Study: 80 per cent sunscreens found ineffective - Instablogs
Study: 80 per cent sunscreens found ineffective
Leena , Kolkata: Nov 3 2008
Made Popular Nov 3 2008
Planning to buy a new sunscreen that you’ve seen in the market? Better think twice before you do that. According to a study conducted by the Environmental Working Group, a non profit research organization based in Washington D.C., 4 out of 5...
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Leena
Kolkata, India
Hi Neil,

Thanks for visiting and sharing the link about the effectiveness of homeopathic remedies. I have visited the website and found some useful info there. I know modern homopathy is able to provide solutions for hair and skin problems too.
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Claire Willis freeskincare.net
Los Angeles, United States
Very true, most sunblocks have far from adequate SPF protection.
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Leena
Kolkata, India
Thanks for visiting Claire. I do agree with what you say. Most of these sun protection formulae available in the markets deliver far less than they actually promise.
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Eric Yee skinbreakthroughs.co..
Freeport, United States
This article is totally true!! It’s sad to hear that even the FDA couldn’t catch this misguided information in order to inform and protect the public. However, I am glad to see the FDA now taking action to correctly inform the public of the new findings of both UV rays. Already being aware of the damaging effects of both UV rays I have always checked my sunscreen products. I recommend Remergent skin care products. Their products with SPF block both UVA and UVB rays. They also have a DNA Repair Formula that reverses the damaging effects from your current and past sun damage.
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Leena
Kolkata, India
Nice to see you on my blog Eric. Thanks for your valuable information regarding the sunscreen solutions. I think people should try Remergent skin care products for effective sun protection. I will gather more information about the avialability of these products from their websites.
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Leena
Kolkata, India
Hi Lisa !…I do agree with you when you imply that going to out in the sun with something on is much better than not protecting your skin wit anything at all. If not anything else, these sunscreens at least protect you from getting tanned. I wonder why people expect too much from a sunscreen preparation- there can be other therapeutic creams to take care of skin cancer.
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Neil Thrasher homeopathicremediesf..
Farmington Hills, United States
Some sunscreens may be ok, but I just don’t know if the risk is worth it. I don’t trust a lot of these companies pushing medicated creams and lotions. Natural just feels safer.
http://perfectskinsolutions.blogspot.com
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Leena
Kolkata, India
Hi Neil ! …you have perfectly stated that many companies pushing medicated creams are not trustworthy. In fact many of these companies make tall promises regarding their products just to push sales. I think, a sunscreen lotion is not actually medicated to the extent of seriously preventing a disease like skin cancer. At the most it can protect you from sunburn. Yeah, I do agree with you, its better to be natural rather than use things of dubious credentials
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Michael C
Lyon, France
Hi Leena! Hmmm, if this article was written for fragile and white-skinned english guys like me who get sunburn just by sitting next to a berroom lamp, then the title of the article is erroneous, I’m sorry to say.

In that case, it should have read;

”Study : 100% sunscreens found ineffective”

The only thing that works for me is to get into a barrel of crude oil with an oxygen tank and put me down a mine!!!

Seeya!
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Leena
Kolkata, India
Hi Michael...Great to see you on one of my posts once again. You sure have a very very delicate skin. I wonder if an Indian infant has a skin as delicate as yours!:)
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Michael C
Lyon, France
It’s great to BE on one of your posts!!

The answer to your question is probably no.

Why?

I have a god-daughter. I held her in my arms for the first time when she was just 20 hours old.

And I learned, for the first time in my life, that NO SKIN IN THE WORLD can be as soft as that of a child.

I’ll never forget....
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Leena
Kolkata, India
Hi Michael ...thanks for that very honest confession. It is rather true that the skin of infants is as innocent, delicate and pure as their hearts!

But in India, the average temperature being higher than European countries and owing to greater atmospheric pollution, the skin tends to get a bit rough in comparison to their European counterparts, even if they are infants.
I am one of those that grew up spending hours on the beach towel trying to get that dark tan. And we used the good old Hawaiian Tropic cooking oil, Yikes.
I was just thinking about 80 per cent sunscreens found ineffective and you’ve really helped out. Thanks!
this is awful, how can i trust a skincare product now:((
Great article. Who would have thought that so many sun screen products are ineffective!
John
The failure of sunscreens is why hats and sun protective clothing that are tested for UV blocking are the only way to go. My kids are protected by Tuga
I hardly ever used sunblock before that, despite being super fair. The smell and feel of sunblock was just too icky for me. That lead to some pretty nasty burns, especially one from a day at Crescent Beach.
The article was an enlightening one which spoke a lot of our craze and desire for lovely glowing skin.

However, there are many natural ways to acheive the same, like making a mixture of curds and cream and applying the same on your face just like a face pack. This is commonly done in Asia where climate is warm and has done wonders in keeping the skin healthy, fresh and young looking.
’Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun...’ - as a redhead I could have already told you most sunscreens were ineffective, but it is interesting to see just what a high number are not doing what they are supposed to. Sunlight is necessary in small doses to give you vitamin D to keep your skin healthy, but it is dangerous to overdo it, even with sunscreen on.
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Thank you for the article!

This is quite alarming not only do these lotions cost the earth but half do not give the protection required.
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