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We hypothesize that a perspiration-produced salt layer on the

skin surface is useful for UV-scattering, as are salty tears for eye

protection. The body’s salt balance, serves as a prophylactic to

maintain human health, even though salt excretion can diminishes with

age. We predict that “salt-covered skin” should lower skin-cancer rates

and suggest that sunbathing would be healthier in the presence of salt

water and/or perspiration on the exposed skin, wherein it is advised to

not rinse off salt water, unless suntan lotion is then immediately

applied.

Conclusion

Photo-halosynthesis and salt-covering (as well as halo-

conduction and halo-perspiration) may be universal concepts and

mechanisms that occur in many organisms (including the possibility of

photo-halosynthesis in heterotrophes). In the all organisms a salt layer

can serve as a UV barrier and in some cases as an energy source.

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