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Tetrapod Sunscreen Ends the White Cast | Science News
UCLA scientists have invented a game-changing mineral sunscreen that ditched the chalky white residue—no more ghostly film! By reshaping zinc oxide into microscopic four-armed stars called tetrapods, they’ve created a formula that protects brilliantly without looking like a mask. This breakthrough could especially help darker skin tones, who often skip sunscreen due to the white cast—leading to later, harder-to-treat skin cancer diagnoses. The new sunscreen matches natural skin tones without extra pigments, is more stable, and could finally make daily sun protection look good enough to…
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