As kids, a few golden rules about sunscreen are drilled into our heads by our parents. Never go outside without it. Reapply, reapply, reapply. And if you get burnt because you forgot either of these rules, frankly, you deserve it.
As adults, we have a greater understanding of the long-term damage sun exposure can wreak on the skin – namely, melanoma. But recent studies have mad the decisionmaking process of what sunscreen to buy more complex. Over here, studies find that some sunscreens contain chemicals that cause cancer. Over there, a study finds that most commercial sunscreens are harmful to coral reefs. Where do you turn?
As with sex, sometimes the answer is simply abstinence. Abstaining from sun exposure as a surfer may seem impossible to accomplish. But, thankfully, Raglan Surf Report has you covered. Cave surfing is the only sunscreen alternative that blocks 100 percent of UV rays*, save maybe night surfing.
*This is completely unscientific, and we can’t stand by the veracity of this claim whatsoever.
Check out a few more totally unreal sunscreen alternatives here.
