Spray sunscreens are worse than we thought: a laboured analysis
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 Published On Jul 10, 2024

Sunscreen sprays seem like the perfect way to reapply sunscreen. But how effective are they? I did some experiments to find out, and the results were pretty shocking.

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0:00 Intro
0:33 Why sprays are tricky
2:33 Where does the spray go?
5:04 More complicatedness: Volatile ingredients
8:49 How much lands on your face?
10:37 What if you try really hard?
14:53 What if you try even harder?
17:21 Even coverage?
18:45 Aerosol sprays are… worse
22:27 What we learned

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