SUSPITIONS THAT
INGREDIENTS IN SUN PROTECTION PRODUCTS ARE HARMFUL[1]
Under the
Ingredients column we
can see the English names for certain substance families. In the lists of
ingredients (obligatory for all sun creams) we will find similar English
denominations. For example, cinnamate is also called octyl-methoxycinnamate.
|
Components |
Ingredients |
Harms they may cause |
|
Chemical filters |
Benzofenones, oxibenzona |
Hormonal
disruptions and allergies |
|
Cinnamates |
They are not biodegradable |
|
|
Camphors |
Hormonal disruptions |
|
|
PABA |
Photocarcinogenic (forbidden
in the |
|
|
Preservatives |
Parabens |
Hormonal Disruptions, could also cause allergies |
|
Urea |
Allergies |
|
|
Perfumes |
Essencial oils and other perfumes[2]
|
Allergies |
|
Solvents, ligands |
Siloxans, ciclometicona |
They are not biodegradable and bioaccumulative. Could be hormonal
disruptions and harmful for the reproductive system and also cause cancers. |
|
EDTA (ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid) |
Helps aquatic animals digest heavy metals |
[1] Scientific
Committee on “Production and Consumption in the European Union”, study of Grønn
Hverdag (Noeway, 2007). Denrmark Institute of the Environment and Health.
[2] Perfumes
that are recognized by law for beign allergenic are: eugenol, citronelol, coumarin,
geraniol, limonene, linalool, cinnamal, amyl cinnamal, benzyl alcohol, cinnamyl
alcohol, citral, hydroxy-citronellal, isoeugenol, anylcin namyl alcohol, benzyl
salicylate, hydroxy-methylpentylcyclohexenecarboxaldehyde, anisyl alcohol,
benzyl cinnamate, farnesol, 2-/4-tert-butylbenzyl(propionaldehyde, benzyl
benzoate, hexyl cinnam-aldehyde, d-limonene, methyl heptin carbonate,
3-methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-3-buten-2-one, Evernia
prunastri extract and Evernia furfuracea extract.