People all over the world use moisturizers to protect their skin, but according to a recent study, these lotions should be tested for cancer risk. This study, held by the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, suggests that moisturizing lotions such as Eucerin and Dermabase may increase the risk of getting skin cancer. Similar effects were found with the lotions Dermovan and Vanicream.
This study, released August 15, found that mice exposed regularly to ultraviolet light and rubbed with these creams, had skin tumors that grew quicker and more numerous than the animals that were not moisturized.
Many of these creams contain mineral oil, which has been associated with tumor formation, and sodium lauryl sulfate, has been known to cause irritation. When the researchers tested a lotion absent of these two ingredients, provided by Johnson & Johnson, it did not show an increase in tumor risk or growth.
In the study, ultraviolet light was used on hairless mice twice a week for 20 weeks, which raised their likeliness of developing tumors. Then the mice were applied with skin creams once a day, five days a week, for 17 weeks. In numerous cases, the moisturized mice had twice as many tumors.
The authors have concluded that more studies are necessary to confirm the impact of the use of moisturizing creams on the risk of sunlight-induced skin cancer in people.
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