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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: 0.208s | source
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singularity2001 ◴[06 Sep 25 23:16 UTC] No.45153791[source]▶
Today it's hard to get any sunscreen which is not a complete sunblocker so people want to get _some_ sunlight just avoid some sunscreen altogether.
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1. Broken_Hippo ◴[07 Sep 25 09:57 UTC] No.45156854[source]▶
Because those are usually sold as tanning lotions instead of sunscreens. A little bit of protection so that folks don't burn as easily.