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Sunscreen Concerns Escalate as Another Potential Carcinogen Found

2 pointsby chizhik-pyzhikalmost 4 years ago

3 comments

handmodelalmost 4 years ago
Is there a way to check exactly which brands were effected or something to report?<p>Last month my arms were crazy itchy all the time and I thought it was due to them being sunburnt. Because they were sunburnt originally, I was super diligent about applying the sunscreen I had there (spray sport Coppertone) but the itchiness lasted for weeks.<p>When I read about a recall of a separate brand I realized my sunscreen may be causing some type of reaction on its own and tossed them. Itchiness went away about a week later.<p>It could have been a coincidence or something else - who knows - but whatever was causing it was the most prolonged consistent itch of my life.<p>I do see Coppertone listed but not the specific brand I had - though seems very likely&#x2F;plausible they all use the same ingredients.
ggmalmost 4 years ago
Damn. The problem is Octocrylene. The safe limit is 10% and the sunscreen I favour is on 8% so Its under the schedule, but now.. I don&#x27;t know what to think.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.taren.com.au&#x2F;assets&#x2F;brochures&#x2F;171050.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.taren.com.au&#x2F;assets&#x2F;brochures&#x2F;171050.pdf</a><p>(this is a really good, unscented, 50SPF sunscreen which rubs in easily, and dries transparent. I&#x27;ve been using it for a decade)
chizhik-pyzhikalmost 4 years ago
mirror: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.ph&#x2F;f6t4f" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.ph&#x2F;f6t4f</a>