Chemical Free Sunscreen – Why It Matters

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My friends at Honey Colony are here to share why chemical free sunscreen is the way to go. Seriously. If you’ve been using anything else this article will truly shock you. Don’t worry though, I have a solution – and that is an amazing all natural sunscreen I’ve been using! Keep reading for details.

Is there anything more serene than laying out on a quiet beach under the warm summer sun. Be smart this summer, and choose a sunscreen that will be good for you.

Commercial Sunscreen: Get the Facts Before You Slather It On

By Nikki LynPugh

Did you know there are over 10,000 chemical compounds used in the personal products industry as a whole, and only 13% of these have been tested for safety. You do the math – that’s 1,300 that have been tested compared to 8,700 that haven’t! Dozens of these untested chemicals are found in ordinary commercial sunscreens. It is essential to get the facts straight before you put any kind of “protection” on your skin – if we can even call it that.

After all, your skin is the largest organ in your body, as well as one of the most important. In addition to the obvious way it protects your internal system from the external environment, it also detects pain, pressure and temperature, helps to regulate internal core temperature, and is the largest organ of elimination you have. That’s right, your skin serves in pushing the bad chemicals OUT

A lot is riding on how resilient your skin stays, so one would think that skin products should be proven safe before they go on the shelves ─ and on to your body.

Sunscreen “Conventional Wisdom”?

The fact that sun overexposure can lead to free radical DNA damage and diseases like cancer is nothing new. Nearly two million Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer each year, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. Local dermatologist usually tell their patients to apply a “full spectrum” sunblock on a daily basis. This protects people against UVA exposure in particular, which is the real culprit when it comes to cell mutation and DNA damage caused by the sun.

Take a second look before you buy, however. The commercial sunscreen you are about to purchase probably contains chemical compounds that could prove to be far more harmful than any damage the sun could ever do.

The Deadly Effects of Commercial Sunscreens

“During the past 50 years, we have increased the number of synthetic sunscreen chemicals that we use,” says Dr. Peter Dingle in a recent article for the online natural health magazine, Nova.

“We have done this with virtually no consideration of how vulnerable we are to these chemicals─ or how little we know about their subtle and cumulative toxic effects. We assume that because they are so easily purchased from the supermarket shelf, they must be safe to use.”

According to a 2001 research study conducted by the Institute of Toxicology in Zurich, Switzerland, methoxycinnanate, oxybenzone, and benzophenone, synthetic compounds found in many commercial sunscreens, have been linked to the growth of breast cancer in laboratory rats.

A chemical compound called 4 MBC is especially potent as well. In studies conducted by the same entity, when 4 MBC was mixed with olive oil and applied to the skin of rats in the same proportions as common sunscreen, it “doubled the rate of uterine growth well before puberty.”

“Ingesting” any one of the substances listed above through the skin can produce Xeno-estrogens in the body. Xeno-estrogens are endocrine disruptors that aggressively replace naturally-occurring estrogen. When a build-up of these “foreign estrogens” occurs, research has shown that this can lead to cancer tumor growth as well as other hormone-related issues. A daunting study conducted by the U.S. Center for Disease Control found that 97 percent of the individuals tested (ages 6 and up) had oxybenzone in their urine.

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Who Are You Really Buying Your Sunscreen From?

“Eighty percent of the sunscreen that is sold in this country is made by three companies,” explains Guerry Grune, PhD, creator of 3rd Rock Sunblock, a mineral-based sun protectant and skin strengthener that uses micronized zinc oxide and other food-grade natural ingredients in an alkaline base.

Grune is also an active member of the committee that helped to pass the Sunscreen Innovation Act last November. However, although the committee thought the Act would be a major victory for stricter regulations, it is turning out to be mere lip service on the part of the Obama administration.

“There are about 10 active sunscreens that were supposed to be tested by the FDA that are being used in countries outside the United States,” explains Grune. “Those sunscreens have not been approved by the FDA because they have not been tested … [The Act] was supposed to push along the FDA to get these 10 sunscreens, as well as other new sunscreens, tested so they could protect the public. The FDA … still has done nothing because, even though [the Act] passed, there was no funding attached to it.”

3RD ROCK – WORLD’S SAFEST SUNSCREEN

And what of those three companies? Coppertone was recently sold to Bayer (that are known for their bee-killing neonicitinoids). Banana Boat,which is owned by Playtex (the same company that makes Eveready Batteries) and the third company, Neutrogena, despite its “natural” marketing image, is owned by Johnson & Johnson Company since 1995.

With such connections to major drug companies, it’s no surprise that 20 of the 34 sunscreens that made it on to the Environmental Working Group’s “2015 Hall of Shame,” are made by Coppertone, Banana Boat, or Neutrogena.

Alternatives to Toxic Sunscreens

There ARE products out there that actually boost the overall health of the skin while protecting against UVA radiation too. The skin, just like the internal organs, can be effected by overly acidity – which creates the perfect environment for cancer cells to cultivate.

3rd Rock Sunscreen, created by chemical engineer Guerry Grune, PhD, is an example of a product that provides not only protection from UVA exposure, but also creates an alkaline environment that discourages cancer growth as it strengthens the skin overall. This product and others like it are rays of hope in the polluted sea of toxic-laden commercial sunscreens that currently line the shelves.

“If you can’t put it in your mouth, why would you put it on your skin?” Grune says matter-of-factly.

Why, indeed.

Click here to order your own bottle of 3rd Block Sunblock.

Remember, you need to take care of yourself before you take care of anyone else. (I learned that on the plane – who do they say to put the oxygen mask on first?? Y-O-U!!!) That is also why you need to treat your skin right. Avoid cancer, avoid the sun, and just avoid chemicals. I want you all to live a long healthy life! Please let me know if you’ve ordered this product, and how it has worked for you.

Stay safe out there!

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Originally posted on August 10, 2015 @ 1:00 AM

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