Nine Ways to Deal With Sunburns From Idiots Who Have Been There
Do you have a sunburn? You dummy.
Drink More Wine, Get Less Sunburned
Finally, a scientific study that we can get behind: Just in time for the last month of summer, the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry published the results of a study by the University of Barcelona and the Spanish National Research Council that claims flavonoids in grapes halt the nasty chemical reaction where…
Eating Lots of Vegetables Will Make You Tan (and Sexy!)
New research conducted at the University of Nottingham claims that people who eat five more portions of vegetables than they normally do became tan and thereby "more attractive," by increasing "carotenoid levels giving your skin golden tones." Well okay! [BBC]
Yes, Whales Get Sunburned
Whales off the Mexican coast are getting sunburned, possibly because of damage to the ozone layer. Said one scientist: "Humans can put on clothes or sunglasses - whales can't." Haha, a whale with sunglasses! What were we talking about again?
How to Soothe Your Sunburn
It's summertime! We like pools, we like parks, we like the beach, and we HATE a sunburn. Here's a couple of ways to ease your boiling skin on those occasions when you neglect the SPF.
