Sunscreen

 


The ‘70s: Spring afternoons in the park flipping the Frisbee with Max Curry Jr. without our shirts. Harvest in June, and the famous “farmer tan” followed by lying out at the Alva Pool to impress the girls. All this and more sun tanning before sunscreen was developed. We used baby oil to improve our tan while getting that all-over shiny look so coveted by the beach bums. “California’s got the sun and the girls all get so tan.”

Often referred to as “getting a good color” or a “healthy glow,” it was really exposure that would manifest itself in later years as damaged skin,...



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