"A honey of a natural sunblock for UV-protective clothing: Honeysuckle extract"

[QuietGuy]

With those months of blazing summer sunshine head, scientists are reporting that an extract of the honeysuckle plant could make a highly-effective natural coating for clothing designed to protect people from exposure to potentially harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun.

↳Click here to read the full article. (A honey of a natural sunblock for UV-protective clothing: Honeysuckle extract | (e) Science News)

[SteveO]

Honeysuckles smell delicious and the nectar is to die for

[hletchworth]

Quite interesting. It was talking about it being applied to clothing, do you think it would work applied directly to the skin?

[QuietGuy]

@Steve

Honeysuckles smell delicious and the nectar is to die for

Indeed! I got quite a bit of them in the back yard.

@hletchworth

Quite interesting. It was talking about it being applied to clothing, do you think it would work applied directly to the skin?

That’s a good question! It’s tough to say because the content and potency of the extract being used to give the wool uv blocking properties is probably different than the kind(s) being utilized for therapeutic use on the skin.

So, it may not be healthy to have that particular version of extract, which is meant to be applied to wool to be put on someone’s skin but, besides that. I’ll venture a layman guess and answer your question with a maybe.