Do You Need to Wear Sunscreen Indoors? An Analysis | Lab Muffin Beauty Science

Do you really need to wear sunscreen when you're inside all day? It depends - here's what you need to consider. Yes, one Michelle was harmed in the making of this video.

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In this video:
Why wear sunscreen?
How much UV is indoors?
Direct and diffuse UV, and estimating how much you get
What about glass?
UV and season, location, time of day
Individual UV susceptibility
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Key references:
Sky view factor model: Utrillas MP et al., Photochem Photobiol 2010, 86, 449-456. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-1097.2...
Glass: Almutawa F et al., Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 2013, 29, 65-72. https://doi.org/10.1111/phpp.12022
Australian sun exposure guidelines: https://wiki.cancer.org.au/policy/Pos...
Ethnic skin and aging: Vashi NA et al., J Clin Aesthet Dermatol 2016, 9, 31-38. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Sunscreen and melanoma in dark skin: https://theconversation.com/sunscreen...
Blog post with more info and references here: https://labmuffin.com/should-you-wear...

Cancer Council Australia's skin cancer committee chair and Australasian College of Dermatologists president say you probably don't need sunscreen indoors: https://www.abc.net.au/life/do-you-ne...

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