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A recent study seems to be saying that octocrylene is carcinogenic. Is it? The same paper also says I'm a propaganda source. Am I? Find out the answers to both in the one handy video!

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In this video:
* What did the researchers do?
* Is benzophenone a little bad, or big big bad?
* Who do the authors hate, apart from me?
* What else have the authors been doing?
* Why did the French (and only the French) get so excited about this?
* Takeaways

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Key citations:
Octocrylene & benzophenone study feat. me (open access): https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs....
IARC monograph (open access): https://monographs.iarc.who.int/wp-co...
EFSA safety assessment (open access): https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/...
Belgian study: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...
Coral and sunscreen review (open access): https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com...
JAMA article comment (Rubin & Brod): https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama...
"Octocrylene-gate" in France: https://btyaly.com/reviews/review-ave...

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