#1) The FDA refuses to allow natural sunscreen ingredients to be used in sunblock / sunscreen products

#2) Nearly all conventional sunscreen products contain cancer-causing chemicals

#3) In a nation where over 70% of the population is vitamin D deficiency, sunscreen actually blocks vitamin D production

#4) You can boost your internal sun resistance by changing what you eat

#5) UV exposure alone does not cause skin cancer

#6) Not all "natural" sunscreen products are really natural

#7) Many "chemical free" sunscreens are loaded with chemicals

Beware the disinfo minefield surrounding sunscreen products

(NaturalNews) Ask somebody about sunscreen and you're likely to receive an earful of disinformation from a person who has been repeatedly misinformed by health authorities and the mainstream media. Almost nothing you hear about sunscreen from traditional media channels is accurate. So here's a quick guide to the 7 most important things you need to know about sunscreen, sunlight and vitamin D:It's true: If you create a truly natural sunscreen product using exotic botanicals with powerful sunscreen properties, you will never be able to market it as a "sunscreen" product. That's because the FDA decides what can be used as sunscreen and what can't, regardless of what really works in the real world. And there are really only two natural ingredients the FDA has allowed to be sold as sunscreen: Zinc oxide and titanium dioxide.Any other non-chemical sunscreen ingredients, if sold as "sunscreen," would be considered mislabeled by the FDA and result in your products being confiscated... even if they offer fantastic sunscreen protection!Not surprisingly, this whole monopoly over sunscreen chemicals is designed to protect the profits of the chemical companies while marginalizing the natural product companies which could easily formulate far better solutions. I have personally spoken to the founders of several health product companies who have figured out amazing sunscreen formulations using nothing but natural botanicals, butIt's just another example of the FDA standing in the way of health innovation.Read the ingredients list of any sunscreen product sold at Wal-Mart, or Walgreens, or any other mainstream store. I dare ya!You will not be able to pronounce most of the chemicals found in the ingredients list. That's because most sunscreen products are formulated with, parabens, harsh alcohols, toxic chemical solvents and petroleum oils. A typical sunscreen product is actually. That's why research shows that using sunscreen actuallymore cancer than it prevents ( https://www.naturalnews.com/023317_skin_chemi... ).Vitamin D deficiency is perhaps the most widespread vitamin deficiency in North America. According to the research, 70 percent of whites are deficient in vitamin D, and up toare deficient ( https://www.naturalnews.com/030598_vitamin_D_... ).Chronic vitamin D deficiency promotes cancer ( https://www.naturalnews.com/031560_vitamin_D_... ), winter flu and infections, depression, osteoporosis and hormonal imbalances. Depending on whom you believe, vitamin D alone can prevent anywhere from 50% to nearly 80% of all cancers ( https://www.naturalnews.com/021892.html ).By blocking vitamin D production in the skin This doesn't mean you should never wear a sunscreen product, of course. If your skin is really pale and you're planning a day on the beach in Hawaii, you will obviously benefit from some level of sun protection using a truly natural sunscreen product. But an informed health-conscious person would try to allow their skin to achieve a natural, healthy tan (yes, a tan truly is healthy if it's combined with good nutrition, see below) through sensible exposure levels that activate vitamin D production in the skin.Here's the real secret about sun exposure thatin conventional medicine is talking about (because, as usual, they are woefully ignorant about nutrition): You canby eating antioxidant-rich foods and superfoods.The supplement, for example, is very well known for boosting your skin's natural resistance to sunburn. Its fat-soluble carotenoids are actually transported to skin cells where they protect those cells from UV exposure.The more natural antioxidants you have in your diet, the more sunlight your skin will be able to handle without burning. Nearly everyone mistakenly believes that a person's sunlight burn response is purely a genetic factor. They're wrong. You canthrough radical dietary changes.I'm a great example of this, actually, as I used to burn in just 20 - 30 minutes of sunlight when I was on a junk food diet years ago. But now, as someone who eats superfoods and high-end nutritional supplements every day, I can spend hours in the sun and will only turn slightly red (which fades a few hours later and does not result in a burn or skin peeling).Except for one time on an all-day visit to a water park, I have not worn sunscreen