782 - Everything You Need to Know About Sunscreen

Public Health On Call

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

News, Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.6 • 644 Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Choosing the right sunscreen for you can be overwhelming with so many options on the market. This episode debunks common myths and uncovers essential facts about sunscreen, explaining the differences between UVA and UVB coverage, mineral vs. chemical sunscreens, and why European sunscreens are often considered superior to American-made ones. We address concerns about sunscreen safety and discuss the importance of sun protection for all skin tones all year round.

Host:

Stephanie Desmon, MA, is a former journalist, author, and director of public relations and communications for the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, the largest center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Guest:

Shafat Hassan, MD, PhD, and MPH candidate at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Show links and related content:

9 Things to Know About Sun Safety and Skin Cancer—The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
The Winter Skincare Routine—The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Instagram
What Happens To Our Skin in Winter?—Public Health On Call

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0:00.0	Welcome to Public Health On Call, a podcast from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health,
0:05.9	where we bring evidence, experience, and perspective to make sense of today's leading health challenges.
0:16.3	If you have questions or ideas for us, please send an email to public health question at jhhhu.edu.
0:23.8	That's public health question at jhhu.edu for future podcast episodes.
0:32.3	This is Lindsay Smith Rogers, and today is sunscreen 101.
0:37.0	Dr. Shafat Hassan, a Johns Hopkins dermatologist,
0:40.4	joins the podcast again this time to talk to Stephanie Desmond and answer all of your
0:44.9	pressing sunscreen questions. What types of sunscreen are best? Are they safe? Why are sunscreens
0:51.1	that filter out more harmful rays available in Europe and not the United States?
0:55.9	Do you need sunscreen on a cloudy day or indoors or in winter?
0:59.9	And so much more. Let's listen.
1:03.5	Shafat Hassan, thanks so much for joining me.
1:06.1	Steph, thank you for inviting me again.
1:07.7	It's always pleasure to be on the podcast with you guys.
1:10.5	So today we want to talk on the podcast with you guys.
1:17.8	So today we want to talk about sunscreen and some sunscreen myths and what is the best sunscreen that we should be using. But I want to start with the basics. I was raised in an era where like
1:23.3	the SPF was four and the teenagers would go on the roof with their little reflectors to get sun,
1:29.7	which was not a good idea. And so I really want to talk about sort of what is sunscreen.
1:34.6	And let's start there. So if sunscreens, they are just topical products, you know,
1:39.1	designed to protect our skin from those harmful UV radiations that reach to the surface of Earth. And those
1:46.8	can cause those sunburns, premature aging, you know, skin cancers, most importantly. And there are
1:54.3	different types of UV radiation? Yes. When we broadly see, we see UVA and UVB and UVC.
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