What even is sunscreen and how does it screen the sun?

#013 RebroadcastThis week Melissa and Jam explore the chemistry of not being burned by the big, ominous, flaming ball of radioactive insanity that lights up our skies each day. Did you know that to some people, radiation burns are no big deal? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ It's actually a very big deal and the sun is constantly trying to kill us all. Save yourselves. References from this episodeOrganic Chemistry Textbook, Edition 11 - T.W. Graham SolomonsChemistry, Edition 2, Openstax - Paul Flowers, Klaus Theopold, Richard Langley, and William R. RobinsonWikipedia references for SPFAmerican Academy of Dermatology FAQsFind us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ChemForYourLife.Email us at chemforyourlife@gmail.comAnd check out our chill, simple little website at https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/
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