Dr. Teo Soleymani

So the mineral, pure mineral, safe. Those are safe. I put those as an A, the sprays put as an F. So collectively we'll come as a C, but sprays avoid.

So the mineral, pure mineral, safe. Those are safe. I put those as an A, the sprays put as an F. So collectively we'll come as a C, but sprays avoid.

And again, why is that? There's two reasons. One, you never get enough. coverage that you you see as the spf label on the bottle that's number one sprays tend to be chemical sunscreens which the chemical ingredients are now being shown to be endocrine disruptors and also some of their breakdown products are carcinogens and number three the majority of the spray sunscreens use a propellant

And again, why is that? There's two reasons. One, you never get enough. coverage that you you see as the spf label on the bottle that's number one sprays tend to be chemical sunscreens which the chemical ingredients are now being shown to be endocrine disruptors and also some of their breakdown products are carcinogens and number three the majority of the spray sunscreens use a propellant

And again, why is that? There's two reasons. One, you never get enough. coverage that you you see as the spf label on the bottle that's number one sprays tend to be chemical sunscreens which the chemical ingredients are now being shown to be endocrine disruptors and also some of their breakdown products are carcinogens and number three the majority of the spray sunscreens use a propellant

And the propellants tend to be benzene derivatives. So you're inhaling benzene as well as a lot of these chemical sunscreens. There's been many class action lawsuits for spray sunscreens because of the consequences to them. Even if the sunscreen is not chemical, it's a mineral, your inhalational hazards for minerals as a spray is a problem. So just avoid the sprays altogether.

And the propellants tend to be benzene derivatives. So you're inhaling benzene as well as a lot of these chemical sunscreens. There's been many class action lawsuits for spray sunscreens because of the consequences to them. Even if the sunscreen is not chemical, it's a mineral, your inhalational hazards for minerals as a spray is a problem. So just avoid the sprays altogether.

And the propellants tend to be benzene derivatives. So you're inhaling benzene as well as a lot of these chemical sunscreens. There's been many class action lawsuits for spray sunscreens because of the consequences to them. Even if the sunscreen is not chemical, it's a mineral, your inhalational hazards for minerals as a spray is a problem. So just avoid the sprays altogether.

I tend to avoid them for two reasons. Number one, you don't know what the propellant is that gets the spray out. Is it compressed air or is it an actual propellant that tends to be in the benzene category? Nobody in their right mind should be breathing in benzene as a way to protect another organ.

I tend to avoid them for two reasons. Number one, you don't know what the propellant is that gets the spray out. Is it compressed air or is it an actual propellant that tends to be in the benzene category? Nobody in their right mind should be breathing in benzene as a way to protect another organ.

I tend to avoid them for two reasons. Number one, you don't know what the propellant is that gets the spray out. Is it compressed air or is it an actual propellant that tends to be in the benzene category? Nobody in their right mind should be breathing in benzene as a way to protect another organ.

And number two, inhalation of micronized minerals, zinc and titanium, can have consequences long-term in the lungs. You've got to remember, we're telling people... to use sunscreen for 40, 50, 60 years of their life, the problem won't be the one-time use. The problem will be the daily use over 40 years. It's so hard to gather that type of data.

And number two, inhalation of micronized minerals, zinc and titanium, can have consequences long-term in the lungs. You've got to remember, we're telling people... to use sunscreen for 40, 50, 60 years of their life, the problem won't be the one-time use. The problem will be the daily use over 40 years. It's so hard to gather that type of data.

And number two, inhalation of micronized minerals, zinc and titanium, can have consequences long-term in the lungs. You've got to remember, we're telling people... to use sunscreen for 40, 50, 60 years of their life, the problem won't be the one-time use. The problem will be the daily use over 40 years. It's so hard to gather that type of data.

And we digress a little bit, but I just want to explain how mineral versus chemical sunscreens work, because when you know that, it kind of makes you a little bit more concerned as a consumer. Mineral sunscreens tend to act as a shield. Think of a metal shield on the skin and they tend to bounce off UV rays and sometimes they absorb them and they just hold them on the surface of the skin.

And we digress a little bit, but I just want to explain how mineral versus chemical sunscreens work, because when you know that, it kind of makes you a little bit more concerned as a consumer. Mineral sunscreens tend to act as a shield. Think of a metal shield on the skin and they tend to bounce off UV rays and sometimes they absorb them and they just hold them on the surface of the skin.

And we digress a little bit, but I just want to explain how mineral versus chemical sunscreens work, because when you know that, it kind of makes you a little bit more concerned as a consumer. Mineral sunscreens tend to act as a shield. Think of a metal shield on the skin and they tend to bounce off UV rays and sometimes they absorb them and they just hold them on the surface of the skin.

But it's supposed to because it's actually a shield against it. Exactly. It acts as a cast or a shield. Chemical sunscreens, the way they work is they have to absorb the energy of the UV, undergo a chemical transformation in your skin, and then release that UV energy as heat. So the way chemical sunscreens work is they are undergoing chemical reactions biologically on your skin. Big question.

But it's supposed to because it's actually a shield against it. Exactly. It acts as a cast or a shield. Chemical sunscreens, the way they work is they have to absorb the energy of the UV, undergo a chemical transformation in your skin, and then release that UV energy as heat. So the way chemical sunscreens work is they are undergoing chemical reactions biologically on your skin. Big question.

But it's supposed to because it's actually a shield against it. Exactly. It acts as a cast or a shield. Chemical sunscreens, the way they work is they have to absorb the energy of the UV, undergo a chemical transformation in your skin, and then release that UV energy as heat. So the way chemical sunscreens work is they are undergoing chemical reactions biologically on your skin. Big question.