Fake off – The number of diagnosed melanomas has increased sharply in recent years. Some make the link, wrongly, with sunscreen
Is the sunscreen only a vast deception? Internet users are claiming it in recent days. “According to the National Cancer Institute, since the introduction of sunscreen in 1940, melanoma has increased by more than 200 %,” said a man in a widely left English video.
Spectacular images at the press, he places a lighter in front of the aerosol cream which therefore produces a flame. “Everyone uses these toxic sprays on their bodies. […] It is practically oil, “he adds before concluding:” Reality is that it kills you slowly. »»
Since the introduction of sunscreen in the 1940s, the incidence of melanoma has increased by more than 200 %.
This product contains substances such as isobutan, perfumes and various benzoates, which you generously apply to your skin for reasons of … pic.twitter.com/j2NkP9Jd7E— DJELLE (@DJELLE_) July 20, 2025
“In reality, these solar creams introduce toxins and chemicals in your body, disturb your endocrine system and hamper an optimal absorption of the benefits of the sun,” write this video.
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The number of diagnosed skin cancer has indeed increased in recent years. In France, between 1990 and 2023, the number of new cases of skin cancer was multiplied by three.
According to the public health estimates France, between 141,000 and 243,500 new cases are thus detected each year. It is therefore the most common cancer, but also the one that increases the most.
“People say” skin cancers increase because we protect ourselves more “, but this is called the paradox of protection. People are increasingly exposing in the sun with this culture of tanning. So as we had u (…)
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