suncream
hello there.
can anyone help and shed some light on a suncream issue i have.
first off i have never been abroad before and i am ventureing of our island in june, so need suncream, but, there are so many different ones around! can anyone help? i understand that you should get a high one like 25 or 30 but are all suncreams the same as some are cheaper than others???
also someone told me to get some with insect replient in it, but i cant find any with that in?
need help???
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I can undertsand the confusion Periwinkle, as there are so many different brands available. Not all sun creams are the same though, as some offer better protection from others. There are two types of rays that you need protection from - UVA and UVB, and not creams protect against both in equal amounts. If I remember rightly UVB rays are the ones that cause you to burn, whereas UVA are the ones that cause you to age. You also need to take into account whether or not the cream is waterproof. This is more important than you realise, even if you are not a swimmer, as even sweat contains large amounts of water, and make some creams not quite as effective as they should be.
The sun protection factor you need will depend on how fair skinned you are, how easily you burn, and whereabouts you are going. I am quite fair skinned, but also seem to tan fairly easily, nevertheless in this country I still use a minimum of factor 15. When I went to Egypt recently I used factor 35.
With regard to the insect repellant, it can be useful for certain countries, but wil probably stink to high heaven, and be toxic as well. If you think you really this though, the best place to look would probably be one of those outdoor camping type shops.
Hope this helps anyway, and have a great time wherever it is you are going!
June
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And you must remember to put it on thickly enough and reapply it often.
Lesley
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Hi Periwinkle,
I have found that is quite difference in suncreams, we always get the high SPF because of the kids. I really depends on your complexion and skin if you are unsure better to go for the higher ones and be sure to get waterproof. With insect repellent I have found Autan the best and havew used it for about 30 years, worked great in Africa, South and Central america, it's expensive but well worth it.
Have fun on your hols.
Rocky.
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Hi periwinkle,
I have stuck with the same sun cream since the children were born. Its called Nuage childrens formula, its water resistant with uva and uvb screens I use the spf factor 50!!! but they do lower ones, I use it for the whole family because it works. Mt son is fair skined without suncream on he goes red, which eventually turns brown, much like Martin, his dad, my daugher is lucky she only has to think about the sun and turns brown, much like me, and although the factor 50 cream is thick we both still turn a lovely shade of brown, and the boys dont burn:)
Oh yeah, its not the cheapest, but it is not the most expensive so its good all round, the only problem is I cant remember where I got it from[&o] I bought in bulk a couple of summers ago, sorry:eek:
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Remember too that the active ingedient in suncreams is not stable so something that was bought a few years ago is not as effective now as it was then.
You also want to look out for something that is paraben (PABA) free.
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PABA is not the same as parabens.
PABA stands for para-aminobenzoic acid and some ppl can be allergic to it.
Parabens are commonly used preservatives.
Btw, a mineral based sunscreen is preferable to one that absorbs the UV and UB rays.
There is evidence to suggest that alot of commercially available sunscreens may be actually harming our skin and causing skin cancer.
It is a lengthy article, here is a few quotes from it if you don't want to read all of it:
QUOTE:
Sunscreens are designed to protect against sunburn (UVB rays) and generally provide little protection against UVA rays. They come in two forms:
CHEMICAL SUNSCREENS contain chemicals such as benzophenone or oxybenzone (benzophenone-3) as the active ingredient. They prevent sunburn by absorbing the ultraviolet (UVB) rays(2).
PHYSICAL SUNSCREENS contain inert minerals such as titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, or talc and work by reflecting the ultraviolet (UVA and UVB) rays away from the skin(2).
...Most chemical sunscreens contain from 2 to 5% of benzophenone or its derivatives (oxybenzone, benzophenone-3) as their active ingredient. Benzophenone is one of the most powerful free radical generators known to man. It is used in industrial processes to initiate chemical reactions and promote cross-linking(15). Benzophenone is activated by ultraviolet light. The absorbed energy breaks benzophenone's double bond to produce two free radical sites. The free radicals desperately look for a hydrogen atom to make them "feel whole again"(15). They may find this hydrogen atom among the other ingredients of the sunscreen, but it is conceivable that they could also find it on the surface of the skin and thereby initiate a chain reaction which could ultimately lead to melanoma and other skin cancers. Researchers at the Harvard Medical School have recently discovered that psoralen, another ultraviolet light-activated free radical generator, is an extremely efficient carcinogen. They found that the rate of squamous cell carcinoma among patients with psoriasis, who had been repeatedly treated with UVA light after a topical application of psoralen, was 83 times higher than among the general population(16). END QUOTE
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and before you go out in the sun
emma.xXx.
can anyone help and shed some light on a suncream issue i have.
first off i have never been abroad before and i am ventureing of our island in june, so need suncream, but, there are so many different ones around! can anyone help? i understand that you should get a high one like 25 or 30 but are all suncreams the same as some are cheaper than others???
also someone told me to get some with insect replient in it, but i cant find any with that in?
need help???
