I came across this blog from one of the contributors to Oh Baby magazine. It talks about how the active ingredient in sunscreen is a hormone disruptor. It is interesting because, I have not been putting sunscreen on my children. I try to keep them in the shade, or we don't go outside in the peak hours of the day. Using sunscreen prevents our bodies from making Vitamin D. We are already having issues with Vitamin D deficiency in the winter, could we end up having it in the summer too. I often wonder what goes into the sunscreens to block the UV rays. I know skin cancer is a definite concern, but we need to be cautious of our exposure to chemicals as well as our exposure to the sun. People were living outside and working outside long before we came up with chemicals to "protect" us.
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