A blistering sunburn can quickly ruin a day spent having fun in the sun. For years, hearing experts tell us to put on sunscreen when outside during the summer was the norm. However, the opposite may hold true today. A new trend on social media is calling for people to leave behind sunscreen as it commonly says the product is "full of chemicals" and "is actually causing skin cancer," not the sun itself.
Despite warnings from multiple medical professionals, people on social media are suggesting giving up sunscreen for reasons that range from the fact that it contains toxic chemicals that can cause skin cancer to the idea that it prevents vitamin D absorption, and because our ancestors didn’t use it. However, many of these claims are false. Here’s factual information on sunscreen and its toxicity.
Is Sunscreen Bad for You?
In 2021, a letter in the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery revealed that benzene, a known carcinogen, had been detected in some brands of sunscreen. For the most part, it was the sunscreen spray that contained the chemical.
