speaking of sunscreen...
did anyone else see this on CityNews the other day as well??
it was a story on a new study in the UK that says when you rub in your sunscreen it basically becomes ineffective, rather you should leave a visible film of sunscreen on for proper protection.

anyways here\'s some (a lot) of what it says:

a new study out of the UK suggests it\'s not whether you put it on, but how you put it on.
Rubbing the cream into the skin until it disappeared was not considered effective in warding off cancer-causing radiation - instead tests suggested letting an even white film of the slippery stuff dry on the epidermis was better.
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When sunscreen was rubbed in, it offered next to no protection from UVA rays, which are associated with cancer and premature aging.

On the plus side the sunscreen still provided protection against UVB rays, but even that was a mixed blessing because UVB rays are the ones that cause skin to redden and alert people to the fact that they\'re being burned. Without that \'red\' flag, people might be encouraged to remain in the sun longer.

http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_2059.aspx

Post edited by: mk04, at: 2006/07/23 04:59