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I was told as a kid that any sunscreen with an SPF above 30 causes skin cancer. Is this true? Is it good for you to use SPF 45 or 50 sunblock?

2007-08-07 14:36:07 · 3 answers · asked by Someone 2 in Health Diseases & Conditions Cancer

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Sunblock works to slow down your rate of skin damage.

If you would normally get skin damage in (say) 5 minutes, an SPF 30 would slow that down to 30 x 5 or 150 minutes, or 2.5 hours!

Sunscrean normally needs to be re-applied within 2 hours for maximum effectiveness.

Some of the chemicals in sunscreens are suspected carcinogens (cancer causing) in high exposure. SPF 30 is considered the best compromise.

2007-08-07 16:18:38 · answer #1 · answered by Tarkarri 7 · 0 0

Spending a splash time in the solar (10-quarter-hour unprotected) is advantageous for diet D production, besides the incontrovertible fact that that's a undeniable actuality that UV rays are unstable and could reason epidermis maximum cancers. I could disagree with that total website, particularly because of the fact it recommends finding at present into the solar to advance one's sight. (Sunbathing does not scientific care eczema and academic overall performance, in simple terms as meditating does not scientific care zits. in simple terms because of the fact somebody calls themself a physician does not propose they're telling the fact.) there are a number of rumors floating around that sunscreen motives maximum cancers on the grounds that people who use it could nonetheless get epidermis maximum cancers, yet this is likewise because of the fact various persons who use it gain this improperly and finally end up staying in the solar for too long without re-utilising. some factors specifically sunscreens can worsen epidermis, so in simple terms be optimistic you wash it off exact once you come living house.

2016-12-30 05:34:05 · answer #2 · answered by terrero 3 · 0 0

no who told you that. it prevent's cancer. silly

2007-08-07 14:43:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

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