I’d agree with this - the EWG’s not a total bullshit machine, but they’re wilfully ignoring the evidence on oxybenzone and avobenzone.

I’d agree with this - the EWG’s not a total bullshit machine, but they’re wilfully ignoring the evidence on…

Yeah that was interesting, wasn't it. UV blocking contacts are absolutely a thing.

Yeah it kind of fades over time, through... absorption? Erosion? One tweet, I forget who, said, it's camo cream in a war against THA SUN

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Great post, Robbie - thanks.

Chipped teeth are repaired with dental cements that don't reflect UV like natural enamel. That camera doesn't just make you look old, it also takes you outside & beats you down

For what it's worth, one can absolutely see more opacity in SPF 80 than in SPF 50. But that's only with two random brands I tried. The main problem seems to be that it gets sweated & rubbed off pretty easily, and in that sense it doesn't matter how +10 defense your chainmail is if you don't have it on.

Yeah, you're not wrong, freckles kind of got stiffed here, inevitably something gets sanded off when you try to make an argument as smooth as possible. I think of them as warning signs that say, 'Here Be Photosensitivity,' rather than actual sicknesses.