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There have been cases of benzene being detected in sunscreen. It's not an intentional ingredient, just one that is common in industrial manufacturing. I don't t

There have been cases of benzene being detected in sunscreen. It's not an intentional ingredient, just one that is common in industrial manufacturing. I don't think that's what the parent was worried about though. https://www.ewg.org/sunscreen/beware-of-benzene-shining-a-light-on-sunscreen-spray-contamination/ https://www.ewg.org/sunscreen/beware-of-benzene-shining-a-li...

dylan604 1y ago
No, benzene was specifically what I was thinking of to the point that I assumed it was so well known that it wasn't question as being a thing any more. Just like asbestos in baby powder
- Nursie 1y ago
  That’s thankfully no longer really a thing - the world has realised that there is no such thing as asbestos-free talc, so baby powder is now mostly corn-starch AFAICT.
  - dylan604 1y ago
    You mean in the US, right? Because J&J were known to continue to sell their talc based products internationally.
    - Nursie 1y ago
      It’s certainly stopped here in Aus too, and there was a UK documentary about it a while ago implying it’s known there as well. Beyond that, no clue.
dzhiurgis 1y ago
If you drive gas car there’s far more benzene around you than in sunscreen.
- dylan604 1y ago
  Okay, and? If you can’t see a difference in benzene as a byproduct vs an ingredient people lather in their skin and rub in sold as a way to protect against skin cancer while giving you chances of a different cancer as something totally different, then your being deliberately obtuse and not contributing to this conversation in any meaningful way.
  - dzhiurgis 1y ago
    My point is benzene is all around you. You willingly breathe it vs accidental trace amounts in a vital product.
Qem 1y ago
IIRC Robocop predicted this.