But I am mighty!!
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In the city of Utrecht NL they have free sunblock stations spread around the city. It shows the temp and UV rating. But buying it in store is crazy expensive and often the quality is poor. Some fancy tiny spray bottles go up to 12 euros, only good for 3 to 4 uses. wtf. Imagine being ginger, there's a ginger tax called sunblock.
Then don't buy the fancy spray bottles, but the big one that lasts for a year or three?
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Why exactly do you think there is UV radiation coming from the sun?
Because the spectrometer says so, mainly. Why?
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Not wearing sunscreen and getting a sunburn is a psyop to get men to buy more aloe vera.
Which, btw, might feel kind of nice, but you'll still get skin cancer.
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This is my exact situation right now.
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Then don't buy the fancy spray bottles, but the big one that lasts for a year or three?
I'm not buying the fancy expensive shit. But the cheap stuff fills pores and creates pimples. Also, don't use the one from last year, it has an expiration date. The protection goes down significantly.
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Which, btw, might feel kind of nice, but you'll still get skin cancer.
You got to give props to the people who convinced idiots that sunscreen causes cancer.
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>be me
>white as everliving fuck
>put on 60 spf sun screen, as you should, and set a timer for an hour and a half to reapply, earlier than the recommended 2 hours
>alarm goes off, reapply
>STILL GET SUNBURNEDmfw
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"ball of fire"
Haha, no no. You threw down with a gigantic source of cell destroying radiation. The fire did no harm.
A ball of constant unending nuclear explosion
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The worst is when is a cloudy Summer day and you're like there's no sun mf, no need to sunscreen! But you still get burned the fuck out.
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Why exactly do you think there is UV radiation coming from the sun?
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Assuming this is a sincere question:
The sun emits a wide spectrum of radiation due to the nuclear fusion reactions occurring within it's core. This includes everything from low energy non-visible radio waves and thermal radiation to high energy X-rays and gamma rays. Fortunately for us, the Earth's electromagnetic field and atmosphere (especially the ozone layer) protects us from all but a tiny sliver of ionizing radiation or we wouldn't be here to talk about it.
Also, hello again AES_Enjoyer, hope you've been well
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You got to give props to the people who convinced idiots that sunscreen causes cancer.
Yeah... The number of times I've heard something along the lines of "the sunscreen is worse for you than the sunburn" is too many.
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You got to give props to the people who convinced idiots that sunscreen causes cancer.
I hadn't heard that one. Somehow I'm not surprised though.
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Cheap is not the case everywhere. In Germany it's cheap, in the Netherlands it's much more expensive and in Croatia a bottle is like 25 Euro
I was in Berlin last month and spent €16.50 for a 50ml bottle
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I'm not buying the fancy expensive shit. But the cheap stuff fills pores and creates pimples. Also, don't use the one from last year, it has an expiration date. The protection goes down significantly.
Good point with the expiration date, but the one I have has >1 year, possibly longer since I cannot remember when I bought it
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On the other hand, what bullshit is it that my stupid human body can't survive being outdoors without medicinal cream. My ancestors would be ashamed.
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>be me
>white as everliving fuck
>put on 60 spf sun screen, as you should, and set a timer for an hour and a half to reapply, earlier than the recommended 2 hours
>alarm goes off, reapply
>STILL GET SUNBURNEDmfw
Get 100 spf, I've never even tanned on that shit.
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On the other hand, what bullshit is it that my stupid human body can't survive being outdoors without medicinal cream. My ancestors would be ashamed.
Your ancestors didn't shave
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Your ancestors didn't shave
I don't either, but my nose isn't hairy and it would burn to a crisp outdoors.
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Get 100 spf, I've never even tanned on that shit.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]The difference between SPF 60 and 100 is like 1.1% better UV blocking, anything over SPF 50 is in a practical sense nearly useless.
For instance SPF 30 blocks 97% of UVB rays, is it worth paying more and slathering more potentially harmful (to the environment) compounds on your skin for 98% blocking? I think not.
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Oh FFS this isn't the benzene thing again, is it? Benzene is a trace contaminant in everything from the air you breathe to the water you drink. The highest number Valisure came up with was 6 ppm in a sunscreen sample, that's 0.0006%. Even if you decided to inject the whole bottle of sunscreen directly into your veins it would be a fraction of your total exposure for the day.
Using people's fear of cancer to scare them away from effective cancer prevention measures is fucking shameful, do better.
@GingerGoodness Benzene in trace amount is an issue, but also Oxybenzone: Some studies suggest it may be an endocrine disruptor, meaning it could interfere with hormones, and research in animals has raised questions about potential cancer risk, but it's important to note these were high-dose studies not directly relevant to typical human use. Other UV Filters: Ingredients like octinoxate and homosalate have also raised concerns about potential endocrine disruption, and some are banned in certain regions due to their impact on marine life
Look, if you want to smear yourself with chemicals, inject yourself with artificial DNA, etc, go for it, just don't require it of me and my offspring.
