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Oxybenzone

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Sep 17, 2026

Mamina TureganoGUEST
14:34
That's why they're still on the market.
Mamina TureganoGUEST
14:36
Oxybenzone has since been...
Mamina TureganoGUEST
14:39
I don't know if it's officially removed, but, but, but that's...
Mamina TureganoGUEST
14:42
S- sunscreens aren't including oxybenzone anymore, but that one has the most concerning evidence, and that has been pretty much not used in sunscreens.
Mike AdamsHOST
74:49
But there's one more thing.
Mike AdamsHOST
74:51
Oxybenzone is the ingredient that's in 70% of sunscreen products.
Mike AdamsHOST
74:55
Go ahead and show my screen.
Mike AdamsHOST
74:57
Oxybenzone is itself a, quote, "Persistent bioaccumulative and toxic substance with significant human and environmental toxicity profiles, including endocrine disruption, et cetera." So dermatology is a fraud in my opinion.
Ahmad AmmousGUEST
75:14
Mm.
Mike AdamsHOST
75:14
That is conventional dermatology is a total fraud in my view, 'cause they want you to live in darkness, which is toxic by itself, and they want you to put on these products that can give you cancer.
JessHOST
10:23
And they are often labeled as the word fragrance because like I previously stated, That word is essentially a legal loophole that doesn't require companies to disclose what is actually in it.
JessHOST
10:36
Oxybenzone is another one, which I'm going to discuss in greater detail in a minute when I focus on sunscreen.
JessHOST
10:42
And then lastly, PFAS, or what are also known as forever chemicals.
JessHOST
10:49
These are increasingly turning up in long wear and waterproof cosmetics.
JessHOST
14:14
further toxicology testing before being confirmed safe.
JessHOST
14:19
A larger follow-up study in 2020 tested six ingredients total and found that all six of those chemicals exceeded that threshold.
JessHOST
14:29
Oxybenzone was the fastest and most dramatic.
JessHOST
14:32
100% of participants had blood levels above the safety threshold within just two hours of a single application.
Wendy ZukermanHOST
6:43
Mm-hmm
Michelle DangHOST
6:43
... oxybenzone.
Michelle DangHOST
6:44
This one, people are particularly worked up about.
Wendy ZukermanHOST
6:47
Oxybenzone.
Wendy ZukermanHOST
6:58
Right.
Wendy ZukermanHOST
6:59
And w- why are people worried about it?
Michelle DangHOST
7:01
Yeah, so some of these worries about oxybenzone go back years, even decades.
Michelle DangHOST
7:06
So for example, I wanna tell you about this one study that came out in 2001 that looked-

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