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Over 80% of sunscreen performed below their labelled efficacy (2020)

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230 points mgh2 | 1 comments | 06 Sep 25 19:57 UTC | HN request time: 0.215s | source
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WalterBright ◴[06 Sep 25 21:30 UTC] No.45153041[source]▶
Best to wear a hat with a brim and a long sleeved shirt.
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dsego ◴[06 Sep 25 21:46 UTC] No.45153169[source]▶
Is mineral sunscreen a safer bet than regular sunscreen, since it physical blocks the sunrays?
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cj ◴[07 Sep 25 00:25 UTC] No.45154149[source]▶
Much worse, if for no other reason than applying it and having it leave behind a white residue on your skin makes people much less likely to reapply once it rubs off.

I always pack my own sunscreen when traveling to islands that ban normal sunscreen. I feel bad if it actually damages the reefs, but reef safe sunscreen is terrible at protecting from the sun.

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1. loeg ◴[07 Sep 25 01:39 UTC] No.45154577[source]▶
Reef-safe sunscreen is bullshit anyway. The marketing is well out in front of the science. There's no real evidence it's harmful to reefs and there's no real evidence (or reason to believe) the other kinds of sunscreen aren't just as harmful to reefs. It's just marketing jibber jabber.

https://www.consumerreports.org/health/sunscreens/the-truth-...