in over 8 years. I spend a large amount of time in the sun, and I have absolutely no concerns whatsoever about skin cancer. My skin, most people tell me, looks significantly younger than my biological age. That's not from sunscreen; it's from nutrition. Sun exposure does not make your skin "age" if you follow a high-nutritional density diet.It is a complete medical myth that "UV exposure causes skin cancer." This false idea is a total fabrication by the ignorant medical community (dermatologists) and the profit-driven sunscreen companies.The truth is actually more complicated:that create skin vulnerabilities.To create skin cancer, in other words, you have to eat a junk food diet, avoid protective antioxidants, and then also experience excessive UV exposure. All three of those elements are required. Conventional medicine completely ignores the dietary influences and focuses entirely on just one factor: Sunscreen vs. no sunscreen. This is a one-dimensional approach to the issue that's grossly oversimplified to the point of being misleading.The medical industry, it seems, does not want people to figure out they can literally eat their way to healthier skin. It's amazing, actually:, so how could your diet not affect your skin health? Yet no one in conventional medicine -- not the dermatologists, not the doctors and not the health regulators -- has the intellectual honesty to admit thatBe careful when shopping for so-called "natural" sunscreen products. While there are some good ones out there, many are just examples of, where they use terms like "natural" or "organic" but still contain loads of synthetic chemicals anyway.A good guide for checking on sunscreen products is theguide (EWG) at:Some of the products that arenatural includeand. Read the ingredients labels to see for yourself. Don't use any sunscreen product containing ingredients that sound like chemicals:• Methyl...• Propyl...• Butyl...• Ethyl...• Trieth...• Dieth...etc.unless for some reason you just enjoy coating your skin with artificial perfume chemicals. A typical sunscreen product is made with over a dozen cancer-causing fragrance chemicals, and they're absorbed right through your skin. Most sunscreens, when applied as directed, are really justthat heavily burden your liver and can give you cancer.Search Amazon.com for "chemical free natural sunscreen" and you'll see a listing for:Click on the product and you'll find a listing of its ingredients which includes:So how are those not chemicals? Ethylhexyl Palmitate is NOT a chemical? Who are these people kidding? The Amazon.com description (title) of this product is false and misleading. In all fairness, however, this product title looks like it was added into the Amazon.com system by the vendor and not the Jason company itself. But it's an example of how the information you see from online vendors can often be misleading.of any sunscreen product before using it. Don't poison yourself with sunscreen!Perhaps more with sunscreen than any other personal care product, the "official" information distributed through the mainstream media is hopelessly misleading (if not downright false). Remarkably, no one in the media or the government is even willing to admit that fragrance chemicals are bad for your health. Similarly, no one is willing to admit thatWithout those two truths being acknowledged right up front, the rest of whatever they say about sunscreen is worthless babble. Any honest talk about sunscreen must acknowledge the simple truth that the chemicals you put on your skin get absorbed into your skin, and that most sunscreen products are made out ofof cancer-causing substances.This is the truth about sunscreen that both the sunscreen industry anddoesn't want you to hear. It's the dirty little secret of sunscreen: The more you use, the more you CAUSE cancer in your body! (And the more money the cancer centers make "treating" your cancer with yet more deadly chemicals known as.)So. Sunscreen products are a minefield of lies, fraud and disinformation designed to keep you ignorant of the importance of sun exposure as well as the health risks associated with using cancer-causing chemicals on your skin.Stick with truly natural sunscreen products (when needed) and try to build up a healthy tanin your diet. Consider taking astaxanthin or other fat-soluble nutrients on a regular basis. Engage in dailyof fresh fruits and vegetables which are loaded with living nutrients. Time your sun exposure to build up a healthy tan so that you don't need sunscreen at all. Contrary to all the misinformation we've all been fed, a healthy tan is actually a good sign that you're achieving adequate vitamin D synthesis in your own skin.Learn more about sunlight and vitamin D with these two resources:FREE report: The truth about sunlight and vitamin D ( https://www.naturalnews.com/rr-sunlight.html ).FREE video: The Truth About Sunlight, Cancer and Vitamin D