Sunscreens to avoid

i would like to know what your credentials are to be writing about anyone's health?

Big Pharma wants you SICK! Amazing, how many people don't get it! Since I stopped using "sunscreen", my rate of "skin cancer" has dropped considerably.

No thanks. I'll stick to my Neutrogena broad spectrum. I am a skin cancer (maliganant melanoma) survivor. I have a scar the size of an apple on my back. Thank goodness my husband spotted it 6 years ago. He saved my life. My dermatologist and the American Cancer Society reccommends broad spectrum UVA and UVB protection. I also wear the protective UPF sun clothing. I can now go out and enjoy life and take my umbrella and a hat for prolonged periods. Don't be so quick to judge. Plus they come out with some really new and good ones each year. I use it on my kids too. No problems. Not everyone likes sunscreens anyway. Make sure you use it. Protect yourselves. That sun is intense. I use on my face in the winter too. Keeps red splotches off and my skin never dries out from winter weather.

yeh, there are alot of say about sunscreens , since i found out i have skin cancer on my nose i am surely going to find out more about whats the best for my protection. I realy dont go in the sun but my skin is fair i will now have to wear hats and clothing and apply sunscreen that my dermatologist sugested zinc or titanium dixoide in sunscreens. I also talked to someone too about alternative meds and she said if you cant eat it dont put it on your face. Another avenue to go down?

you can never go wrong with coppertone. i will keep buying that stuff till the day i die. super reliable.

Great article!!

IS there a sunscreen that will not hurt your eyes?

I had to quit using sunscreen because all of it hurts my eyes, and it always gets into my eyes. I use makeup with moderate suncreen in it, and mostly just stay out of the sun. I got enough sunburn as a stupid teenager to last me a lifetime.

"You need to go to the natural foods section of a larger store like Fred Meyer. Even Walmart and Target have a partial natural skin care aisle in the makeup/toiletries area. Stores like Whole Foods most likely have the biggest selection. "

To add to what Sparky said, Kroger owned grocery stores, including Dillon's in the mid central states also have natural food sections. Still, Whole Foods chain or your locally owned natural food stores are your best bet. Also scattered thru out the mid west from Wyoming down to Texas (and now Kansas), Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage stores have a good Health and Beauty Aids section.

For the folks who haven't heard of the ones on the best to use list. Alba, Jason and Aubrey are sold at natural food and grocery stores. You can also click the link and go to Amazon. I haven't really heard of some of the others though, either.

I have allergic reactions to both Oxybenzone and artificially man-made fragrances.

For folks who have an allergic reaction to Oxybenzone and also can't handle fragrances, Alba is a good one to try. Aveeno usually has good products that work for skin sensitive people. Their other sunscreen products did not make the avoid list.

Never heard of any of the brands on the "safer" list. Most of the ones on the top list I have used at some point. I think this writer works for the distributor of the designer brands. My suggestion regarding this article...use what works for you. Over 90% of people who are buying sunblock at this time are buying it to keep from getting burned. They're not thinking a lot about anti-aging capabilities or the cosmetic benefits.

I have tried all kinds and the only one that works with my kids is BANANA BOAT... I will not trust anything else!!

Well, I'm a little concerned. I've been using Banana Boat Ultra Defense UltraMist Sunscreen Continuous Clear Spray, SPF 30. The list shows that this product in SPF 85 should be avoided. Is it safe to keep using what I have for my little girl and my pregnant belly or switch. When in doubt, throw it out I suppose.

A bad chemical is a bad chemical. A good one doesn't cancel it out. That's like saying it's okay to have hexavalent chromium in your water because it also has oxygen. Most of the items on the good list will not be found at Walgreens or HiSchool Pharmacy. You need to go to the natural foods section of a larger store like Fred Meyer. Even Walmart and Target have a partial natural skin care aisle in the makeup/toiletries area. Stores like Whole Foods most likely have the biggest selection. By most of your comments, you've never been to these sections or stores. That's too bad. Going more natural all around will improve your health and well being.

After many tries my daughter broke out into hives too. We finally realized that she can only use sunscreen without AVEBENZONE in it. Odd as it sounds she no longer has breakouts with sunblock. Read labels and be cautious if you have a sensitive skinned child.

I am trying to get a hold of the person at EWG that put together the list of sunscreens for this article. Does anyone have their e-mail address? I am the Lead Toxicologist at Alion Science and Technology and run and endocrine disruptor screening program. I think some of the data we have on sunscreens would be very interesting to compare to their findings. John Gordon jgordon@alionscience.com

All of them!!!!!

The Banana Boat burned my kids' eyes and stained all their suit orange. Yuck! It ruined my son's suit that had a white waistband. Looked gross.

I'll get make-up with sunscreen and take my chances after that....I mean, how much sunscreen can we possibly need here in the Northeast? For the 2 nice days in a year I'll go crazy in the sun and let-r-rip!!

one of the ingredients that is supposed to be bad Retinyl palmitate is also found in baby soap and baby lotion, the same soap and lotinmy mother put on me when I was a baby. I have been bamboozled since I spent $15 on a new bottle of "safe" sunblock for my two year old. I will continue to use my banana boat baby sunblock!