Sunscreens containing chemical filters like Avobenzone, Oxybenzone, or Homosalate can be absorbed into the body and are potentially associated with cancers.

“almost all sunscreens out there are going to contain compounds homo salad octocrylene ava benzone octobenzone that are absorbed through your skin and excreted in your poop and your pee that means they go through your whole body these compounds are associated with cancer and they're endocrine disruptors hormonal disruptors”

“I don't want a sunscreen that has compounds like Ava Benzone or Oxybenzone or Homo Salade or any of that stuff because that can get absorbed into the skin, excreted in the poop and the pee. And we know that it's potentially associated with cancers and stuff.”

“If you want to go in the sun in the middle of the day, use a mineral sunscreen. A non-nano zinc plus zinc talo type sunscreen is much better than a chemical sunscreen, which is going to have chemicals like avobenzone octocrylene oxybenzone which are known to be endocrine disrupting, potentially cancer associated, absorbed through the skin, excreted in the poop and the pee.”

“I tell my patients they have to use mineral sunscreens as opposed to chemical sunscreens because I'm not convinced of the safety of avoenzone oxybenzone as hormone disruptors.”