As with all toxicological issues, the dose makes the poison
I have not read the research on oxybenzone specifically but “endocrine disruptor” tends to be a favorite claim for folks making unsubstantiated claims that some cosmetics ingredient is actually hazardous, and that need to be afraid of it
I don’t know if theres a meaningful body of evidence to suggest that there are potential health problems caused by it, I would be curious to see if I can find a meta analysis on the subject, or at least systematic review so I can get a sense for the consensus, but I do find myself generally being skeptical of just about any claim that something used topically is a endocrine disruptor, since it feels it almost always turns up to be a distortion of facts when you go digging into the consensus presented by the research
No. Not all toxics are only toxic at heavy doses. Endocrine disruptors are cumulatively bad, just as glyphosate is, or cigarettes. Just because you don’t die or get noticeably sick doesn’t mean it doesn’t cause damage.
Arsenic for instance. It’s poison at any dose, replacing your calcium in your bones amongst many other things.
Oxybenzone is toxic to people by the way, it’s an endocrine disruptor. Which is bad.
As with all toxicological issues, the dose makes the poison
I have not read the research on oxybenzone specifically but “endocrine disruptor” tends to be a favorite claim for folks making unsubstantiated claims that some cosmetics ingredient is actually hazardous, and that need to be afraid of it
I don’t know if theres a meaningful body of evidence to suggest that there are potential health problems caused by it, I would be curious to see if I can find a meta analysis on the subject, or at least systematic review so I can get a sense for the consensus, but I do find myself generally being skeptical of just about any claim that something used topically is a endocrine disruptor, since it feels it almost always turns up to be a distortion of facts when you go digging into the consensus presented by the research
No. Not all toxics are only toxic at heavy doses. Endocrine disruptors are cumulatively bad, just as glyphosate is, or cigarettes. Just because you don’t die or get noticeably sick doesn’t mean it doesn’t cause damage.
Arsenic for instance. It’s poison at any dose, replacing your calcium in your bones amongst many other things.