Please sign and share my petition to ban the sale of sunscreen which contains:

·      Oxybenzone

·      Octinoxate

·      Octocrylene

·      Homosalate

·      4-methylbenzylidene camphor

·      PABA

·      Parabens

·      Triclosan

·      Any nanoparticles or “nano-sized” zinc or titanium (if it doesn’t explicitly say “micro-sized” or “non-nano” and it can rub in, it’s probably nano-sized)

·      Any form of microplastic, such as “exfoliating beads”

There is 14,000 tons of sunscreen ends up in the ocean and this will make a huge impact. Sunscreen doesn’t just end up in the ocean when you visit the beach but also when you take a shower, the sunscreen will make its way to the ocean. This will also help life in our rivers.

What impact does sunscreen have?

·      Bleaches coral

·      damage the DNA of corals

·      increase abnormal growth and deformities.

·      Sunscreen is likely just one more stressor that is making corals more susceptible to disease, such as the Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease that is affecting reefs across the Caribbean sea.

·      decrease fertility in fish

·      accumulates in dolphins

·      damages the immune systems of sea urchins and deform their young

·      impairs photosynthesis in algae

This would also make buying an ethical sunscreen easier for consumers.

 

This has already been done in Hawaii, US Virgin Islands, Aruba, Palau, Key West and many more looking to do the same.