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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not putting it on unless they are going to be out for multiple hours in the middle of the day. I’m kind of wary about the long term impact of lots of absorbed sunscreen chemicals. [/quote]

Sunscreen has been in use for decades and decades.  What studies have you seen on cancer risk v long term impact of sunscreen to make you say that?[/quote]

They don't exist yet because we haven't been encouraging people to put sunscreen on every single day for very long. It's only been somewhat common for the last 20ish years. Seeing as how we thought it was totally safe to use lead pipes for drinking water and baby powder contaminated with asbestos I'm not convinced we know the actual long term impact of daily sunscreen use. Also, see the recent news articles about PFAS chemicals. I don't think it's tin hat territory to wonder about it.

Right now we know it's absorbed into the bloodstream, but we don't know if that means anything. If I'm not out all day I'd rather wear a hat and some sleeves and minimize the sunscreen. [/quote]

I’m the same. If we are out all day or at beach/pool I will use it but I also worry about what damage the chemicals in it can do. [/quote]

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