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  • Sunblock You Can Drink: Is It Worth The Hype?

    “I’d like my sunblock shaken – not stirred.”

    Actually, shaking is kind of what the drinkable sunscreen called UV Neutralizer Harmonized Water claims to do – shaking your body’s molecules, that is. By sipping a few milliliters before relaxing by the pool, the founder of the company (Osmosis Skincare) Ben Johnson, M.D. says the cocktail makes “the water molecules just below the surface of your skin vibrate, emitting frequencies that cancel out the burn-causing frequencies.”

    Hmm. The concept of my subsurface molecules shaking has me stirred a little bit. It sounds like something you might see happen pre-teleportation in a science fiction flick. So, naturally, I decided to see if it works (literally – as in see other people try it out and talk about their experience). Does this elixir provide protection as it purports?

    Well, it didn’t hold up so well, according this ABC tale of two twins who took to the beach to test it:

    While one sibling slathered on traditional sunscreen, her sister wanted to see if the edible brand imparts an invisible dermal armor against harmful rays. The product gets taken in water form an hour before sun exposure and pledges to provide the same as SPF 30, although you must reapply every few hours (depending on weight) and cannot exercise with it – according the site. As for the results? The O.G. lotion delivered, while the new guy failed as a solar filter.

    K. Aleisha Fetters also detailed a personal experience post consumption and after a relaxing weekend by the pool. The final review was that while it wasn’t gross going down, it also didn’t stop sun from coming in: “It didn’t taste bad. It was literally just water. Phew. But that’s all I really have in terms of pros, since my near-transparent skin still burned after a couple of hours spent in the sun. (Well, all of my skin except those parts covered in true sunblock. I wasn’t about to take any chances with my face.)”

    Dr. Jayshri Gamoth has also expressed doubt, noting that the fine print indicates you not only cannot exercise while wearing it, but also cannot have eaten anything beforehand.

    Then others, still, shared their understandable unwillingness to try it:

    People should be free to do what they like – but they also should be provided all the facts.

    And currently, some facts provided include that the FDA hasn’t approved it, many everyday-person testimonials outside of the site aren’t supporting that it works, and that companies like Osmosis aren’t new; but after hiring a good PR company, they’re getting more exposure – and so is the scorched skin of the misinformed. Also, there seems to be a disagreement between medical professionals and the creators of drinkable sunscreen as to whether it’s even legitimate – or just based on pseudoscience.

    (Meanwhile, some simply want to know if it’ll go well with gin.)

    “There’s no evidence-based scientific data to support the product’s SPF 30 claims,” dermatologist Michael Shapiro, M.D., told TIME – referring to the company’s claim to block sun via vibrational frequencies “dubious at best.”

    Despite this large lack of support from dermatologists or FDA approval, there are some testimonials (er- on their own website at least) praising the product for its effectiveness. And even though it’s thought to be mumbo-jumbo sans scientific evidence, let’s play devil’s advocate a moment (for the sake of non-biased reporting) by conceding that science itself is a field that is constantly evolving. That means current scientific findings aren’t necessarily the be-all and end-all – indeed many of them are constantly being improved upon or disproved altogether. So, there that is. Maybe this innovation has helpful potential and maybe it doesn’t.

    For now, I think I’ll stick with the retro goo, lest I turn into Silence of the Tans in a few years. (“It puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the melanoma…”) But, let’s open it up to some actual testimonials and reviews from you guys – for the sake of other interested readers.

    Have you tried this stuff?

    How has it worked for you?

    And no… beer does not count as drinkable sunblock…


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  • Drinkable Sunscreen Will ‘Vibrate on Your Skin’

    Colorado company Osmosis Skincare has developed a drinkable sunscreen that is said to provide 30 SPF-like protection. The product falls under Osmosis’ “Harmonized Waters” line, and comes in “tan enhancement” and “no tan enhancement” flavors.

    According to Osmosis, Harmonized H20 UV Neutralizer works by “isolating the precise frequencies needed to neutralize UVA and UVB,” and will “vibrate on your skin in such a way as to cancel approximately 97 percent of the UVA and UVB rays.” The site goes onto explain that the revolutionary new Osmosis formula allows the drinker/wearer to “reverse engineer the frequencies of substances found in nature and/or the human body.”

    To apply the UV Neutralizer, a user drinks 2ml of the product (preferably with 2+ oz of water), waits an hour before going out into sunlight, and repeats the process every 4 hours. Osmosis suggests that for extended, intense exercise outdoors, or if taking sun-sensitizing medications, use alternate protection after 30-40 minutes.

    Here is a small documentary concerning snake oil salesmen:

    Dermatologist James Pehoushek of Phoenix’s Allergy and Dermatology Specialists is skeptical of the effectiveness of the product – “It sounds like an easy way to get your sun protection without a lot of mess and trouble,” Pehoushek commented, adding, “But I think you might be getting lead down the Primrose path on this one.”

    While Pehoushek goes on to point out that while staying hydrated is a good thing, it won’t protect one from sunburn. “It’s good not to get dehydrated when you’re out in the heat and the sun, but that in and of itself, being well hydrated is not going protect from (the) sun or sun damage,” he said. “So I would take this with a very big grain of salt.”

    While the Osmosis site provides product testimonials, there is no mention of any formal testing or FDA approval.

    The product was featured on The Late Show with David Letterman:

    Osmosis intrigue via Twitter:

    Pehoushek added, “I would be very wary of this and wear your sunscreen; that would be my advice to patients.”

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  • Drinkable Sunscreen to Hit the Shelves

    What do you do when you don’t want to apply sunscreen, but also don’t want to risk getting burned? You drink it.

    No, don’t toss back a few bottles of sunscreen; you may end up in the hospital if you do that. But what you can do is buy a bottle of drinkable sunscreen, which may end up in a store near you soon.

    Osmosis Skincare says that drinking a bottle of its Harmonized H20 offers the same protection as slathering on SPF 30 lotion.

    The cosmetics company said that once their drinkable sunscreen is ingested, molecules inside the elixir “vibrate on the skin” and combat 97 percent of UVB and UVA rays. The Harmonized H20 bottle states the product will “neutralize UV radiation,” and permits up to 30 times more than normal exposure to the sun.

    Consumers will even have a choice between tanning and non-tanning varieties. The tanning version of the product claims to give those who drink it beautifully tanned skin without being subjected to burn or redness.

    Harmonized H20 is just one of a few beverages in the “Harmonized Water” line that claims to fix a variety of ailments, including allergies and hangovers, and has a product that may even ward off mosquitoes.

    The FDA hasn’t evaluated Harmonized H20, so take that into consideration before dropping $30 for a bottle. The company recommends drinking two milliliters of the product every four hours, waiting one hour after drinking before going in the sun.

    Would you sip on drinkable sunscreen, or have you already? Leave your thoughts below!

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