Why American sunscreen sucks

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🗓️ 6 September 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Better sunscreen exists, you just can’t get it in the US. Amanda Mull and Elise Hu explain why. This episode was produced by Jon Ehrens, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Sam Sanders. If you liked this episode, check out Sam’s pop culture podcast Into It from Vulture and the Vox Media Podcast Network: https://bit.ly/intoit-tex Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This summer, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez got on social media and started talking about
0:05.8	a big problem that needs attention right now.
0:09.6	We're here to talk about sunscreen, specifically US sunscreen and how to fix it.
0:16.6	US House member AOC ringing the alarm on sunscreen.
0:21.4	I was in South Korea earlier this year and it is so clear how far advanced the rest of
0:27.0	the world is on sunscreen and we deserve better here in the U.S.
0:31.0	AOC is right.
0:32.5	You might be surprised to know that most of the rest of the world has better sunscreen
0:37.7	than the US has.
0:38.7	It has been since 1999, it was the last time that we had the new sunscreen filter in the
0:44.8	United States.
0:45.8	AOC wants to change that.
0:47.6	Here's the thing though, there is something that we can do about this.
0:52.3	This episode of today explained why American sunscreen is so bad and how to fix it.
0:59.3	Hey, I'm Sam Sanders, guest hosting for today explained.
1:11.9	This episode is all about sunscreen and in full disclosure, I must tell you dear listener
1:18.1	right now, I don't wear sunscreen that much.
1:22.0	I don't wear that much this summer.
1:24.0	I won't wear that much this fall.
1:25.5	I probably won't wear that much in the winter because I don't like how it feels on my skin.
1:31.0	It just feels bad.
1:32.2	It gets in my eyes and makes my skin way too greasy and that breaks me out.
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