I am in a dilemma about whether I should start applying sunscreen to my daughter. On a sunny day, she has red cheeks which go back to normal in a few hours. Apart from a little tanning, our skin tone is not threatened by any sun burn, and in our childhood and even adult life, we never used sunscreen. A friend mentioned that we must apply before swimming or on the beach because water and sun combination makes sun extra dangerous.
But I am reluctant to apply sunscreen because the titanium or zinc dioxide present forms a thick impenetrable layer closing the spore, preventing sweating and thereby toxic elimination through skin which is normal body mechanism. That itself makes me wonder if it causing more harm than helping people.
– Mama of a 1.5 year old in Connecticut
To sun or not to sun? That is the question.
Whether it is nobler in the sun to bask
Risking UV rays, sunburn, and worse
Or to arm ourselves with Vitamin D
And cleanse ourselves through sweat
And by boosting our immunity, brave them?
