Sundots

@davidbograd you're right to be skeptical, I was, too! Here's a good summary of the research, and lemme know if you want more background on the science - we love to geek out over this: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc... Sundots aren't a replacement for sunscreen, the same way UPF-rated clothing isn't a replacement for sunscreen. We need all the protection we can get, and each tool works great in some ways, crappy in other ways. The way it works is that polypodium leucotomos, our active ingredient, inherently provides sun protection benefits, primarily via antioxidant activity. There's more detail in that journal article above, and I can also answer any follow-up questions you have. Plus I'm getting our co-founder/CSO Dr. Javorksy on Product Hunt ASAP!

@abadesi Take a look at my reply to @davidbograd above, and see if that answers your question! Also lemme know if you want more detail on any piece of it, happy to chat.

@prsarahevans here's the best summary of the evidence (warning: it's pretty geeky stuff, even for folks who consider themselves pretty science-fluent like I do): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc.... The overwhelming evidence is that we don't get good enough sun protection. Skin cancer rates are 3.5x what they were in 1990, for example... and it's not because our beach bags aren't filled with sunscreen. As I mentioned above to Carlos, sunscreen and UPF-rated clothing are both super-great, but also leave big gaps in coverage - Sundots fill those gaps. I haven't come across Sunguard yet, but it sounds like an interesting approach - sort of like permethrin for sun, if you're familiar with that product for the outdoors. Lemme pull in @emilia_j, my co-founder and Sundots CSO, for her take on Sunguard. Emilia, what say you!?

@chris_tolles Absolutely fascinating. Thank you! Yet another reason I love Product Hunt.

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