Dermatologist Shereene Idriss calls out CNN for citing the Environmental Working Group on sunscreen safety. She says EWG cherry-picks data, lacks regulatory authority, and takes money from the natural product industry. Sunscreen prevents skin cancer. Use it anyway.
CNN is now scaring people away from sunscreens and they need to do better because quoting the EWG just made you lose all credibility. And to be clear, this group has zero regulatory authority and known in certain scientific circles for distorting data to fit an agenda. They're not a scientific organization. They cherry pick data, they ignore regulatory consensus and they regularly contradict the American Academy of Dermatology and the Skin Cancer Foundation. So what does this boil down to? You guessed it, money. Money, money, money money money. Who funds them? The organic food lobby and the natural product industries. The same exact companies that scare you from using sunscreens to steer you towards natural, overpriced, clean alternatives. And cnn? They're just parroting this fear mongering because it drives clicks. When facts get replaced with affiliate links, you need to question your source. So let's be real. The one thing proven to reduce your risk of skin cancer is sunscreen. And the danger is not what's in your sunscreen but the misinformation that's stopping you from using it. Just wear the damn.
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