• SlayGuevara@lemmygrad.ml
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    11 days ago

    1 in 4 Dutch people are now afraid to wear sun screen because they think it gives them cancer. Instead they just bake in the giant ball of radiation in the sky without protection.

    I guess this is Darwinism but the stupidity of so many people is frightening.

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      11 days ago

      Tell me Dutchman, is it true that Dutch people are among the least likely in all of Europe to wash their hands after they use the bathroom?

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        Yes I think that is correct unfortunately. I wouldn’t even be surprised if that was somehow rooted in white supremacy or something.

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      7 days ago

      Many, if not most, sunscreens use certain ingredients that breakdown in UV light and produce carcinogens that can be absorbed by the skin. It was a relatively large exposé a few years ago. My doctor has equally told me that the sun isn’t the primary factor in whether you get cancer and people without the genetic predisposition for skin cancer aren’t going to get it from sun exposure.

      Not that I don’t wear sunscreen, but I select my sunscreen very very carefully and review the latest consumer research on cancer-causing ingredients.