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Bro what - they did not use sunscreen - where did they get titanium and zinc?
by armatav 3y ago
Bro what - they did not use sunscreen - where did they get titanium and zinc?
- donkers 3y agoThe History of Sunscreen https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/article-abstract/2471534 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/article-abs...
- armatav 3y agoAlso not seeing titanium, zinc, oxybenzone, octinoxate, octisalate, or avobenzone.
- haldujai 3y agoWho is defining the word "sunscreen" so narrowly to these compounds? All you are doing is listing modern formulations, some of which are not even generally regarded as safe anymore.
- armatav 3y agoPoint being that ancients did not use sunscreen or anything remotely close to the formulae we have today - what we have today was roughly defined 100 years ago and has some serious consequential effects on the endocrine system and more.
- haldujai 3y ago> Point being that ancients did not use sunscreen The statement being made by others is that "ancients" applied a topical substance to protect their skin from harmful effects of the sun, most would call that sunscreen[0] but use whatever word you prefer. > anything remotely close to the formulae we have today No one is making this claim. [0] https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sunscreen https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sunscree...
- armatav 3y agoThe statement was about skin cancer, and the implication is that they did nothing about it. Sunscreen is a 20th century term, and modern sunscreen as we know it came into use in the mid-20th century.
- klocksib 3y agohttps://www.heifer.org/blog/sun-protection-through-the-ages-infographic.html https://www.heifer.org/blog/sun-protection-through-the-ages-...
- armatav 3y agoNot seeing titanium, zinc, oxybenzone, octinoxate, octisalate, or avobenzone. That’s not our sunscreen.