23. Throwing Shade At Sunscreen?

28/05/2024 41 min Temporada 001 Episodio 023

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Okay, so what’s the difference between that sunscreen and sunblock?https://www.health.com/beauty/skincare/sunscreen-vs-sunblock How do the effects of UVA and UVB on our skin differ?https://uihc.org/health-topics/what-difference-between-uva-and-uvb-rays#:~:text=The%20rays%20that%20are%20most,are%20responsible%20for%20producing%20sunburn. How does the sun cause skin cancer:https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/sun-uv-and-cancer/how-does-the-sun-and-uv-cause-cancer How does melanin protect us?https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2671032/ Want to know about those microparasols?https://www.jidonline.org/article/S0022-202X(15)30452-8/fulltext  What is ozone; what’s happening to the levels in our atmosphere and how does this increase our risk of developing skin cancer?https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/research/ozone-uv/ozone-concerns Depletion in ozone layer increases skin cancer riskshttps://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/research/ozone-uv/moreinfo?view=increase-uv-radiation#:~:text=The%20depletion%20of%20the%20ozone,%2C%20ultraviolet%20(UV)%20radiation. This is a brilliantly straightforward overview of the different types of skin cancer:https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/skin-cancer/about-skin-cancer  How good are chemical sunscreens at reducing skin cancer and how do they compare to sun block?https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7759112/https://www.consumerreports.org/health/sunscreens/best-sunscreens-of-the-year-a7763432372/#:~:text=Chemical%20vs.&text=All%20the%20sunscreens%20at%20the,haven't%20performed%20as%20well.  But yes, chemicals from sunscreens are absorbed, so if you want to use sunblock instead, check out this article:https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2759002https://www.consumerreports.org/health/sunscreens/best-mineral-sunscreens-of-the-year-a1119421861/ Tan momhttps://nypost.com/2022/05/23/tan-mom-patricia-krentcil-im-a-totally-different-person/ The science behind the fake tan:https://labmuffin.com/the-science-of-how-fake-tan-works/ Evolutionary loss of skin pigmentationhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28533464/#:~:text=From%20an%20original%20condition%20of,latitudes%20of%20Africa%20and%20Eurasia.