Pick the right sunscreen for you

Life Kit

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🗓️ 29 May 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

No matter your skin tone, sunscreen keeps your skin safe from harmful UVA and UVB rays. But to use it right, you need to know a few things: What SPF to use, how often to reapply and the difference between chemical and physical sunscreen. We explain what to look for on the back of a sunscreen bottle and how to use it effectively.

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0:00.0	You're listening to LifeKit from NPR.
0:07.6	Hi, I'm Julia Frelan.
0:09.3	This is NPR's LifeKit.
0:11.2	This episode we're talking about the ins and outs of something that's a big part of
0:15.6	my life right now, maybe yours, sunscreen.
0:19.0	As in the different things that are ins and sunscreen and namely where sunscreen goes
0:23.6	outside of your body on your skin.
0:26.9	To share her overwhelming knowledge on this topic, I'm joined by Barry Hardiman, a senior
0:31.1	editor at NPR's Weekend Edition and a sunscreen evangelist.
0:35.3	Hi, Barry.
0:36.3	Hi, Julia.
0:37.3	Okay, we're going to start at the beginning.
0:38.6	We're going to go with our basics here.
0:41.1	Do it.
0:42.1	What is sunscreen?
0:43.1	And why is it so important?
0:45.6	And why are you so passionate about it?
0:48.8	First of all, sunscreen is the thing that's going to protect you from the sun's rays.
0:52.6	UVA and UVB rays, and they each have different effects on your skin.
0:56.8	UVB, think of beef or burns, a for aging.
1:00.8	That's Dr. Cheryl Burgess, a dermatologist in Washington, DC.
1:04.1	Everyone has to wear sunscreen just like you have to brush your teeth every day.
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