ultraviolet
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What the UV Index Actually Means
We get sunlight every day, but some days the ultraviolet rays are stronger than others. You know this intuitively if you’re prone to burning: You probably skip the sunscreen if you’re going for a walk in the winter, but slather it on for a midday summer hike. The UV index is a way of putting…
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FFS, Sunscreen Isn’t Bad for You
If you’re trying to get views on social media, it’s hard to do it by telling people things they already know are true. Instead, you’ve got to surprise them: crunches are bad now, raw meat is good for you, and sunscreen — plain old uncontroversial sunscreen — is now supposedly causing cancer.
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Instead of ‘Reef Safe,’ Use This Kind of Sunscreen
No matter the skin type, we all need protection from harmful rays that can damage our skin or cause forms of cancer. Sunscreen is made of carbon-containing molecules to either absorb light or reflect it away from the skin, but one problem is when those same ingredients have been reported as harmful to the environment,…
