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Slip, slop, what? Why putting on sunscreen suddenly seems complicated - The Guardian
Despite concerns over reef health, vitamin D deficiencies and multi-layered skincare routines, tried and tested sunscreen advice holds true
Advice about sunscreen used to be simple: just wear it. Beyond that, all you needed to know was the higher the SPF the better. We went on like that for decades. The only real divide being whether you were for or against coconut scent.
But in recent years, new schools of thought have fractured the status-sunscreen-quo. Twenty-first century sunscreen savants are mulling over formula, producer, recipe, country of origin and impact on the environment.
So when standing in the sunscreen aisle trying to balance the good of your skin, humanity and the planet at large, “just wear it” feels like a complicated demand.
Despite concerns over reef health, vitamin D deficiencies and multi-layered skincare routines, tried and tested sunscreen advice holds true
Advice about sunscreen used to be simple: just wear it. Beyond that, all you needed to know was the higher the SPF the better. We went on like that for decades. The only real divide being whether you were for or against coconut scent.
But in recent years, new schools of thought have fractured the status-sunscreen-quo. Twenty-first century sunscreen savants are mulling over formula, producer, recipe, country of origin and impact on the environment.
So when standing in the sunscreen aisle trying to balance the good of your skin, humanity and the planet at large, “just wear it” feels like a complicated demand.