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Be careful what your using .. so many are full of toxic ingredients. harmful to health.
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I am not denying that sun can't cause a lot of damage to our skin - wrinkling, sagging, and dark patches called lentigos. UV exposure can also increase the risk of skin cancer.
But:
Sunscreen is a multibillion-dollar industry, and its efficacy in the prevention of skin cancer is often taken as fact. But the fact is that there aren't enough study to support this statement.
However, many sunscreens contain toxic ingredients that might harm you more than protect. Sunscreens have not been subjected to standard drug safety testing.
Zinc oxide and titanium dioxide are safe. Those ingredients act as a physical barrier to UV radiation and do not appear to penetrate the skin.
Also sunscreen products with SPF values above 50+ are marketing gimmick.
Don't rely on sunscreens only, but wear UV-protective clothing, broad-brimmed hats, and sunglasses.
Where you live, the colour of your skin, the amount of exposure.
My friend, of southern European background was concerned about the negative impact of creams. Fair enough, she is olive skinned. As is my husband, who rarely uses them.
But we live in the skin cancer capitol of the world (actually Queensland has the highest global incidence) and I am red-headed. As I said to my friend, if I do not protect my skin I know I will get skin cancer. I count myself lucky to only have had BCCs and SCCs and so far have avoided the dreaded melanomas. But even so, I hate having stuff cut out and burnt out.
I use Neutrogena Beach Defence and some local Cancer Council products.
Despite a lifetime of care and avoiding the sun I could not help feel sad when the grandson tactfully commented that I look older than my husband, despite being three years younger.
I should be living where my ancestors lived, in Scotland and Northern Europe.
I think the best kind are the "Sport" versions like "Coppertone Sport" as they usually do not burn you're eyes and will stay on after swimming or sweating. When I go to beach I use the cream version for the super strenght sun blocking and just for day to day walking I use the spray as it is easier to apply.
I have had melanoma, so I have to be extra careful. YOU DO NOT WANT TO HAVE A MELANOMA. Besides the obvious shock of having one, they can also come to other places on or even in your body. Also, I had a very small, but definitely dark freckle on my shoulder. It was so small that I couldn't even see if it have any uneven edges, and it was definitely not raised or irritated. It was about half the size of a pencil eraser, if that. Still, now I have what I affectionately call my shark bite, which is a four inch long by 2 inch wide by one inch deep cut on my shoulder, which 9 months later, STILL bothers me. Thankfully it was a stage 0, which I didn't even know existed, and I have a 95 percent chance of nothing recurring, which I'll take, definitely. I inherited my grandmother's Scottish skin tone - pale but with lots of color in it if that makes sense. But it's definitely always been "tan resistant." Golden tan? LOL forget it!
I have combination skin.
I did something interesting, to me, anyway. I had been using Lancome's Renergie Lift with Sunscreen but it really, really bothered my eyes. So I tried the Chanel UV Essentiel. The only difference in the active ingredients that I can see is that the Chanel contains 10 percent homosalate. So either that negates the other active ingredients or there's some other sort of chemical or whatever in the Lancome product. Both protect against UVA and UVB rays. Both go on smoothly, and invisibly, which is nice.
That looks like a good one. I've been using this Josie Maran spf 47 moisturizer as my daily sun protection. It's also mineral, and leaves no white cast on my face. It comes in a tinted version, too: https://www.josiemarancosmetics.com/...h-sunboost-atb
I prefer mineral sunscreens, for their stability, and also because they don't leave orange stains on light colored clothing. This is a problem with chemical sunscreens containing avobenzone, especially if you have well water.
I don't have well water and haven't noticed any issue with the UV Essentiel sunscreen by Chanel, which does contain 5 percent Avobenzone. I've been using it about a week, and have worn light colored clothing every day this week.
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