Say it ain’t so!  People slather sunscreen on to protect themselves from the damaging effects of the sun.

Now the Environmental Working Group has concurred with the draft report from the National Toxicology Program (an inter-agency group) that finds that the presence of Vitamin A, (retinyl palmitate), speeds the formation of tumors in sunlight.

That’s right! The sunscreen you may apply for protection may actually speed up the formation of tumors!

They found that the popular brands like Coppertone, Banana Boat, Panama Jack, Hawaiian Tropic, and Neutrogena all contained this ingredient.  In fact more than 200 sunscreens made by 44 different companies listed Vitamin A or retinyl palmitate on their labels last year.

We have cautioned using personal care products with harmful ingredients like formaldehyde and parabens for several years now.  We carry an SPF35 sunscreen from the Vanicream people and when I found out about the Vitamin A, I ran to a tube and read the list of ingredients.

No vitamin A in this sunscreen!  Yeah!  Now you can get outside, be safe from the sun, and know that your sunscreen will provide protection, not accelerate skin tumors!

Please tell your family and friends to read the label on their sunscreen. If you see vitamin A or retinyl palmitate listed on the ingredients, THROW IT AWAY! Get a tube of Vanicream Sunsport 35 and be safe!

If you don’t believe me, read about it here for yourself http://www.ewg.org/release/nih-panel-links-vitamin-sunscreen-skin-tumors 

Cheryl Krause