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One article that went particularly viral in my more beauty-centric group chats is titled Against Sunscreen Absolutism.
The numbers on the health benefits of sun exposure remain less cut-and-dried.
Even those of us wearing sunscreen daily in keeping with the current guidelines, are getting sun exposure.
And are they then reapplying every two hours?
(I know Im not.
Maybe 20 percent of them wear sun protective clothing, she estimates.
Again, don’t do this!)
But current science doesn’t point to this being a cause for concern.
So how many times do we need to have the sunscreen talk?
UV light is a carcinogen any way you slice it.
Even research that showssome UV exposure might be beneficialonly recommends spending five to 30 unprotected minutes in the sun.
It is a slippery slope, Dr. Gohara said when we spoke about Australia’s new public health guidance.
It is like saying its OK to smoke half a cigarette, but not the whole thing.
UV light is a carcinogen any way you slice it.
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