Popular Science tells the story of proposed legislation which would provide that (quoted from the bill)
No person shall use or apply sunscreen, sunblock, or cosmetic containing any oxybenzone while on a beach or in the ocean.
The article seems to imply a broader ban, saying
[...] Hawaii's ban, if successful, would be unusual for its scale—it would be state wide, across all of the islands, affecting even those who may never set foot in the ocean.
The bill, it says, is motivated by studies indicating that oxybenzone (also known as benzophenone-3), can harm coral.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 01 2017, @05:22PM (3 children)
When it's really hot, I wet them for extra coolness. It feels like I'm wearing a portable personal air conditioner.
That only works in low humidity climate.
Most of Hawaii is high humidity.
(Score: 2) by bart9h on Monday May 01 2017, @05:27PM (2 children)
Perhaps it works better in low humidity climate, but it also work well enough on high humidity climate. I know because because I live in one.
(Score: 2) by goodie on Tuesday May 02 2017, @12:51AM (1 child)
Hey, from someone who does not own any but is wondering about it for kids etc. Any issues with chafing when it's wet?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 02 2017, @02:25AM
My nipples say yes.