Firm Link Found Between Moisturizers, Skin Cancer

Hollywood (dbTechno) - According to a new study released by researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey, a firm link has been found between very common moisturizers, and the development of skin cancer.

Researchers were led by Dr. Allan Conney from Rutgers University, as they ran a test on mice to see what type of effect these moisturizers had on their bodies.

They tested four common types, Dermavan, Eucerin, Vanicream, and Dermabase.

What they found was that all four were linked to the development of skin cancer tumors on the mice tested in the study.

They were not looking directly to see if moisturizers caused skin cancer, but instead sort of stumbled into the discovery.

What they did was to expose hairless mice to UV rays, similar to what they would get from sun exposure.

They then applied the moisturizers to the mice.

They found that the moisturizers caused non-melanoma skin cancer. This will likely lead to further research.

The study has been published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.