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minus-squareDroggelbecher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoI’ve been wondering why so much sunscreen has alcohol, exactly because of what you explained. Do you happen to know?
minus-squareatomicbocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-230 days agoNot OP but just to hazard a guess: Alcohol evaporates quickly. It’s probably there for the same reason it’s used in dry shampoos and antiperspirants; to make something that sprays but drys into a powder or thickens to a gel in a very short period of time.
minus-squaretheUwUhugger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoI don’t understand the connection? I don’t think sunscreen contains oil? UV protection is based on a mineral or chemical filtration aaaaaaaand I looked it up oil does not provide UV prot
minus-squareDroggelbecher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoHuh I thought since most are moisturizing that they were basically lotion with extra sun protecting ingredients!
I’ve been wondering why so much sunscreen has alcohol, exactly because of what you explained. Do you happen to know?
Not OP but just to hazard a guess:
Alcohol evaporates quickly. It’s probably there for the same reason it’s used in dry shampoos and antiperspirants; to make something that sprays but drys into a powder or thickens to a gel in a very short period of time.
I don’t understand the connection? I don’t think sunscreen contains oil?
UV protection is based on a mineral or chemical filtration aaaaaaaand I looked it up oil does not provide UV prot
Huh I thought since most are moisturizing that they were basically lotion with extra sun protecting ingredients!