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- noun organic chemistry, especially in combination The univalent radical derived from
retinol
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Consumer groups also have called for greater scrutiny of sunscreen ingredients, arguing that some tests suggest that retinyl palmitate, a commonly used ingredient, could actually increase the risk of skin cancer.
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Consumer groups also have called for greater scrutiny of sunscreen ingredients, arguing that some tests suggest that retinyl palmitate, a commonly used ingredient, could actually increase the risk of skin cancer.
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Consumer groups also have called for greater scrutiny of sunscreen ingredients, arguing that some tests suggest that retinyl palmitate, a commonly used ingredient, could actually increase the risk of skin cancer.
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Weeks after The New York Times exposed the caprice in assignment of sun protection factors (SPF) last year, Sen. Charles Schumer (D- New York) called on the FDA to investigate reports that an ingredient in most sunscreens -- retinyl palmitate -- actually causes cancer.
Martha Rosenberg: Pesticides in Your Toothpaste and Other Legal Dangers Martha Rosenberg 2011
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Consumer groups also have called for greater scrutiny of sunscreen ingredients, arguing that some tests suggest that retinyl palmitate, a commonly used ingredient, could actually increase the risk of skin cancer.
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Consumer groups also have called for greater scrutiny of sunscreen ingredients, arguing that some tests suggest that retinyl palmitate, a commonly used ingredient, could actually increase the risk of skin cancer.
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Consumer groups also have called for greater scrutiny of sunscreen ingredients, arguing that some tests suggest that retinyl palmitate, a commonly used ingredient, could actually increase the risk of skin cancer.
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In one FDA animal study, dismissed by a dermatologist consultant to sunscreen companies as "very premature to even cast doubt about the safety of this chemical," retinyl palmitate accelerated tumors and lesions in the sun by 21 percent!
Martha Rosenberg: Pesticides in Your Toothpaste and Other Legal Dangers Martha Rosenberg 2011
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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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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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