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Sad to see this article reach the end of the scrollbar without even a mention of the triazine sunscreens which are pervasive in Japan and approved in the EU wit
by scythe 3y ago
Sad to see this article reach the end of the scrollbar without even a mention of the triazine sunscreens which are pervasive in Japan and approved in the EU with no action from the FDA.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bemotrizinol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bemotrizinol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iscotrizinol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iscotrizinol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethylhexyl_triazone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethylhexyl_triazone
etc
Concern over the FDA slow-walking approval of triazine sunscreens was raised in the trade press no later than 2005:
https://pubsapp.acs.org/cen/coverstory/83/8315sunscreens.html https://pubsapp.acs.org/cen/coverstory/83/8315sunscreens.htm...?
To date there has been no movement.
- _moof 3y agoFortunately while we wait for the FDA to get its act together we can buy triazine sunscreen relatively cheaply and have it shipped here. I've been using Altruist: https://altruistsun.com/ https://altruistsun.com/
- spondylosaurus 3y agoI'm pretty sure Isntree Hyaluronic Acid Watery Sun Gel is a triazine sunscreen as well. Korean brand, amazing product.
- TedDoesntTalk 3y agoThe first one I checked on that website, “Face Fluid”, has Octocrylene which is a hormone disrupter according to the article.
- WirelessGigabit 3y ago> per·va·sive (especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people. What is unwelcome about triazine sunscreens?