FDA analysis reveals sunscreen chemicals soak all the way into your bloodstream

[Natural News]: Believe it or not, a safety testing on the active ingredients in sunscreen has never-before been conducted. This is because the chemicals were approved decades ago, before anyone thought they could be absorbed into the body. For this reason, the FDA led a small clinical trial on over-the-counter sunscreens.

The purpose was to test how the most common sun-filtering molecules behave after being sprayed on and rubbed in. The results were published in the journal JAMA. As it turns out, the UV-blocking chemicals seep directly into the bloodstream. This is contrary to what sunscreen manufacturers have been saying.

“Everyone had always thought that because these are intended to work on the surface of the skin that they wouldn’t be absorbed, but they are,” said Theresa Michele, director of the FDA’s division of nonprescription drug products and coauthor on the FDA-funded study....read more>>>...