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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: 0s | source
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throwawaylaptop ◴[07 Sep 25 06:40 UTC] No.45155924[source]▶
I'm in the SF Bay Area. I spend a lot of time outside. I haven't worn sunscreen since I was a child.

40 yrs old now. Gfs and strangers comment about how good my skin is. No products ever, no sun screen is all I can say.

Obviously if you're in a cave all spring and get dropped off in Cabo in July, put on some sunscreen. But if you can get constant exposure to work your skin up to it, you really don't sunburn.

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MaKey ◴[07 Sep 25 07:02 UTC] No.45156026[source]▶
However, your risk of getting skin cancer still increases with exposure even if you don't burn.
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1. xutopia ◴[07 Sep 25 10:05 UTC] No.45156890[source]▶
Evidence to the contrary exists through. That our body is an antifragile system. If you apply the right stimulus it gets better at fending off for itself. We know from ample studies that darker skin gets less skin cancer. We know gradual exposure makes skin darker. Why is it so hard to fathom that maybe it’s a good mechanism for making our body more capable? Is it because a cute song tells us to always wear sunscreen?