bees@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 9 days agoEnough is enoughsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10
arrow-up113arrow-down1imageEnough is enoughsh.itjust.worksbees@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 9 days agomessage-square11linkfedilink
minus-squareDroggelbecher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 days agoI’ve been wondering why so much sunscreen has alcohol, exactly because of what you explained. Do you happen to know?
minus-squareatomicbocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-29 days agoNot OP but just to hazard a guess: Alcohol evaporates quickly. It’s probably there for the same reason it’s used in dry shampoos and antiperspirants; to make something that sprays but drys into a powder or thickens to a gel in a very short period of time.
I’ve been wondering why so much sunscreen has alcohol, exactly because of what you explained. Do you happen to know?
Not OP but just to hazard a guess:
Alcohol evaporates quickly. It’s probably there for the same reason it’s used in dry shampoos and antiperspirants; to make something that sprays but drys into a powder or thickens to a gel in a very short period of time.