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"  Here at the GHRI Beauty Lab we&amp;#039;re always trying to educate our readers about sun safety. Earlier this summer we featured several blogs on sun safety that featured expert advice from Dr. Steven Wang, Director of Dermatologic Surgery and Dermatology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Basking Ridge, NJ. Dr. Wang and his team recently made news by publishing a commentary in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology on recent reports that sunscreens could be carcinogenic. The Environmental Working Group (EWG), a non-profit organization in Washington DC, issued a warning in its annual sunscreen report that sunscreens containing retinyl palmitate, a form of Vitamin A, could cause cancer by creating dangerous free radicals. Since retinyl palmitate is widely used in a vast number of skincare products, this caused a flurry of media attention, causing many people to question the safety of their sunscreen and some to skip it altogether.  Dr. Wang and his team want people to know that sunscreen is both safe and absolutely necessary. He points out that the study cited in the EWG&amp;#039;s sunscreen report was animal-based and that the mice used are &amp;quot;highly susceptible to develop skin cancer after UV exposure&amp;quot;, with or without retinyl palmitate. Therefore it isn&amp;#039;t surprising that they developed lesions. Additionally, the retinyl palmitate was analyzed by itself in test tubes, and not as it would behave on human skin, where it works in conjunction with other antioxidants. According to Dr. Wang, vitamin A derivatives have been used safely used in skincare problems for years with no problems.  &amp;quot;In conclusion&amp;quot;, Dr. Wang says, &amp;quot;based on currently available data from in vitro, human, and animal studies, there is no convincing evidence to support the notion that retinyl palmitae in sunscreens is photocarcinogenic&amp;quot;. There you have it folks, from a leading expert, your sunscreen is safe! Now that we&amp;#039;ve hopefully eased any fears you might have had about sunscreen, we have to reiterate how important it is to use it. Skin cancer is the most common form of the disease in the US, and one in five Americans will develop it in their lifetime--scary, right? Since it&amp;#039;s difficult to avoid the sun completely, sunscreen should be your constant companion. Even though the summer is coming to a close, make sure you continue to use a product with adequate UVA protection (this is especially important to protect you from the aging rays) and also that you use enough. Sun protection is imperative all year long! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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