That’s the problem with sunscreen, too.
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ShankShill@sh.itjust.works 5 days agoDownside to dark colors is light becomes heat. I’d recommend lighter colors as a Texan.
evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 4 days ago
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 4 days ago Was curious from your comment, and found a rather good article testing if sunscreens caused skin to heat up more. They found un-tinted sunscreen does not meaningfully contribute, but tinted ones did.
evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 4 days ago
It makes sense that UV is only s small % of the energy from the sun, so sunscreen would only be responsible for a small change in heating.
Looks like some can inhibit sweating, too, which could be a double whammy.
- ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 4 days ago
Good find, hadn’t considered that effect. I always tend to use the mineral types that study seems to show blocks sweating the most.
I agree, the tradeoff doesn’t seem worth it in most cases.