Clinique Creme

I found a tiny little sticker at the bottom of this jar with creme. I found it weeks ago and when I opened it there was a warning saying: this product contains Oxybenzone... I thought why would they want to hide a warning at the bottom of a jar? It seemed a bit weird to me. I had no clue what Oxybenzone is so I promised myself to look it up on the internet. Of course, I forgot...

Then this morning when I was packing my stuff for the weekend I 'found' the sticker at the bottom of the jar again and although we are in a rush to leave I had a quick look on the internet to see what it was, you can read the results below. Now I'm no longer surprised that they hid the crucial information somewhere where you wouldn't look for information... Isn't that sneaky? I will finish this jar because it's a birthday gift but I will no longer buy it. This product is banned!

Now I need to rush because we have a plane to catch, see ya!

Sun screens - cancer in a bottle?
The dangers of PABA / Oxybenzone

The British Medical Journal recently showed that sunbathers using some suntan lotions have a higher risk of developing malignant Skin Cancer, and a possible link with Oxybenzone. Oxybenzone is the Chemical used in many sun products with high Sun Protection Factors.

Oxybenzone's function is to 'filter' ultra violet light on the surface of the skin, converting it from light to heat, but it can also be absorbed through the skin. As yet we have not seen any research to indicate what happens when the Oxybenzone is absorbed through the skin, but UV light causing cell damage is well known and readers may choose to avoid this form of sun protection. If light is converted to heat in the basal layers of the skin, damage to growing cells is very likely.