system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5 "Peeling after sunburn is our body's way of getting rid of damaged cells. This is necessary because cells damaged by the sun are at risk of becoming cancer". Why is it recommended to use an after sun moisturizer to help prevent drying and peeling of the skin?
gpt
The moisturizer is for two reasons... first it doesn't help prevent the peeling of the skin, it makes it happen faster. Second, is that one of the jobs of your skin is to keep in body moisture, when the outer layers start sloughing off you are less protected.