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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

It’s quite likely a belief that sunscreen lotion is a bad thing that harms people.

I mean, it halfway is:

  • "Sunscreen" -- stuff with a decently high SPF rating -- is a good thing that prevents cancer.

  • "Suntan lotion" -- usually glorified coconut oil with fuck-all SPF rating -- is a bad thing that harms people.

  • "Sunscreen lotion" -- a confused amalgamation of the previous terms -- is not a thing and only misleads people by conflating good things with harmful ones.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago

This is not truth everywhere. Where I grew up suntan lotion is sunscreen.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

'Lotion' implies that it's moisturiser-based, not that it has any tanning properties.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

"Sunscreen lotion" -- a confused amalgamation of the previous terms -- is not a thing and only misleads people

So confidently stated yet so very wrong. Citation - an example that's available nationwide: https://no-ad.com/product/spf-85-sunscreen-lotion-3-oz/