Some advocacy groups concerned about endocrine-disrupting chemicals in sunscreens.

Source: AMA Morning Rounds 5/15/2010

Some advocacy groups concerned about endocrine-disrupting chemicals in sunscreens.
The Chicago Tribune (5/13, Deardorff) reported that "there's growing concern by advocacy groups, parents, and some doctors that some of the chemicals in" sunscreens "are endocrine disruptors and may pose risks to children." The Environmental Working Group currently "recommends against using any product containing the ingredient oxybenzone." Dr. Alan Greene, the author of "Raising Baby Green: The Earth-Friendly Guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth and Baby Care," is concerned that "the tests evaluating oxybenzone have been done on healthy adults in the middle of life. 'Permanent changes of puberty happen with one drop of sex hormones,' he said. 'We don't know the impact of kids and babies who get at least three times the concentration as adults.'"


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