Re:Benzene detected in many sunscreen products
by mr_toad on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @09:48PM
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If they use a hydrocarbon propellant it’s not unlikely that it would contain some benzene. You could probably find some in many spray cans.
The EPA recommends avoiding aerosols if possible.
One of the down sides of moving away from CFCs is that some of the other chemicals used have their own problems.
Re:Benzene detected in many sunscreen products
by noodlenotes on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @07:30PM
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Some of the products aren't even sunscreens, like "After-sun Aloe Vera Soothing Spray".
Without adjusting for the number of products a vendor makes, and how closely they're related (e.g. 70SPF vs. 50SPF versions of the same thing), you're going to get the wrong idea of who the "bad guys" are. For example, "Fruit of the Earth" has only one product on either list, and it's on the bad one. Would you buy their product over a Neutrogena gel or lotion?