mr belvedere

Found this on another site today. Special thanks to Sherin for finding it and posting it!

8/30/06

From Dr. John Cannell's Newsletter

Dr. Cannell, should I use sunscreens or cosmetics than contain sunscreens?Hundreds of people have asked me this question. It's important to remember that many cosmetics contain sunscreens. My short answer is, "If you are comfortable drinking sunscreens, then you should feel comfortable putting them on your skin." At least three studies have found that the chemicals commonly used in sunscreens are absorbed through the skin and end up circulating in your blood stream. As they circulate in your blood, they go to your internal organs - where they do whatever those chemicals may do there. Then they are excreted in your urine. If you drink them the same thing would happen. Sunblocks that have old style zinc or titanium oxide as their only active ingredients are not absorbed by the skin. Zinc oxide used to be a gooey paste, now it is emulsified, and may, or may not, be absorbed systemically. It blocks light, just like clothes. I remember a beach in France where a beautiful young woman had carefully applied the old gooey red zinc oxide to her body in the shape of a tiny red bikini. She couldn't sit down because the sand would stick to her. She was naked but you had to look twice (which I did) to see just how naked she was.
J Invest Dermatol. 2004 Jul;123(1):57-61.J Chromatogr B Biomed Appl. 1996 Jun 28;682(1):137-45.J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2004 Apr 25;803(2):225-31.Furthermore, sunscreens facilitate the skin's absorption of pesticides. So, if you want pesticides to be readily absorbed through your skin, circulate in your blood, go to your internal organs, and be excreted in your urine, wear sunscreens. Or, you could take a swig of your Coppertone and chase it with a shot of Deepwoods Off. Toxicol Ind Health. 2003 Feb;19(1):9-16.Toxicol Ind Health. 2003 Feb;19(1):1-8.Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2004 Mar 15;195(3):348-54.J Toxicol Clin Toxicol. 2002;40(7):827-32.Finally, if you think your sunscreen is preventing your skin from turning red just by blocking solar radiation, think again. Sunscreens inhibit an enzyme in your skin that makes nitric acid and one of the functions of nitric acid is to inflame your skin. The inflammation then signals your immune system to start protecting your skin and tells you to get out of the sun. Sunscreens block nitric acid formation, the skin doesn't redden, the immune system isn't notified, you stay longer in the sun, your skin is damaged, and you increase your risk of skin cancer and premature aging. Melanoma Res. 2005 Feb;15(1):3-6.
I call this combinations of events - drinking sunscreen and insecticides while blocking your immune system's ability to protect your skin - the "Gilchrest Phenomenon," named after the Chairwoman of Dermatology at Boston University who funds her department with grants from the sunscreen/cosmetic industry.

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electricbeach2

Sooooo.....we need to start sifting through the walmart shelves for sunscreens with zinc or titanium oxide? Interesting article. Thanks!

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mr belvedere

Well that, and we need to see the bigger picture here! The big picture is this: big business (pharma, cosmetics, and others) are profiting big time from the sale of their goods which, BTW, are toxic to our bodies. The medical community et. al. helps to market these goods through, IMO, biased "research" and experiment. Then the "major media", which in many cases are owned or under great influence by the "big business folks", air the skewed findings of said research and experimentation, further fueling consumer demand for the toxic products by creating an environment of fear. This article, and others like it, refute all the "negative media propaganda", or better, explain why they do it. This information needs to be shouted from the roof tops.

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electricbeach2

Many products that are bad for us or the environment are marketed that way, no?

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sunsally

It is a tough fight, but indeed, like everything else, I do believe that all the sunscreens they are advocating we SLATHER on ourselves -- and worse yet -- our young children with still developing cells -- we will come to regret down the road....

Moderation, moderation, moderation, MODERATION. I can NOT stress that word enough!!! You just cannot have it ALL, ALL the time, ALL the way!! That means --- don't avoid the sun like a vampire, but also don't be out in it 365/24/7 now that we KNOW we are more vulnerable thanks to our damaged ozone layer from years of CFC's and other goodies we've polluted the planet with.....

Better to do a little MODERATE sunbed tanning, combined with a little MODERATE exposure to direct and intense sunlight, while using a little MODERATE sunscreen.

It is however a fallacy to think that the massive SUNSCARE campaign that has been undertaken is just people worrying about others --- be sure, it IS financially driven.....!

eileen

these sunscreens don' t have the dangers of 90% of the sunscreens being sold if you're interested. especially for children they are a smart choice. you want to look for titanium dioxide (sp), paba ester, and green tea.

http://www.aubrey-organics.com/spec_..._care_0506.cfm

Sherin

I see more and more articles and legitimate studies that support the evidence that the Derms are preaching bad science for their own financial gains. It will be interesting indeed to see how they respond in the lawsuit against the sunscreen companies.

Moderation is the key, but I do beleive that sunscreens also have their place, but when we find out that our own government in the form of the FDA has been lying for their own personal gain, it makes me question everything even more, and as I suspect with most anti-tanning segments are paid for by the Big Pharma Derms. and Cosmetics Companies.

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lewdyju

Maybe our tanning salons are melting the polar ice caps too. Just a thought

Sherin

This is a very serious issue.
Are you making light of global warming or were you making a very weak attempt at humor?

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I KNOW IT ALL

Your not funny.

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