Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeA range of popular sunscreen products could pose a cancer risk if left on the shelf for too long, according to a new study. In the ground-breaking research US and French scientists have found that a number of popular sun lotions contained a chemical called octocrylene. Researchers said that over time that chemical can in fact turn harmful and become carcinogenic when it produces another compound called benzophenone. Now, scientists are calling for a ban on the products and want consumers to be aware of the dangers. In a study published in the journal Chemical Research in Toxicology researchers looked at a range of well-known brands of sunscreen.

Source: Daily Mirror March 10, 2021 02:16 UTC