RFK EXPOSES JOHNSON & JOHNSON: Many of their sunscreen products contain a potent carcinogen called benzene—known to cause blood cancers like leukemia. And guess what? That just happens to be the exact cancer Johnson & Johnson also profits from treating through their patented pharmaceutical drugs. Convenient, isn’t it?
This case is eerily similar to the Bayer-Monsanto saga. Monsanto’s Roundup (glyphosate) has long been linked to Hodgkin’s lymphoma. And what did Bayer do? Acquired Monsanto and rolled out the drugs to manage the exact disease their product was linked to. Classic playbook: cause the problem, sell the cure.
Now Johnson & Johnson are following suit. And RFK Jr. isn’t staying quiet. He’s calling them out and pledging to bring justice for families unknowingly exposed to cancer-causing chemicals in their daily sunscreen. This isn’t about sun safety—it’s about corporate control, misinformation, and profit.
And the ultimate irony? Sunscreen blocks your ability to absorb vitamin D—a hormone with powerful anti-cancer effects. They’ve turned the life-giving sun into a villain so they can profit off your fear.
1. Breaking: RFK Claims J&J Sunscreen Contains Carcinogens… and He’s Not Wrong
This isn’t a conspiracy theory—it’s on the record. In 2021, an independent lab (Valisure) tested dozens of sunscreen brands and found elevated levels of benzene in many of them, including products made by Johnson & Johnson. Benzene is a known carcinogen. There’s no safe level of benzene exposure, especially when it's being rubbed into your skin and absorbed into your bloodstream.
Now RFK Jr., long known for exposing environmental and pharmaceutical corruption, is raising the alarm and demanding accountability. And for good reason—this isn’t an isolated incident. It’s part of a much larger pattern.
2. Corporate Gaslighting: The Public’s Laughing, But This Isn’t a Joke
Cue the meme of people laughing with the caption: “Sunscreen causes cancer but is sold as cancer prevention.” It's darkly comedic, but painfully real. We've been trained to slather ourselves with toxic goop under the guise of health and wellness. Meanwhile, melanoma rates continue to rise.
Every summer, the media runs fear campaigns: “Don’t forget your sunscreen!” “The sun is dangerous!” “Avoid peak UV hours!” But why has skin cancer only increased as sunscreen use has exploded? Maybe it’s not the sun that’s the problem.
3. RFK Pledges to Hold Johnson & Johnson Accountable
This isn’t the first time RFK has taken on giants. From Big Pharma to chemical polluters, he's made a career out of chasing justice. And now he's zeroed in on Johnson & Johnson for putting carcinogens into sunscreen—then conveniently offering the “treatment” for the cancers those chemicals can cause.
It’s the perfect business model for them: create the disease and then cash in on the cure. But it’s not so perfect for your health. RFK is putting them on blast, demanding full transparency and legal consequences. If you think this is far-fetched, ask yourself: why did J&J pull millions of sunscreen bottles off shelves in 2021 after benzene was found?
4. Do We Even Know What We’re Rubbing Into Ourselves?
Let’s be real: most people can’t pronounce half the ingredients on a sunscreen label, let alone understand what they do once absorbed through the skin. Oxybenzone, octinoxate, avobenzone—these aren’t just hard to say. They’re hormone disruptors. And they’ve been found in human blood, urine, and even breast milk.
We obsess over what we eat but don’t question what we smear onto our skin daily. Your skin isn’t a barrier—it’s a sponge. What you put on your body matters just as much as what you put in it.
5. “I Don’t Know Why My D Levels Are So Low…”
If we had a dollar for every time someone said this while using SPF 50 daily and avoiding the sun like it’s radioactive… well, we’d be running Big Pharma ourselves. Vitamin D is synthesized in the skin from sun exposure. Block the sun, and you block this process.
Low vitamin D has been linked to higher risks of depression, heart disease, autoimmune issues, and—you guessed it—cancer. Ironically, the same sunscreen meant to “protect” you from skin cancer may be increasing your risk of developing other serious diseases.
6. Wait, Melanoma Rates Went UP with Sunscreen Use?
Here’s a graph the industry doesn’t want you to see: melanoma rates have been climbing steadily since sunscreen became mainstream. In fact, they’ve doubled in the U.S. since the 1980s. If sunscreen was actually working, shouldn’t we see a decrease in cases?
The truth is, melanoma is more strongly linked to intermittent sunburns and chronic indoor living than to regular sun exposure. In cultures where people spend more consistent time outdoors—without slathering themselves in chemicals—melanoma rates are far lower.
7. Imagine a Free Therapy That Lowered Blood Pressure, Improved Mood, Boosted Immunity, and Prevented Cancer…
Now imagine it was banned from schools, discouraged in media, and treated like a villain in dermatology offices everywhere. That therapy exists. It’s the sun.
Sun exposure boosts nitric oxide, improves cardiovascular health, regulates circadian rhythms, reduces cortisol, and yes—stimulates vitamin D production. It’s free, it’s ancestral, and it’s wildly effective. But the sun doesn’t make money for corporations. So they sell you fear instead.
8. The Sun: What People Think It Does vs. What It Actually Does
What people think: burns you, ages you, kills you.
What it actually does: supports your immune system, improves mental health, helps regulate hormones, and protects against chronic disease when used responsibly.
Sunlight isn’t the enemy. It’s the original multivitamin—one we evolved with and depended on long before labs started bottling “solutions.” Stop fearing the sun. Start fearing what they’re putting in your sunscreen.
Closing Thoughts: Follow the Money, Follow the Science, Follow the Sun
The war on sunlight is a war on your health. While pharmaceutical giants rake in billions from sunscreen sales and cancer treatments, the truth is being buried under media noise and outdated dogma. The sun is not the problem. What’s toxic is the chemical-laden products sold in the name of “protection.”
RFK is shedding light on this dark corner of the wellness industry. Maybe it’s time we all started looking where the light actually is—toward the sun. It’s time to reclaim our natural relationship with the outdoors, stop poisoning ourselves with synthetic blockers, and start living in alignment with nature again.
References
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- Reichrath, Jörg, et al. “The role of sunlight in the prevention of cancer: Perspectives for the 21st century.” Anticancer Research, vol. 43, no. 6, 2023, pp. 2505–2518. https://doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.16372
- Valisure. “Valisure Detects Benzene in Sunscreen.” Valisure Newsroom, 25 May 2021, https://www.valisure.com/valisure-newsroom/valisure-detects-benzene-in-sunscreen
- Moukayed, M., and Grant, W. B. “The Roles of UVB and Vitamin D in Reducing Risk of Cancer Incidence and Mortality: A Review of the Epidemiology and Mechanisms.” Nutrients, vol. 14, no. 17, 2022, article 3441. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14173441