coconut oil for sun exposure

[Guest guest]

I am sure no expert here, but I do have some conjectures.

Scientists measure protection from sunburn in terms of SPF. But it

seems to me that is a very limited perspective. I feel coconut oil on

skin, which has a low SPF, is not just " folklore " protection against

sunburn. If people used coconut oil, then got badly sunburned, they

would not repeat the experiment.

For most of my life, I burned very easily with sun exposure. Back a

year ago, I began to supplement heavily with vitamin D3. When I did

this, I noticed that I tanned, rather than burned by the sun.

My conjecture is this: Suppose smearing coconut oil on the skin did

NOT protect the skin from burning rays from the sun. Suppose it

allowed the UV light into the skin, but the oil protected one from

being burned. That would allow one to darken (tan) while boosting

vitamin D levels. Boosting vitamin D levels would further protect the

skin from burning.

So, it may well be possible that coconut oil applied to the skin could

well protect one from burning, even though it has a low SPF.

Alobar

[Guest guest]

I was thinking it might be along those lines. Baby oil, which I think is a

petroleum product, used to be used more for tanning; it contains zero SPF but

some components help one burn less. Other oils that do not contain SPF help too.

all good,

Duncan

>

> I am sure no expert here, but I do have some conjectures.

>

> Scientists measure protection from sunburn in terms of SPF. But it

> seems to me that is a very limited perspective. I feel coconut oil on

> skin, which has a low SPF, is not just " folklore " protection against

> sunburn. If people used coconut oil, then got badly sunburned, they

> would not repeat the experiment.

>

> For most of my life, I burned very easily with sun exposure. Back a

> year ago, I began to supplement heavily with vitamin D3. When I did

> this, I noticed that I tanned, rather than burned by the sun.

>

> My conjecture is this: Suppose smearing coconut oil on the skin did

> NOT protect the skin from burning rays from the sun. Suppose it

> allowed the UV light into the skin, but the oil protected one from

> being burned. That would allow one to darken (tan) while boosting

> vitamin D levels. Boosting vitamin D levels would further protect the

> skin from burning.

>

> So, it may well be possible that coconut oil applied to the skin could

> well protect one from burning, even though it has a low SPF.

>

> Alobar

>