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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: 0.251s | 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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jokethrowaway ◴[07 Sep 25 19:08 UTC] No.45161213[source]▶
It would be nice to compare skin cancer rates before and after sunscreen arrived on the market
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1. throwawaylaptop ◴[07 Sep 25 23:33 UTC] No.45163197[source]▶
That's already been done. Way more skin cancer now at earlier ages.