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My dermatologist suggest me sunstop 19 sunscreen and cetaphil cleanser for my skin and those products very much suits my skin. But after looking on ingredient lists on those products I saw paraben is present there. I heard paraben causes cancer. Is it true should I avoid those products?
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Yes it can cause cancer, soo it will be better to avoid.
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Yes it is true.
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Yes they are carcinogenic especially breast cancer owing to there action mimicking estrogen. Kindly use paraben free sunscreen.
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