Most recently, there's been a lot of chatter about retinyl palmitate, a derivative of vitamin A found in about 40% of sunscreens, and whether it might accelerate the growth of tumors. (Rodent ...

Vitamin A palmitate is a form of vitamin A. It’s found in animal products, such as liver, eggs, and cheese. It’s also called preformed vitamin A and retinyl palmitate. Vitamin A palmitate is ...

Despite being shown to cause cancer in past research, the vitamin A ingredient is still found in 1 in 8 of this year’s reviewed products. Although the rate retinyl palmitate is being used has ...

In it, they recommend avoiding oxybenzone and retinyl palmitate, two common sunscreen ingredients. The EWG says oxybenzone might disrupt hormones and retinyl palmitate might increase the risk of ...

Retinyl palmitate: The lightest form of retinol is retinyl palmitate, which has to be converted three times within skin, making it the most gentle form of vitamin A. “Retinyl palmitate is an ...

August 13, 2010 — There is "no convincing evidence" that a form of vitamin A, retinyl palmitate, which is an ingredient in many sunscreens, including top-selling brands, is carcinogenic.

To make the watchdog group’s safe list, sunscreens must be free of oxybenzone, retinyl palmitate (a type of vitamin A), not have SPF above 50 and protect against UVA and UVB sunrays. The ...