Author Interviews, Dermatology, Environmental Risks, Melanoma / 22.05.2018
EWG Urges Sunscreen Companies and Consumers To Go Oxybenzone-Free By 2020
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Carla Burns, M.S.
Environmental Working Group
She is one of the coauthors of the 2018 Guide to Sunscreens.
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for the EWG report?
Response: Environmental Working Group (EWG) published its first Sunscreen Guide in 2007.
When we first started the guide, many sun protection products sold in the U.S. were not as safe and used misleading marketing claims.
Throughout the years, EWG has continued to find that a common sunscreen ingredient, oxybenzone, poses a hazard to human health and the environment. Despite EWG’s efforts to draw attention to the health hazards associated with this ingredient over the last 12, oxybenzone remains widely used in chemical-based sunscreens. So, this year, we are ramping up our efforts to rid the market of this ingredient by launching a campaign to urge companies and consumers to go oxybenzone-free by 2020.
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Carla Burns, M.S.
Environmental Working Group
She is one of the coauthors of the 2018 Guide to Sunscreens.
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for the EWG report?
Response: Environmental Working Group (EWG) published its first Sunscreen Guide in 2007.
When we first started the guide, many sun protection products sold in the U.S. were not as safe and used misleading marketing claims.
Throughout the years, EWG has continued to find that a common sunscreen ingredient, oxybenzone, poses a hazard to human health and the environment. Despite EWG’s efforts to draw attention to the health hazards associated with this ingredient over the last 12, oxybenzone remains widely used in chemical-based sunscreens. So, this year, we are ramping up our efforts to rid the market of this ingredient by launching a campaign to urge companies and consumers to go oxybenzone-free by 2020.
(more…)