Is SPF a scam and just accept the sun?

[bomzpack]

I’ve started seeing people trashtalking sunscreen and other spfs because it’s apparently a scam and doesn’t work or is harmful and just embrace the power of the sun to “ascend”. I admit that I am not very educated on this subject but I always thought that sunscreen is necessary in the high uv sun because of sunburns and in my experience that is true because especially in high uv with no protection i get pretty sunburned but not heavily but the people claim its because of diet and some seed oils and other things. Does anybody actualy understand this topic and can help me educate it?

 

[avgsub5human]

tan = skin damage = loss of collagen = aging, something like this.

and ofc the various cancers that can come alongside it

 

[ezranigger]

stop taking these anti evolve things so intensely sure the diet is worse but not everything is

 

[thecaste]

sunscreen is necessary, end of story. don't listen to these primal brainlets. they will look like dogwater in their 40s.

 

[augustascension]

I’ve started seeing people trashtalking sunscreen and other spfs because it’s apparently a scam and doesn’t work or is harmful and just embrace the power of the sun to “ascend”. I admit that I am not very educated on this subject but I always thought that sunscreen is necessary in the high uv sun because of sunburns and in my experience that is true because especially in high uv with no protection i get pretty sunburned but not heavily but the people claim its because of diet and some seed oils and other things. Does anybody actualy understand this topic and can help me educate it?

1) high energy UVB rays hit surface of skin --> CAN lead to mutations in DNA --> cancer in skin because the cells have mutated and this spreads to other cells or that cell itself rapidly divides uncontrollably

2) UVA rays hits deeper in skin (dermis) --> produces ROS (reactive oxygen species) or free radicals --> free radicals are uncontrolled and speed up destruction of collagen --> appearance of faster aging such as wrinkles, thinner looking skin, sagging

3) extending from point 1) AND point 2), damage to DNA or production of ROS overwhelms skin --> inflammatory response --> damaged cells undergo apoptosis (controlled cell death) to prevent spread of mutations --> more redness in skin, more pain, peeling skin from sunburn

4) extending from point 1) AND point 2), UV radiation and ROS increases activity of enzymes in deeper layers of skin --> enzymes break down collagen and elastin --> loss of skin elasticity, wrinkles, sagging

there are more points but you get the gist