Sunscreen breaks down rubber

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Sunscreen breaks down rubber

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I bought CVS brand SPF 50 sunscreen while down in SPI. I noticed the grippy rubber texture on my phone case started to peel off and bubble. I then noticed where my knee rests in my truck it bubbling too. I am attributing this to the SPF 50.

If you are doing any work with bladder repairs or rubber gaskets on your dry suit wetsuit or other kite parts, be aware it may get degraded if you are using sunscreen.

Anybody else ever noticed this?
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