overstep8556@jlai.lu to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoPossible skin cancer vaccine shows promise in late stage trial. Moderna stock skyrocketswww.msn.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1185arrow-down11
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minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoMost sunscreen formulas contain dihydroacetone, a which is known to damage DNA. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38867704/ The zinc or titanium ones are much safer. The right answer is avoid peak sun and wear sun clothing.
minus-squareSolSerkonos@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-224 hours agoIs… that study not about damaging DNA if inhaled? I do not often inhale sunscreen. Plus, DHA is used for tanning. Not exactly sunscreen.
minus-squareWolfLink@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoIt’s hard not to inhale a little if using the spray kind
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·23 hours agoit’s used in tanning lotions. If you smear chemicals on your skin, they get ingested. Crush some garlic in the palm of your hand. You’ll taste garlic.
minus-squareAmnesigenic@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 hours agoNo, that’s not how ingestion works
minus-squareSolSerkonos@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·23 hours agoYeah, I’m not using tanning lotion. I’m not talking about that. And they might get ingested- I don’t… really agree with that, but even if that’s true they won’t get inhaled.
Most sunscreen formulas contain dihydroacetone, a which is known to damage DNA.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38867704/
The zinc or titanium ones are much safer. The right answer is avoid peak sun and wear sun clothing.
Is… that study not about damaging DNA if inhaled? I do not often inhale sunscreen.
Plus, DHA is used for tanning. Not exactly sunscreen.
It’s hard not to inhale a little if using the spray kind
it’s used in tanning lotions. If you smear chemicals on your skin, they get ingested.
Crush some garlic in the palm of your hand. You’ll taste garlic.
No, that’s not how ingestion works
Yeah, I’m not using tanning lotion. I’m not talking about that. And they might get ingested- I don’t… really agree with that, but even if that’s true they won’t get inhaled.