2023-07-08 15:40:41
Published on 08/07/2023 15:40
Video length: 2 mins.
France 2 Article written by France 2 – M.Martel, T.Souman, F.Mathieux, A.Lepinay, D.Chevalier
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Sunscreen is an essential product to protect your skin, but not always safe for the environment. In question: the use of a UV filter, which the National Health Security Agency does not see favorably.
Wearing sunscreen is an essential summer gesture, but is potentially harmful to the environment. In question, octocrylene, a chemical UV filter present in certain tubes. The National Health Security Agency is asking the government to restrict the use of this molecule, to preserve the oceans which are polluted by 25,000 tonnes of sunscreen residue each year.
Risk of endocrine disruptor
“This can be mortality, this is the case observed on microalgae“, specifies Philippe Lebaron, professor at the Sorbonne. According to a scientific study of 2021, the component would also have health risks. If the tube is open for too long, octocrylene can become an endocrine disruptor with risks of cancer. The government could ask the European Union to ban this substance, present in other cosmetic products.
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