Comments on: Sunscreens in your blood??! That FDA study https://labmuffin.com/sunscreens-in-your-blood-that-fda-study/ The science of beauty, explained simply Thu, 23 Jan 2020 08:09:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: Pallavi Kotian https://labmuffin.com/sunscreens-in-your-blood-that-fda-study/#comment-66596 Mon, 20 May 2019 11:08:26 +0000 https://labmuffin.com/?p=9919#comment-66596 Hey Michelle,

I have become a big fan of your blogs now.
I actually spent an entire weekend reading your blogs without getting bored.
Your use of humour along with providing scientific data, makes it very enticing it read.

Wish you all the best.

A fellow techie girl,

Pallavi Kotian

]]> By: Michelle https://labmuffin.com/sunscreens-in-your-blood-that-fda-study/#comment-66535 Sat, 18 May 2019 00:38:21 +0000 https://labmuffin.com/?p=9919#comment-66535 In reply to Kira.

I would LOVE to be a Big Sunscreen shill! Big Sunscreen, if you’re reading this, please pay me to do what I’m already doing 😀

]]> By: Michelle https://labmuffin.com/sunscreens-in-your-blood-that-fda-study/#comment-66534 Sat, 18 May 2019 00:37:36 +0000 https://labmuffin.com/?p=9919#comment-66534 In reply to Anna.

Hahaha yay! Urea is great 😀

]]> By: Michelle https://labmuffin.com/sunscreens-in-your-blood-that-fda-study/#comment-66533 Sat, 18 May 2019 00:36:48 +0000 https://labmuffin.com/?p=9919#comment-66533 In reply to Tessa.

Chemist Direct is legit as far as I know. We also have Azclear, and there’s The Ordinary Azelaic Acid as well which is available from UK sites like Beauty Bay 🙂

]]> By: Ally McBeagle https://labmuffin.com/sunscreens-in-your-blood-that-fda-study/#comment-66427 Thu, 16 May 2019 00:34:11 +0000 https://labmuffin.com/?p=9919#comment-66427 Thank you once again for your scientific check of facts and bringing this to light.

Yet more instances of fear-mongering by mainstream media. My theory is that this draws in listeners to drive high ratings so their exorbitant salaries can be justified. It can no longer be classified as journalism or news – there is no fact checking- it’s all sensationalism. I get an FDA feed so I saw the press release and being an educated chemist (although not highly educated as you are, I have a BS) – we know that the truth is often somewhere in the middle. Studies can contradict each other and it’s a matter of parameters and controls selected. You can’t always do a direct comparison.

I will continue to use my sunscreen (I used zinc oxide and titanium dioxide because I am sensitive to many of the other ingredients) because the alternative (rapid skin aging and skin cancer) is worse to me.

]]> By: LindaLibraLoca https://labmuffin.com/sunscreens-in-your-blood-that-fda-study/#comment-66321 Sun, 12 May 2019 15:20:50 +0000 https://labmuffin.com/?p=9919#comment-66321 Oh dear, that uproar kind of passed me by here, but I can imagine your eyes rolled back into your head twice…

]]> By: Stacey McAlister https://labmuffin.com/sunscreens-in-your-blood-that-fda-study/#comment-66315 Sun, 12 May 2019 05:36:38 +0000 https://labmuffin.com/?p=9919#comment-66315 Excellent summation for the layperson Michelle, thanks.

]]> By: Tessa https://labmuffin.com/sunscreens-in-your-blood-that-fda-study/#comment-66300 Sat, 11 May 2019 17:29:01 +0000 https://labmuffin.com/?p=9919#comment-66300 Thanks for debunking this! I’m a journalist in the U.S. and agree on the failures of the media covering science. Interestingly the university where I went to grad school had a program for medical doctors and researchers to get a master’s in journalism, in part to improve reporting on medicine/health/science.

I had an unrelated question since you’re in Australia. I’m trying to get my hands on Finacea (azelaic acid gel 15% or a generic equivalent) and having trouble. I’ve read that it’s OTC in Australia and I see a few sites sell it online, like chemistdirect.com.au. Do you know if that site is legitimate? Finacea is extremely expensive in the U.S. even with insurance and hard to find. It seems like many people are buying it on eBay but that seems riskier if you can even locate it.

]]> By: Kieran https://labmuffin.com/sunscreens-in-your-blood-that-fda-study/#comment-66284 Sat, 11 May 2019 05:39:14 +0000 https://labmuffin.com/?p=9919#comment-66284 Thank you!!! Bloody media scaremongering

]]> By: Anna https://labmuffin.com/sunscreens-in-your-blood-that-fda-study/#comment-66281 Sat, 11 May 2019 03:04:01 +0000 https://labmuffin.com/?p=9919#comment-66281 I always enjoy reading your breakdowns of studies, your writing is super engaging!

By the way, on my recent AP Chem exam (college level exam for high schoolers here in the us, not sure what the aus equivalent is) there was a free response question on the solubility of urea, and i thought of you 🙂

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