Our long national sunscreen nightmare is almost over

What happened

According to The Verge’s source item, Our long national sunscreen nightmare is almost over, This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. On TikTok, the tanned youths are explaining why they no longer wear sunscreen. In one video, a young man films […] You need a quarter teaspoon for your face alone, a half teaspoon if you include the neck (which you should!) This is Optimizer , a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here . On TikTok, the tanned youths are explaining why they no longer wear sunscreen. In one video, a young man films himself in the ocean while describing how you can naturally build up a “solar callus” or sun tolerance to getting burned. ( Y

Context

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Source

Primary source: Our long national sunscreen nightmare is almost over via The Verge. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.