– How does sunscreen work? ☀️

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Im confused about if it is effective once absorbed or if it literally creates a “screen” on your skin

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Basically, it is paint that is transparent for visible light, but black or white for UV light. So whe we look at a painted surface, photons scatter off or get absorbed by the paint, same happens with sunscreen and your skin: uv light is absorbed by or scattered by sunscreen layer instead of the skin

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