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I've tried using them but I find most of them to be heavy, greasy and I hate the way it feels on my face. It leaves little pimples/bumps. I think they call it milia? Blech.
And you have to re-apply every two hours. I can't even apply it once! I usually forego using it at all.
It says it prevents the skin from receiving vitamin D from the sun so that's my excuse for not using it.
And I don't have fair skin or a history of skin cancer so...
I feel like the skin cancer thing has been overplayed. How many of these "skin cancers" are actually lethal and how many are caused by sun exposure? I believe the statistic is Melanoma accounts for just 1% of all skin cancer in the United States and causes the majority of skin cancer related deaths. That is an incredibly small statistic to be playing into fear-based projections and market propaganda from sunscreen companies.
I thought that too, but when I had a couple lesions turn out to be pre-cancerous (sent to a lab) and cut out of me with a knife and stitched, well---you reassess. I never "laid out" per se, but was always outdoors and paying for it now.
So now, we only go out on the beach after 5:00 and only if it's cloudy and I wear a long-sleeve shirt. I hate it. Seems so unnatural.
I agree about the sunscreen companies going overboard though. I was told to wear sunscreen IN the house and no, not doing that. I hate putting it on too and it ain't cheap. Yep, being Swedish on the equator doesn't help.
It's a conundrum for sure. How can something so natural and we evolved in the sun, be detrimental? yet, here we are....
I know several people (my mom being one of them) who have never used sunscreen in their entire life and are now in their 70's and 80's and have yet to get skin cancer.
I need it because I have a skin condition where if even the slightest of sun rays gets on my arms or neck I break out in a severe rash, and get these nasty red bumps all over (I wear jeans mostly so doesn't affect my lower body). Putting on a lot of proper sunscreen seems to help that. It started happening when I hit my 40's, so not sure if it's age related or what the condition even is.
Sometimes I don't feel like putting on sunscreen so I purchased several UV sleeves from Amazon:
I need it because I have a skin condition where if even the slightest of sun rays gets on my arms or neck I break out in a severe rash, and get these nasty red bumps all over (I wear jeans mostly so doesn't affect my lower body). Putting on a lot of proper sunscreen seems to help that. It started happening when I hit my 40's, so not sure if it's age related or what the condition even is.
Sometimes I don't feel like putting on sunscreen so I purchased several UV sleeves from Amazon:
These sleeves are awesome and I put them on when going outside and its sunny. So far has protected my skin from breaking out similar to sunscreen.
You can have sun allergies, which I assume can develop like any other allergy. It seems like yours is related to UV light. Uniqlo has a whole array of sun protection items. I don’t have the sleeves yet (I think they are new), but I have two of their hoodies that are really lightweight and go over the hands. I wear them when I am feeling too lazy to put on the sunblock. I don’t really want compression but having sleeves that go over the hands might be good. I can only see wanting compression when I’m doing some longer hike and get the swelling in the hands.
Born and raised in Florida. Have NEVER used it, never will. My skin is fairly light, however I am part Spanish, brown eyes, oily skin, and tan fairly easily. I am in my 70s now, love to be outside, however I do NOT spend hours and hours, maybe an hour or so and get sun tan naturally. For most people, a bit of natural sun is healthy. Just don't overdo. Good natural (albeit mild) sunscreens are coconut oil and zinc oxide. All that other crap is filled with carcinogens. Everyone I have ever known who has gotten melanoma were pasty white and never saw the sun. What does that tell you?
I'm not pasty white, but I had melanoma a few years back. I grew up in the 60s and 70s when sunscreen wasn't a thing, tanning was cool, I used the baby oil+iodine, had numerous sunburns, and did some unfortunate damage over many years.
I really didn't know anything about melanoma before my diagnosis. Now I know melanoma is a fast spreader and fast killer. Thank god my surgery got it all, and I'm 5 years cancer free now. No more tanning for me, ever. Sunscreen, SPF clothing and hats, umbrellas, whatever it takes to protect my skin.
I know, some people love to get tanned (though my doctors now tell me there's no such thing as a safe tan), and it's no fun to think about potential deadly outcomes in things we love doing. But I encourage everyone I know to learn about the ABCDE of melanoma, check your skin regularly, and see a dermatologist if anything looks even slightly concerning.
I have a (black) friend in VA who told me that her dermatologist said "White people and their need to be in the sun keeps me in business."
But even people with darker skin can get cancer--a lot of people might think that they're safe because of the melanin, but that's not always true. Even the people here who say that they're safe from sun damage because they tan--the tan *is* sun damage
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