Thank you for joining me on this journey. A journey full of many discoveries... and many regrets. I now own enough sunscreen to protect a small village.

Edit: Holy moly, somehow I missed the fact that Bondi Sands Mineral Face Fluid is NOT water resistant! Obviously this changes my entire outlook on the results and highlights the importance of using the right sunscreen for your intended activity! They have a water resistant sunscreen that they recommend instead called "SPF 50+ Fragrance Free Body Sunscreen Lotion" which you can find here: https://geni.us/afdov5

Thank you Dr Michelle Wong from Lab Muffin Beauty Science for your expert advice. Check out her channel here:    / @labmuffinbeautyscience  

My Sunscreen Recommendations: https://geni.us/sunscreenlist

Video Chapters:
00:00-Intro
01:26-What is sunscreen?
02:10-Is mineral "better" than chemical?
03:09-The confusion of SPF
03:32-Why do I need to reapply it?
04:29-You're not applying enough, trust me.
05:20-Is makeup with SPF enough?
05:36-Why is Aus sunscreen so... gross?
07:12-Why is Jpn sunscreen so... lovely?
08:49-The classic chicken or the egg situation
09:27-The best advertisement for sunscreen, ever.
10:58-UVB, UVA and why you should care
11:46-No, Asian skincare does not bleach your skin
12:40-The myth of reef safe sunscreen
13:19-The problem with backyard sunscreen tests
14:06-My methodology
15:08-How SPF is measured in a lab
15:46-Dry test results
17:04-Am I... a genius?
17:22-No
18:07-Sunscreen water resistance test
18:23-Water resistance regulations
20:40-"Sweatproof" doesn't exist
21:10-Water resistance test methodology
21:46-The results and my mistakes
27:59-What did we learn from all this?
28:33-Which sunscreen should you buy?
29:18-Time to get introspective
31:20-My favourite sunscreens!
33:24-Slip Slop Slap everyone!
34:17-Subscribe to me and LabMuffin!


Links:
(1) Metal oxide sunscreens protect skin by absorption, not by reflection or scattering
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...

(2) Sunscreen use and duration of sun exposure: a double-blind, randomized trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10433...

(3) Rates of skin cancer in the countries with the highest rates of skin cancer worldwide in 2020
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1...

(4) Cancer Council 2021-2022 Pre-budget submission
https://treasury.gov.au/sites/default...
(5) Sunscreen Regulation in Australia
https://www.tga.gov.au/resources/reso...

(6) Cancer Statistics in Japan 2022
https://ganjoho.jp/public/qa_links/re...
(7) Anatomical exposure patterns of skin to sunlight: Relative contributions of direct, diffuse and reflected ultraviolet radiation
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...

(8) There’s insufficient evidence your sunscreen harms coral reefs https://theconversation.com/theres-in...

(9) ISO 18861 - Cosmetics - sun protection test methods - percentage of water resistance
https://www.tga.gov.au/sites/default/...

(10) JCIA Standards and related notifications of Sun Protection Factor (SPF), UVA Protection Grade (PA) and water resistance for UV protection. https://www.jcia.org/en/common/downlo...

(11) 紫外線防止効果に対する耐水性測定法基準に関するよくある質問への回答（Q&A) (Answers to frequently asked questions about the water resistance measurement standard for UV protection effect)
https://www.jcia.org/admin/informatio...

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