Three Quarters of Sunscreens Not Safe

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Even with the FDA regulations andresearch on sunscreens, can we trust the products? Studies for themarket of sunscreens for 2012 indicate that only one quarter of theproducts on the market is safe. Another area will also bescrutinized over the next year. Some are already making theiraccusations but at this time, there seems to be only speculations andno scientific proof. If proven, then everyone will know for sure.
This speculation has to do withnano-sized particles of zinc oxide in sunscreens. This will beresearched over this summer and hopefully we will have an answerbefore next summer. So for now everyone is promoting theirheadlines, but when you get to the reading, they do say “may”cause cancer. There also is concern about titanium dioxide.
Yes, there are people on both sides ofany issue and here we have the Environmental Working Group on oneside, and some, but not all dermatologists on the other side. Bothsides do agree that people should use sunscreens. The disagreementis about which works best, how often to apply, and safety ofchemicals used in the product. The FDA has now come forward toeliminate some of the ambiguous terms manufacturers have been using. The words waterproof, sweatproof, and sunblock are now not allowed,but you may see "water-resistant," "sweat-resistant,"and just plain "sunscreen". I wish this would be enforced,as there is still much of this on local shelves. I have looked andreported this to store managers, but it is not taken off the shelves. The FDA does need to enforce what they mandate.
The good outcome of FDA finally issuingsome rules is that now they can be revised to make sunscreens moreeffective. EWG has been a leader in getting manufacturers to improveproducts and for the last three years there has been improvements;however, there is more to be accomplished when three quarters of thesunscreens on the market still are of poor quality and do not meetthe needs of people or often are not even meeting standards. Untilsome heavy fines are levied against manufacturers for mislabeling andfalse advertising, we will probably continue to see inferior productson store shelves. Some heavy fines should also be levied againststore chains and other outlets that bring out what remains from prioryears inventory for sale.
Read about sunscreens here is thisMedscape article and here for the WebMD discussion. Although I can'trecommend it, for those that need to be positive about what they arepurchasing, check out EWG's website here.