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SOME LIP GLOSS MAY PROMOTE CANCER
May 09, 2008 - Spring is here, legs have been reacquainted with the razor and women are
buying lots of shimmery lip gloss on impulse.
But have you heard the buzz that cheap, fun, non-SPF gloss can possibly increase your skin
cancer risk?
Here's the theory: Some dermatologists have said that the translucent sheen helps ultraviolet
rays penetrate the already fragile skin of the lips -- thereby increasing your risk. These
dermatologists may be on to something, according to some of the top experts in the field.
Dr. Jessica Fewkes, a face and neck skin cancer specialist at Harvard, draws a cautious
analogy between wearing non-SPF (sun protection factor) lip gloss in the sun and using baby
oil to promote tanning. "You might be able to infer that they both enhance UV exposure," she
says.
Dr. Kevin Cooper, chairman of the dermatology department at Case Western Reserve in
Cleveland, explains that any increased penetration of ultraviolet rays would be due to
"enhanced optical passage" of the dangerous rays. But the increase, he qualifies, would be
small.
Click on the red link above to continue the story.
Source: ABC News Online
May 09, 2008 - Spring is here, legs have been reacquainted with the razor and women are
buying lots of shimmery lip gloss on impulse.
But have you heard the buzz that cheap, fun, non-SPF gloss can possibly increase your skin
cancer risk?
Here's the theory: Some dermatologists have said that the translucent sheen helps ultraviolet
rays penetrate the already fragile skin of the lips -- thereby increasing your risk. These
dermatologists may be on to something, according to some of the top experts in the field.
Dr. Jessica Fewkes, a face and neck skin cancer specialist at Harvard, draws a cautious
analogy between wearing non-SPF (sun protection factor) lip gloss in the sun and using baby
oil to promote tanning. "You might be able to infer that they both enhance UV exposure," she
says.
Dr. Kevin Cooper, chairman of the dermatology department at Case Western Reserve in
Cleveland, explains that any increased penetration of ultraviolet rays would be due to
"enhanced optical passage" of the dangerous rays. But the increase, he qualifies, would be
small.
Click on the red link above to continue the story.
Source: ABC News Online
