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In the Southern Hemisphere (especially the Anglosphere countries due to our heritage of pasty white people), it's to prevent sunburn and especially cancer. Yeah

In the Southern Hemisphere (especially the Anglosphere countries due to our heritage of pasty white people), it's to prevent sunburn and especially cancer. Yeah, sunburn sucks, but thanks to the ozone hole that forms over Antarctica and then drifts northwards, melanoma is very high. And so is the sunburn risk, you can burn in 10 minutes here, but repeated sunburn increases melanoma risk.

lostlogin 3y ago
It’s seriously grim at times - the burn time drops to 5-10 minutes and you want to mow the lawn. Suncream stinging your eyes you get it done. And you still get burnt, even with it on. Car paint fades fast and everything plastic or fabric gets destroyed by UV in a year or so.
- EdwardDiego 3y ago
  > Suncream stinging your eyes you get it done As a ginger, the south sun is my mortal enemy, and I always struggled with sunscreen in the eyes when I got a sweat on hunting or tramping. And of course, all that sunscreen came from somewhere, so I ended up with sweat rivulet shaped sunburn on my forehead. After trying all the brands I now swear by the Neutrogena 50+ ultra sheer spray on, only one I've found that stays on my forehead and out of my eyes, no matter how hot the day or steep the ridge. I keep my can of it hidden away lest any of my kids decide to use it instead of the regular lotion because they like the spraying aspect.
  - pirate787 3y ago
    The spraying isn't safe, unfortunately, according the FDA. You really don't want your kids to breathe the stuff. https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2011/07/don-t-spray-sunscreens-on-kids-at-least-for-now/index.htm https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2011/07/don-t-spray...
    - dzhiurgis 3y ago
      Compressed aerosol one isn’t safe. Ones with squirt handle are ok and great with kids.
    - EdwardDiego 3y ago
      I spray it into my hand and rub it on, as my forehead is right above my eyes, and my main goal is to keep my sunscreen out of my eyes! And I don't want my kids using it at all, it's for my specific purposes, and it's expensive! ;) Edit I see the "spray it in your hand" approach is what the article you linked suggests. Glad I've adopted harm-minimalising approaches already :D
  - dzhiurgis 3y ago
    I swear by Neutrogena too - the roll on pencils are especially good for face as it doesn’t sting as much for whatever reason.

lostlogin 3y ago

It’s seriously grim at times - the burn time drops to 5-10 minutes and you want to mow the lawn. Suncream stinging your eyes you get it done. And you still get burnt, even with it on. Car paint fades fast and everything plastic or fabric gets destroyed by UV in a year or so.

EdwardDiego 3y ago
> Suncream stinging your eyes you get it done As a ginger, the south sun is my mortal enemy, and I always struggled with sunscreen in the eyes when I got a sweat on hunting or tramping. And of course, all that sunscreen came from somewhere, so I ended up with sweat rivulet shaped sunburn on my forehead. After trying all the brands I now swear by the Neutrogena 50+ ultra sheer spray on, only one I've found that stays on my forehead and out of my eyes, no matter how hot the day or steep the ridge. I keep my can of it hidden away lest any of my kids decide to use it instead of the regular lotion because they like the spraying aspect.
- pirate787 3y ago
  The spraying isn't safe, unfortunately, according the FDA. You really don't want your kids to breathe the stuff. https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2011/07/don-t-spray-sunscreens-on-kids-at-least-for-now/index.htm https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2011/07/don-t-spray...
  - dzhiurgis 3y ago
    Compressed aerosol one isn’t safe. Ones with squirt handle are ok and great with kids.
  - EdwardDiego 3y ago
    I spray it into my hand and rub it on, as my forehead is right above my eyes, and my main goal is to keep my sunscreen out of my eyes! And I don't want my kids using it at all, it's for my specific purposes, and it's expensive! ;) Edit I see the "spray it in your hand" approach is what the article you linked suggests. Glad I've adopted harm-minimalising approaches already :D
- dzhiurgis 3y ago
  I swear by Neutrogena too - the roll on pencils are especially good for face as it doesn’t sting as much for whatever reason.