Well, we’ve got some great news for you broccoli haters out there on today’s blog post. If you hate the taste of broccoli and are sick and tired of people telling you to eat it because it’s good for you, this is your lucky day indeed. According to scientists you can now get the health benefits of broccoli without having to eat it. Wow—if that’s not the scientific discovery of the year, I don’t know what is.

Whoa! Wait a minute. How do you wear broccoli? As a hat? Nope, as sunscreen. No joke! It turns out that your mom was right—broccoli is good for you. It is full of compounds that protect against diseases such as cancer. And it turns out that these compounds don’t just work if you eat them. Scientists have found that by applying a chemical produced by broccoli sprouts (it’s called sulforaphane), you’ve got an amazing sunscreen.

This broccoli sunscreen is 100% natural and protects the skin from the damage caused by dangerous UV rays from the Sun. In fact, this new broccoli powered sunscreen shouldn’t really be called sunscreen at all. Instead of blocking the Sun’s rays like a sunscreen, it is absorbed by skin cells. Once inside the cells, it does its magic. It increases the amount of protective enzymes (compounds that cause a chemical change to occur) that prevent UV damage in our cells. And on top of that, this increase lasts for several days after sulforaphane enters the cells. Wow! Not bad for a vegetable that lots of people love to hate!