Peter Attia· MD
When those chemical sunscreens absorb those harmful rays, whether it's UVB or UVA, the cells uh well, the chemicals absorb them and they neutralize those rays, but they cause reactive oxygen species.
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When those chemical sunscreens absorb those harmful rays, whether it's UVB or UVA, the cells uh well, the chemicals absorb them and they neutralize those rays, but they cause reactive oxygen species.
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When those chemical sunscreens absorb those harmful rays, whether it's UVB or UVA, the cells uh well, the chemicals absorb them and they neutralize those rays, but they cause reactive oxygen species. And those reactive oxygen species damage the DNA of the cells, which then accentuates the damage that you're getting from whatever other UVA gets through the sunscreen.
When those chemical sunscreens absorb those harmful rays, whether it's UVB or UVA, the chemicals absorb them and they neutralize those rays, but they cause reactive oxygen species. And those reactive oxygen species damage the DNA of the cells, which then accentuates the damage that you're getting from whatever other UVA gets through the sunscreen.