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"Its effects have been highlighted by a University of California-Riverside research teams discovery of vidence in 2006 that oxybenzone had transformed the males of two coastal fish species into feminized fish carrying ovary tissue. Two-thirds of the male fish examined had been feminized in this way. (1) Oxybenzone is not the only chemical ingredient inflicting harm on aquatic life. These chemicals wash off sunbathers when they enter the ocean water, or when they later bathe or shower." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"The authors suggest that the greater use by women of personal-care products, most of which contain sunscreens, is the reason for their higher degree of contamination; oxybenzone is used in 588 sunscreens and in 567 other personal-care products.53 An incredible 9% or more of the applied amount is absorbed through the skin.57 Pregnant mothers exposed to oxybenzone gave birth to babies with low birth weights,52 which "programs" the developing child for greater risks of heart disease, hypertension, type-2 diabetes and other diseases in adulthood." - Marc Sorenson, Solar Power For Optimal Health (Get the book.) "Americans at age six are contaminated with a major sunscreen ingredient called oxybenzone and that women were 3.5 times as likely to have high concentrations as men.51 The authors suggest that the greater use by women of personal-care products, most of which contain sunscreens, is the reason for their higher degree of contamination; oxybenzone is used in 588 sunscreens and in 567 other personal-care products.53 An incredible 9% or more of the applied amount is absorbed through the skin." - Marc Sorenson, Solar Power For Optimal Health (Get the book.)

"As well, a March 2008 study in the science journal Environmental Health Perspectives presented evidence that mothers with a higher body burden of oxybenzone were more prone to giving birth to underweight baby girls. Low birth rate could make children more susceptible to coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and other maladies once they are adults." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"As the health author web site NaturalNews reported recently, a CDC study shows that 97 percent of Americans are contaminated with an extremely toxic sunscreen chemical called oxybenzone. This chemical is found in nearly 600 sunscreen products, including children's formulas. Most sun-blocking creams and lotions also contain avobenzone for broad-spectrum protection against short- and long-wave UVA rays which are falsely considered to be the main culprits responsible for long-term skin damage.2" - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.) "Avobenzone [butyl-methyoxydibenzoylmethane and oxybenzone particualry penetrate the skin very quickly. Other chemicals found in sunscreens include dixoybenzone, PABA and PABA esters (ethyl dihydroxy propyl PAB, glyceryl PABA, p-aminobenzoic acid, padimate-0 or octyl dimethyl PABA, Cinnamates (cinoxate, ethylhexyl p-methoxycinnamate, octocrylene, octyl methoxycinnamate), Salicylates (ethylhexyl salicylate, homosalate, octyl salicylate), Digalloyl trioleate and Menthyl anthranilate. There is an almost complete lack of any adequate safety testing of these chemicals." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Pregnant mothers exposed to oxybenzone gave birth to babies with low birth weights,52 which "programs" the developing child for greater risks of heart disease, hypertension, type-2 diabetes and other diseases in adulthood.54 Furthermore, sunlight causes the chemical to become a potent allergen5556and to form free radicals.53 Other dangers of sunscreen chemicals are their potential "gender-bending" characteristics; they increase estrogen and decrease testosterone in men53,59 and may be partly responsible for the nearly 50% reduction of sperm count in the last few decades." - Marc Sorenson, Solar Power For Optimal Health (Get the book.)

"Look for sunscreens that include oxybenzone; dioxybenzone; 2-ethylhexyl, 2-cyano-3, 3-diphenylacrylate (also known as octocrylene); or titanium dioxide. And use one that offers a sun protection factor of at least 15. To be most effective, apply it to the skin at least a half-hour before going out—the ingredients need to be absorbed by the skin before they work. And reapply after swimming or heavy sweating. They Wear Wide-Brimmed Hats "I have several hats that I use for gardening or walking," says Lenora, 51, of Manhassett, New York." - Gale Maleskey, Brian Kaufman, Home Remedies: What Works: Thousands of Americans Reveal Their Favorite Home-Tested Cures for Everyday Health Problems (Get the book.)

"In a five-year study at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York, photosensitivity responses were most often due to fragrance ingredients (musk ambrette and 6-methyl coumarin) and sunscreen ingredients (p-aminobenzoic acid and esters and oxybenzone). The Columbia researchers concluded that photoallergy due to fragrances is declining, whereas reactions to sunscreen ingredients, in particular oxybenzone, are increasing. PHOTOTOXICITY • Reaction to sunlight or ultraviolet light resulting in inflammation." - Ruth Winter, M.S., A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients (Get the book.)

"Sunscreen ingredients that are active in both spectra include oxybenzone, dioxybenzone, avobenzone, butyl methoxydi-benzoylmethane, sulisobenzone, 2-ethylhexyl-2-cyano-3, diphenylacrylate, red petrolatum, and titanium dioxide. Many sunscreens employ PABA and its derivatives, such as padimate O, an ingredient that effectively absorbs UVB radiation. Sunscreens are not visible once they are applied and rubbed into the skin, in contrast to sunblocks, which remain on the surface to provide a physical block. Sunblocks are typically creams or pastes that contain zinc oxide or titanium dioxide." - Arthur C. Upton, M.D., Staying Healthy in a Risky Environment: The New York University Medical Center Family Guide (Get the book.)

"Synonyms: oxybenzone ? DIOXYBENZONE ? EUSOLAX 6300 ? EUSOLAX 8020 ? PARSOL1789 ? SULISOBENZONE ? RED PETROLATUM ? TITANIUM DIOXIDE SYMCLOSENE_ Products and Uses: A chemical in household cleansers, deodorizers, and cleaning products. Used as a disinfectant, deodorizer, and chlorinating agent. Precautions: Moderately toxic by swallowing. Effects on the human body by swallowing are ulceration or bleeding from the stomach. A severe eye and skin irritant. Synonyms: CAS: 87-90-1 ? TRICHLORINATED ISOCYANURIC ACID ? ISOCYANURIC CHLORIDE ?" - Grace Ross Lewis, 1001 Chemicals in Everyday Products (Get the book.)

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