I came across the following on Fakebook. It's my bedtime and I haven't time to fact check it but I think it's worth considering.
"When the dermatologist was just on Fox News debunking the idea that some chemicals in sunscreen aren't good for us, it sounded illogically dismissive of the studies and research.
I took a quick look.
I didn’t hear her disclose her paid relationships with big sunscreen makers.
This is part of a trend that I discovered decades ago. It permeates our news media landscape.
I learned that nearly every member of the national board of experts that lowered cholesterol guidelines and basically recommended that people should take more statins, worked for the statin makers.
I learned that many members of the board set up during Covid that restricted hydroxychloroquine... were paid by the companies that made other controversial treatments for Covid like remdesivir that were then prioritized over hydroxychloroquine.
It doesn’t stop there.
When the government and the cosmetics industry tried to falsely debunk the scientific studies linking antiperspirants and breast cancer, they referred me to the American Cancer Society for an interview. I learned that the expert at the American Cancer Society hadn’t even read the relevant studies, and yet was claiming the link was a myth. I asked and found out that the American Cancer Society takes money from the antiperspirant industry and other allegedly cancer, causing industries. However, they wouldn’t tell me how much.
When the nonprofit “every child by" was illogically denying the proven vaccine autism link, I dug in and found out the nonprofit was actually started by a vaccine maker in order to defend vaccine companies, and to controversialist those of us exposing the risks.
I was the first journalist to ask and report that the expert the government kept referring us to in order to debunk the vaccine autism link, Dr. Paul Offit, was not an independent expert at all, but was a vaccine inventor and vaccine industry insider… though that was never disclosed in the media at the time. He was always presented falsely as if he were an independent expert.
When I saw a lead dietary group giving questionable advice about nutrition, I learned that the group takes money from the sugar, cola, fast food, and preservative snack industry.
In short, whenever I’ve looked for a tie between experts defending a chemical or risk that could impact an industry's bottom line... I’ve always found one. Food for thought.
"Dr. Jody Levine has financial and professional relationships with several prominent consumer product companies that manufacture and market sunscreens.
Because sunscreen is legally regulated as an over-the-counter drug and is a core component of commercial skincare lines, her consulting roles inherently create potential conflicts of interest when she recommends sun protection or reviews skincare products in the media.
Her specific ties to major corporate sunscreen manufacturers include:
- Johnson & Johnson / Kenvue
Dr. Levine has served on the Medical Advisory Board for Johnson & Johnson. Johnson & Johnson’s consumer health spin-off, Kenvue, owns Neutrogena and Aveeno, two of the largest and most widely distributed sunscreen brands in the United States. In her media and print features, she has regularly recommended product categories or specific options overlapping with these brands, such as recommending Neutrogena Sport Face in broad consumer media interviews.
- Galderma (Cetaphil)
She has acted as a consultant and advisor for Cetaphil, a brand owned by Galderma. Cetaphil produces a substantial line of daily facial moisturizers with SPF, mineral sunscreens, and broad-spectrum sun protection lotions marketed heavily toward sensitive skin and pediatric care.
- Beiersdorf (Eucerin)
Dr. Levine has maintained consulting arrangements with Eucerin, a brand under the Beiersdorf corporate umbrella. Eucerin manufactures a wide range of daily anti-aging lotions with SPF, sensitive skin sunscreens, and body sun protection products. Impact on Media Appearances
When Dr. Levine appears on networks like Fox News or in print publications to deliver general public health messages—such as advising viewers to apply sunscreen 15 minutes before going outside or warning against the dangers of tanning beds—she is providing standard medical advice aligned with the American Academy of Dermatology. However, because she does not routinely issue on-screen financial disclosures listing her corporate partners during short news segments, viewers are generally unaware that she is paid by the parent companies of the very products sitting on drugstore shelves."
Sharyl Attkisson
Sunscreen causes cancer.
I never use it. I work outdoors enough that I get a tan.
I work outdoors, used sunscreen in the first months of the first year I started this kind of work. ~20 years ago. I think I've had 3 mild sun burns. One was a cold spring, and I didn't stop wearing sweaters until the UV went high. One was just me being straight up a retard and exposed the farmers tan from 10am til 3pm.
If Sharyl Attkisson says it... it is true.
Look into the D Minder app to help prevent burns. Sunblock blocks things we need, if in moderation. I believe sunscreen use is actually linked to skin cancers bc it blocks vitamin d production.
All you need to know.
https://thehighwire.com/editorial/from-riviera-tan-to-regulatory-limbo-how-sunscreen-became-big-pharmas-favorite-cream/
I hear stories about cutting out seed oils and not getting sunburn anymore. I don’t, but not sure why.
Micro dosed Mt2 peptide to get a base tan, haven't worn sunglasses in over a year, I sun glaze, do not wear sun block, can be on direct sun for over 7 hours and will not burn. Also replaced most seeds oils in my diet with tallow or butter.
I don't use sun screen, but after the winter i spend maybe 20-30m a day outside max.
Being completely technical. There’s absolutely nothing available to the average person that if it isn’t actively detrimental to humans on its own. It’s treated with chemicals and other substances that are in its manufacture. Sunscreen is probably the least of the materials one should be concerned about.
Even homesteading or going low tech isn’t necessarily an escape. As it’s in Engine Oil used in Vehicles or generators. The stain, varnish and other stuff used in woodworking. The chemicals and equipment for metal working. Etc. So on and so forth.
As a honest blonde - natural I can attest that eating a carnivore diet has allowed me to go all day with no sunscreen or hat etc. If I have a light red tinge it’s gone the next day. Makes life a lot more enjoyable in many ways.