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Sunscreen is an essential product to protect your skin, but not always safe for the environment. In question: the use of a UV filter, which the National Health Security Agency does not see favorably.
Ended upIUsing sunscreen is an essential summer gesture, but is potentially harmful to the environment. In question, theoctocrylene, a chemical UV filter present in some tubes. The National Health Security Agency asks the governmentment to restrict theuse of this molecule, to preserve the oceans which are polluted by 25,000 tonnes of sunscreen residue each year.
Risk of endocrine disruptor
“This can be mortality, this is the case observed on microalgae“, specifies Philippe lebaron, professor at the Sorbonne. According to a scientific study from 2021, the component also has health risks. If the tube is open too long, theoctocrylene can become a disruptive endocrine with cancer risk. The government could ask the European Union to ban this substance, present in other products cosmetics.