxic to cells (1)
● Titanium dioxide – causes DNA damage (the cells genetic
material) due to superoxide radicals, active oxygen
radicals & hydroxyl radicals when exposed to light (2) (3) (4)
● Oxybenzone – is rapidly oxidised in the presence of light
and inactivates important antioxidant systems in the skin
(the skin’s natural protection system) (5)
● PABA – produces free radicals in the presence of light (1)
● Cinoxate – causes DNA damage (sister chromatid
exchanges) (6)