Sun Fear Ends Here: Skin Cancer Surgeon Exposes Lies About Sunlight + SPF

We’ve been told for decades to fear the sun. 

To slather on sunscreen from infancy to old age, avoid UV exposure at all costs, and dress in UPF clothing from head-to-toe to prevent skin cancer. What if that narrative is keeping us sick? 

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the world, with 1 in 4 Americans expected to develop it… But is sun exposure actually to blame? 

In this eye-opening conversation, Dr. Teo Soleymani, Stanford-trained, double board-certified dermatologist and skin cancer surgeon, joins us on our regenerative farm (under the sun) to unpack some of the most common misconceptions about sun exposure, skin cancer, and the products we’ve been told to trust. 

Dr. Teo shines light (literally) on why the most deadly skin cancers don’t come from sun exposure at all. He breaks down the risks of chemical sunscreen ingredients, the truth about their absorption in the body, and how holistic sun protection starts from within. 

Tune in to learn more about:

• Why skin cancer rates are rising despite widespread sunscreen use
• The only type of SPF he recommends to his patients
• How to truly protect yourself from skin cancer
• The untold benefits of sun exposure on mood, immunity, and skin healing
• The role of inflammation, sugar, and gut health in skin disease
• His professional opinion on “safer” tanning options like spray tans
• What he thinks about the viral trend perennial tanning

We love Dr. Teo’s common sense approach to sun exposure. If you’ve ever questioned the fear-based messaging around the sun, this conversation offers a refreshing, grounded perspective rooted in science and ancestral wisdom. 

P.S. Our most requested product release just dropped - and just in time for long, sunny summer days. Shop our mineral-based SPF collection here. 

XO

Sources:

1. National Library of Medicine | Somatic Driver Mutations in Melanoma 
2. National Library of Medicine | Daily Sunscreen Application and Betacarotene Supplementation in Prevention of Basal-Cell and Squamous-Cell Carcinomas of the Skin: A Randomised Controlled Trial
3. National Library of Medicine | Sun Protection for Preventing Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Skin Cancers
4. National Library of Medicine | Avoidance of Sun Exposure Is a Risk Factor for All-Cause Mortality: Results From the Melanoma in Southern Sweden Cohort
5. National Library of Medicine | Avoidance of Sun Exposure as a Risk Factor for Major Causes of Death: A Competing Risk Analysis of the Melanoma in Southern Sweden Cohort
6. National Library of Medicine | Multimodal Analysis of Composition and Spatial Architecture in Human Squamous Cell Carcinoma
7. National Library of Medicine | Single-Cell and Spatial Transcriptomic Analysis of Human Skin Delineates Intercellular Communication and Pathogenic Cells
8. National Library of Medicine | Molecular Profiling in Cutaneous Melanoma