I’ve been as sweaty as I’ve ever been these past couple of days, but no major sunburns. At the always low price of $1, I can afford all the elf lipgloss with spf 15 that I’ve been using.
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Today I did forget one important thing. While I haven’t gotten significantly sunburned this event, the top of my head is a little pink where my hair parts.
What safe sunning tips would you like to share?
Good for you for promoting sun protection! As someone who recently found out she has to get rid of TWO skin cancer spots (BEFORE the age of 30 and I’ve never been a big sun-baby, nor live in a really sunny area!) I think I’m going to jump on the sunblock bandwagon.
I’ve always worn a lot of sunscreen–but may I recommend a higher spf, putting it on every day, and more than once a day.
You know, I recently read how dangerous sunscreen is and asked my chiropractor for his (valued) opinion on the advice. He AGREED! Shock. He said the increase in skin cancer is actually from all the spf’s of over 30. His advice: to dress like grandma used to in loose, light-weight long sleeves and to wear a hat. And if you were going to be in the sun for an extended period of time to wear sunscreen but nothing higher than 15 spf. I haven’t totally converted to this philosophy yet, but what I’ve read so far makes a scary sort of sense! All the chemicals and drugs in the sunscreens leaching into our skin/bodies…
Thanks for sharing that, Mary. I will add that my daughter and I used spf 15 on our bodies also, for this intense sun all day event, as well as umbrella etc., and neither of us got sunburned. In addition, recently I have been made aware of several people who have used sunscreen with spf 50 or higher which failed, resulting in serious burns.
All that said, I am quite comfortable with your doc’s advice.
Wear a facial moisturizer with SPF 15 and put it on every day.
Wear a hat outdoors — at least covering your face from the sun.
Jody