Answers:
I can undertsand the confusion Periwinkle, as there are so many different brands available. Not all sun creams are the same though, as some offer better protection from others. There are two types of rays that you need protection from - UVA and UVB, and not creams protect against both in equal amounts. If I remember rightly UVB rays are the ones that cause you to burn, whereas UVA are the ones that cause you to age. You also need to take into account whether or not the cream is waterproof. This is more important than you realise, even if you are not a swimmer, as even sweat contains large amounts of water, and make some creams not quite as effective as they should be.
The sun protection factor you need will depend on how fair skinned you are, how easily you burn, and whereabouts you are going. I am quite fair skinned, but also seem to tan fairly easily, nevertheless in this country I still use a minimum of factor 15. When I went to Egypt recently I used factor 35.
With regard to the insect repellant, it can be useful for certain countries, but wil probably stink to high heaven, and be toxic as well. If you think you really this though, the best place to look would probably be one of those outdoor camping type shops.
Hope this helps anyway, and have a great time wherever it is you are going!
June
Answers:
And you must remember to put it on thickly enough and reapply it often.
Lesley
Answers:
Hi Periwinkle,
I have found that is quite difference in suncreams, we always get the high SPF because of the kids. I really depends on your complexion and skin if you are unsure better to go for the higher ones and be sure to get waterproof. With insect repellent I have found Autan the best and havew used it for about 30 years, worked great in Africa, South and Central america, it's expensive but well worth it.
Have fun on your hols.
Rocky.
Answers:
Hi periwinkle,
I have stuck with the same sun cream since the children were born. Its called Nuage childrens formula, its water resistant with uva and uvb screens I use the spf factor 50!!! but they do lower ones, I use it for the whole family because it works. Mt son is fair skined without suncream on he goes red, which eventually turns brown, much like Martin, his dad, my daugher is lucky she only has to think about the sun and turns brown, much like me, and although the factor 50 cream is thick we both still turn a lovely shade of brown, and the boys dont burn:)
Oh yeah, its not the cheapest, but it is not the most expensive so its good all round, the only problem is I cant remember where I got it from[&o] I bought in bulk a couple of summers ago, sorry:eek:
Answers:
Remember too that the active ingedient in suncreams is not stable so something that was bought a few years ago is not as effective now as it was then.
You also want to look out for something that is paraben (PABA) free.
Answers:
PABA is not the same as parabens.
PABA stands for para-aminobenzoic acid and some ppl can be allergic to it.
Parabens are commonly used preservatives.
Btw, a mineral based sunscreen is preferable to one that absorbs the UV and UB rays.
There is evidence to suggest that alot of commercially available sunscreens may be actually harming our skin and causing skin cancer.
It is a lengthy article, here is a few quotes from it if you don't want to read all of it:
QUOTE:
Sunscreens are designed to protect against sunburn (UVB rays) and generally provide little protection against UVA rays. They come in two forms:
CHEMICAL SUNSCREENS contain chemicals such as benzophenone or oxybenzone (benzophenone-3) as the active ingredient. They prevent sunburn by absorbing the ultraviolet (UVB) rays(2).
PHYSICAL SUNSCREENS contain inert minerals such as titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, or talc and work by reflecting the ultraviolet (UVA and UVB) rays away from the skin(2).
...Most chemical sunscreens contain from 2 to 5% of benzophenone or its derivatives (oxybenzone, benzophenone-3) as their active ingredient. Benzophenone is one of the most powerful free radical generators known to man. It is used in industrial processes to initiate chemical reactions and promote cross-linking(15). Benzophenone is activated by ultraviolet light. The absorbed energy breaks benzophenone's double bond to produce two free radical sites. The free radicals desperately look for a hydrogen atom to make them "feel whole again"(15). They may find this hydrogen atom among the other ingredients of the sunscreen, but it is conceivable that they could also find it on the surface of the skin and thereby initiate a chain reaction which could ultimately lead to melanoma and other skin cancers. Researchers at the Harvard Medical School have recently discovered that psoralen, another ultraviolet light-activated free radical generator, is an extremely efficient carcinogen. They found that the rate of squamous cell carcinoma among patients with psoriasis, who had been repeatedly treated with UVA light after a topical application of psoralen, was 83 times higher than among the general population(16). END QUOTE
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and before you go out in the sun
emma.xXx.