netbook (about midday of the beach day one)

[amethystic]

oh god i just remembered half our population is not used to having skin. SUNSCREEN. GET SOME FROM HEIMR IMMEDIATELY.

Comments

[ghostharasser]

What an incredible sentence to read with my eyes on this day with no context.

[amethystic]

look me in the eyes and tell me you think cookies get sunburn

[ghostharasser]

Is there a scientific difference between sunburn and getting baked?

[amethystic]

do you crisp up like a biscotti when you get sunburnt dipper

[ghostharasser]

More like an apple turnover, personally.

[eidxiety]

Isn't getting baked about drugs :O

[submittome]

[ DELIGHTED. ]

Do humans really use BAKED as a term to drug themselves? The only sensible thing I have heard about them.

[ghostharasser]

I am legally incapable of answering that question.

[purevanillacookie]

I can offer information on getting baked! Ah, the "baking" variety as it pertains to Cookies and not apparently drugs.

[ The fuck. ]

Since we are made with dough, including yeast as a leavening agent, we are baked depending on the oven temperature and time! It is just like baking cookies here! Yet once we are "born", we generally become resistant to the sun like you might expect Cookies. But it does make us prone to other things.

[ Such as molding. ]

[purevanillacookie]

Ah! Is that why I am turning redder in places?

[amethystic]

please get back to the cabana and drink some water, i'll bring you some asap

[purevanillacookie]

Oh of course! I will be all right, it is just some darker splotching!

[ It's over for Grandpa. ]

[amethystic]

( AAAAAAAAAAAAAA )

NO ITS NOT AAAAAA ILL BE RIGHT THERE

[clottedcream]

Sun... what?

[amethystic]

sunscreen. it's an ointment that prevents the sun's heat from penetrating the skin as strongly, preventing burns. it's also wise to use it even if you're in the water because water amplifies the sun's rays despite being very cool comparatively.

because the sun is a deadly laser.

[clottedcream]

I... must admit, I'm a little concerned now for the humans that have to deal with this on a regular basis. The sun burns you? Not even the sea can provide protection?

[ what kind of place IS the human world good lord ]

[amethystic]

nope
so long as they take the effort to protect themselves its fine its just
a lot

[winterfrosting]

The heat is oppressive but it is certainly far from an oven.

[Don't be silly fel!!]

[amethystic]

humans are both immensely durable and incredibly fragile. exposure to the heat and direct sunlight without breaks can cause damage to the skin, which can take up to a week to heal.

[submittome]

Oh a screen for the sun would be delightful, plenty more shade~

[ No. ]

[amethystic]

not that kind of screen

well
you could get that also, parasols are always handy

BUT sunscreen is a shorthand term for an ointment specifically to protect bare skin from the sun's heat.

[submittome]

First I am told humans have "skin" much like dessert puddings, and then I am told it can rebake simply from the suns power?

Forgive this slight. Actually no, do not forgive it. Humans are quite stupidly built. Their maker was an idiot.

[amethystic]

they don't have the same natural protections as other species. it allows them more adaptability- they can live anywhere they can breathe, basically- but they're also very sensitive to the environment without proper protection.

i wouldn't consider it the same as baking though? but it can be really painful and very unpleasant, and takes days to heal. covering up or sunscreen is a good way to prevent it, though the latter you should reapply every two hours.

mansplainer appearance

[succiduous]

For the curious:

Sunscreen can either be made of a category of ingredients called "physical blockers" or "chemical blockers". Physical blockers contain minerals such as titanium dioxide or zinc oxide ground into fine particles. They sit on the surface of the skin and reflect UV rays away from the skin, much akin to a mirror. Chemical sunscreen ingredients form a thin protective film that absorbs UV radiation before it penetrates the skin, so they're quite different.

Physical blocking sunscreen isn't known to cause skin irritation, but goes on white and somewhat sticky like lotion. Chemical sunscreens are easier to apply and go on clear, but due to the chemicals in them, people with sensitive skin might find that their skin gets irritated.

In general, you want something that's SPF 30 or higher, and protects from both UVA and UVB rays, and ideally is waterproof considering where we are currently.

NOT using sunscreen means you're completely unprotected and can develop complications, the most minor being a sunburn — which, if bad enough, will cause your epidermis to peel off — and other ones being the loss of skin elasticity (wrinkles), uneven skin texture, and spider veins. At the worst, it can cause immune system suppression, premature ageing, and skin cancer. Skin cancer can and will kill you, and you'll be covered in colour-changing moles, open sores, and other such things that I know some of you beauty-queen types don't want to deal with.

Wear sunscreen. Let me know if you need help applying it and I'll show you how.

[purevanillacookie]

[ Prolly out of all the Cookies, only Pure Vanilla fully understands this... ]

I see, thank you, my friend! That's quite informative!