Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A colorless crystalline compound, C14H12O3, that is a derivative of benzophenone and is sometimes used in sunscreens.
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- noun An
organic compound used insunscreens .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A widely used sunscreen chemical, benzophenone-3 (BP-3), also known as oxybenzone, has been implicated in the feminization of male fish and viral infections in coral.
Mindy Pennybacker: Don't let BP sink us: Eight easy ways consumers can spare our seas 2010
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A widely used sunscreen chemical, benzophenone-3 (BP-3), also known as oxybenzone, has been implicated in the feminization of male fish and viral infections in coral.
Mindy Pennybacker: Don't let BP sink us: Eight easy ways consumers can spare our seas 2010
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In contrast, Environmental Working Group, while recognizing the critical data gaps, generally ranks sunscreens with nanoscale zinc and titanium oxides as having a lower hazard than those containing the most common active ingredients, such as oxybenzone and octyl methoxycinnamate.
Environmental Defense Fund: Burning Questions - Are Sunscreens Containing Nanomaterials Safe? 2008
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Chemical sunscreens contain a mix of synthetic compounds (such as oxybenzone and avobenzone) that form a film on the skin that absorbs UV radiation and converts it into harmless forms of energy.
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Organic chemical compounds that absorb ultraviolet light (such as oxybenzone, a suspected photocarcinogen) 2.
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Organic chemical compounds that absorb ultraviolet light (such as oxybenzone, a suspected photocarcinogen) 2.
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Many sunscreens contain oxybenzone which is another endocrine-disrupter.
Martha Rosenberg: Pesticides in Your Toothpaste and Other Legal Dangers Martha Rosenberg 2011
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Especially worrisome are the reports about the high SPF sunscreens labeled "especially for babies" or with the word baby in their advertising that have a chemical named oxybenzone in its ingredient list.
Dr. Sharon Ufberg: The Sunscreen Scandal: Are We Getting All the Facts? 2010
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Avoid all products that list Vitamin A (retinyl palmitate) and oxybenzone in their list of ingredients.
Dr. Sharon Ufberg: The Sunscreen Scandal: Are We Getting All the Facts? 2010
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According to researchers at Environmental Working Group, their annual report cites problems with bogus sun protection factor (SPF) numbers, the use of the hormone-disrupting chemical oxybenzone (which penetrates the skin and enters the bloodstream), overstated claims about performance, and the lack of needed regulations and oversight by the Food and Drug Administration.
Harmon Leon: Is Profit Behind Dermatology's 'Sun Scare' Message? 2010
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