There's a big difference between getting a sun bath in Europe when compared to any tropical country.

I mean, for example in Madrid the UV Index right now, with a clear day where you fell that you'll be dehydrated in an hour is 8, which is high, but in Caracas the UV index is 12 which is considered extreme, with less sunlight due to the city being in a valley and always having some clouds you're sure to be sunburnt in 1-2 hours of direct exposure, something that has never happened to ne here in Madrid, not even summer days where I stay from morning to night at the public pool.

If you live in a tropical country the fear of sunscreens is the most retarded thing you can see in your life, it's inconceivable to not use it.

I remember my mom using coconut oil but for tanning, not as sunscreen, the reason being because you couldn't get sunburned from using coconut oil as a replacement. I don't really know how this conspiracy theory works in non-tropical countries, but in tropical countries you'll feel like a piece of shit after a day under the sun with any kind of oil on your skin.

Its just another example of the Appeal to nature logical fallacy, like saying that the Vitamin C found in Oranges is better that the one in Vitamin C tablets/pills just because it's natural, where there's absolutely no difference under a microscope, I mean, there are micronutrients and sugars that you won't find in the pills, but the Vitamin C found in both places is exactly the same compound.

Do those offer UVA/UVB protection? I prefer to use and advise people to use zinc, zinc oxide or titanium dioxide.

These are considered physical sunblocks vs chemical sunscreens.

There’s a lot of educational information out there.