06/17/2024

Some Social Media Influencers are Maligning Sunscreen

Here's what to know about the claims

Tiktok is full of videos with influencers giving advice on health and skin care. But when it comes to sunscreen there’s also a lot of misinformation – false claims that sunscreen is toxic and worse than the sun damage it helps prevent.

These kinds of videos are all too common on social media and they’re dangerous, said Dr. Heather Rogers, a dermatologist based in Seattle. She calls some of this information just plain wrong.

"There have been several high-profile individuals" – including reality-TV star Kristin Cavallari – who have talked about how they don't wear sunscreen, about how it's not natural to wear sunscreen, about how sunscreen causes cancer. "That's not based in fact and it’s not accurate information," Rogers said.

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