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Avoid these 6 sunscreen mistakes

Life Kit

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Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Business, Kids & Family

4.54.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Making sure you're protected from the summer sun starts with a good sunscreen. But how do you know which sunscreen is best, how much to use or when to reapply? In this episode from Short Wave, NPR health correspondent Allison Aubrey shares the six common mistakes people make with sunscreen — and how to level up your sunscreen game.

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Hey everyone, Regina Barbara here in for Mary El Segara. I'm a host over at NPR Science Podcast Shortwave

0:36.2

But I'm here today to help you stay protected from the sun by telling you what you need to know about sunscreen

0:42.3

There has been a lot of

0:44.0

misinformation on sunscreen recently. I've seen videos on Tik-Tock saying

0:48.0

that sunscreen is harmful or unnecessary and a lot of people are

0:51.9

believing these, especially young people.

0:55.4

One survey from the Orlando Health Cancer Institute found that about one in seven American

0:59.6

adults under the age of 35 believe that daily sunscreen use is actually worse than direct sun exposure.

1:07.1

And another survey from the American Academy of Dormatology found that almost 40% of Gen Z adults believe tanning is safe as long as you don't

1:14.8

burn. By the way, neither of those statements are true and doctors are concerned

1:20.0

about the spread of misinformation like that since skin cancer is on the rise for young

1:24.6

people. In this episode from Shortwave we level up our sunscreen game. Health

1:29.8

Correspondent Allison Aubrey debunked some sunscreen this and she shares the six common

1:34.8

mistakes people make when it comes to choosing a sunscreen and applying it. So, Support for this podcast and the following message come from Wise, the app that makes

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