Hangers&Hangers

I.B.D. has reported that a particle of English ivy may protect the skin from UV radiation four times better than today’s metal-based sunblocks.  Interesting that it also states that this “…would avoid the potential health problems of metal-based products, which can seep into organs.”

By “metal-based products” they mean the Zinc oxide or Titanium dioxides.  By “potential health problems” & “which can seep into organs” they mean:  we’re making this up to get funding and to better position our research.   In all the generations that these have been used to block the damaging rays of the Sun, there has never been a reported case of health problems associated with them “seeping into organs”.   On the other hand, there are numerous studies implying or proving that the current batch of “chemical” screens can and have caused health problems to the point that many countries put minimum age requirements on their use.  Many people will insist that they prefer the “natural” products from something like this plant over the Zinc or Titanium dioxides.  They fail to realize that not only are Zinc oxide and Titanium dioxide “natural” products but they are far less complex than most of the chemical alternatives, including the “natural” ones.  Along with their long history of use, their interactions with the body are far better known and offer far fewer opportunities of unhealthy interactions than do the chemical substitutes.  Perhaps that’s why Australia still recommends them as the most approved and proven ingredients to be used in topical sunscreens.  “New” is not always better.