Why Wear Anything Other Than a Sun Hoodie This Summer? Our Picks for the Best
Key takeaways
- There were little brown bottles of coconut-scented low-SPF "suntan oil" around, but no one took it very seriously.
- Perhaps I've caved to cultural pressures, or perhaps my tolerance for mild discomfort has lessened with age, but I no longer like being sunburnt.
- I am, therefore, very thankful for the rise of the sun hoodie.
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Courtesy of Free Fly Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story I grew up in the late 1900s, in a time when attitudes toward sunburns were extremely lax compared to today. Red, peeling skin was seen as a minor and temporary inconvenience and the natural outcome of an active childhood, not a reckless lifestyle choice with potentially deadly consequences.
There were little brown bottles of coconut-scented low-SPF "suntan oil" around, but no one took it very seriously. We were kings—buttered up in Hawaiian Tropic, Jams billowing in the breeze, sipping ice-cold Crystal Pepsi with candy cigarettes dangling from our lips. I'd typically burn and peel once in June, at which point my Italian blood would take over, and I would darken up for the rest of the summer. The next year, like the Beach Boys featuring John Stamos, we'd do it again.
Perhaps I've caved to cultural pressures, or perhaps my tolerance for mild discomfort has lessened with age, but I no longer like being sunburnt. Yet I also do not particularly like wearing sunscreen. It's greasy, gross, and expensive. It smells medicinal. It's always expiring. It stings your eyes when you sweat. I always miss some little spot that gets scorched to hell and bubbles up like an angry volcano.