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Sunscreen ban - Palau
November 8 , 2018
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- The Republic of Palau, a South Pacific island nation, became the world’s first country to ban sunscreen products containing environmentally harmful ingredients.
- The decision was taken based on research conducted by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
- The research indicates that oxybenzone coming from swimmers’ skin, municipal sewage discharge and coastal septic systems pollutes coral reefs.
- The banned substances contain sun protection factor (SPF) chemicals used in sunscreen lotions or fragrances that absorb ultraviolet sunlight.
- These include oxybenzone, octinoxate, octocrylene, 4-methyl-benzylidene camphor, and parabens.
- The four parabens, triclosan and phenoxyethanol are antimicrobial preservatives also used in shampoos, moisturizers, liquid soaps, and hair conditioners.
- Earlier, On May 4, the Hawaii legislature banned oxybenzone (BP3) beginning in 2021 in an attempt to prevent coral bleaching.
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