Sonnenschutzmittel sind wichtig, um die Haut vor den schädlichen Auswirkungen der UV-Strahlung zu schützen, kühlen Menschen jedoch nicht ab. Die neue Formel schützt durch Strahlungskühlung sowohl vor UV-Licht als auch vor Hitze. Der Prototyp eines Sonnenschutzmittels hielt die menschliche Haut bis zu 6 °C kühler als nackte Haut bzw. etwa 3 °C kühler als bestehende Sonnenschutzmittel.
https://www.acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/2024/december/this-prototype-sunscreen-protects-your-skin-and-cools-you-off-too.html
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My take: existing sunscreen cools by around 3C versus bare skin. The future feels good.
Skin and teeth. The two easiest things to take care of that are often overlooked. I’m 31 and I’m the only guy I know with a skincare routine… And boy can you tell.
There’s something else happening though I feel. My generation just looks old. I don’t know if it’s the kids or what, but they are aging like milk. So are Gen Z but that’s because a lot of them picked up smoking at a young age.
I thought mineral sunscreens reflected radiation. Wouldn’t that cool you down?
Wait, so “existing sunscreen doesn’t cool people off.”
ALSO
“The new one cools people by 6 degrees, as opposed to 3 degrees for existing sunscreen.”
So existing sunscreen does cool people off. This new stuff just does a slightly better job of it.
And yes, on a percentage basis, 6 is a huge difference compared to 3. But in practical terms, the difference between feeling the heat of a 90 degree day isn’t that noticeable compared to an 87 degree day.
Edit: my reading comprehension could use some work. I’m wrong about the temperature differences.
What I’m not wrong about is the conflicting statements of “old sunscreen doesn’t cool people off” and “old sunscreen does cool people off, but not as well as the new kind”
Not for use by arctic and antarctic explorers who are exposed to constant sunlight.
Nighthawkinlight better get some royalties
Everyone is diligent about protecting against UV radiation, but IR radiation contributes to ageing and long term damage too.
The only reason(yes I’m an idiot) I ever put sunscreen on is because it literally keeps me cooler.
I just wear other people’s skin