• grue@lemmy.world
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    28 days ago

    It’s quite likely a belief that sunscreen lotion is a bad thing that harms people.

    I mean, it halfway is:

    • “Sunscreen” – stuff with a decently high SPF rating – is a good thing that prevents cancer.

    • “Suntan lotion” – usually glorified coconut oil with fuck-all SPF rating – is a bad thing that harms people.

    • “Sunscreen lotion” – a confused amalgamation of the previous terms – is not a thing and only misleads people by conflating good things with harmful ones.

    • Ixoid@lemm.ee
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      28 days ago

      ‘Lotion’ implies that it’s moisturiser-based, not that it has any tanning properties.