How to pick the right sunscreen for you

Life Kit

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🗓️ 20 July 2020

⏱️ 20 minutes

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No matter your skin tone, sunscreen keeps your skin safe from harmful UVA and UVB rays. This is your guide to sunscreen — what SPF to use, how often to reapply, and what to look for on the back of the bottle.

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0:00.0	Hello, this is David Mockimer from Seattle, Washington.
0:04.0	One of my little life hacks during the COVID-19 after the first week of being totally out of
0:11.0	sorts, I decided I needed to get back into my routine so I set the alarm for the same time,
0:16.0	and then I still do my morning commute. I jump on my bike, I go halfway to the office,
0:21.0	I turn around, I bike back, and then I get to work.
0:24.0	And if I can, I do the same thing at the end of the day.
0:27.0	That way I'm still getting my exercise and the day is still relatively the same.
0:32.0	That's my little thing.
0:34.0	Hi, I'm Julia Frelan, this is NPR's Life Kit.
0:38.0	This episode we're talking about the ins and outs of something that's a big part of my life right now,
0:44.0	maybe yours, sunscreen.
0:46.0	As in the different things that are ins and sunscreen, and namely where sunscreen goes,
0:51.0	outside of your body, on your skin.
0:54.0	To share her overwhelming knowledge on this topic, I'm joined by Barry Hardiman,
0:58.0	a senior editor at NPR's Weekend Edition, and a sunscreen evangelist.
1:02.0	Hi, Barry.
1:03.0	Hi, Julia.
1:04.0	Okay, we're gonna start at the beginning.
1:06.0	We're gonna go with our basics here.
1:08.0	Do it.
1:09.0	What is sunscreen?
1:10.0	And why is it so important?
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