Is Your Sunscreen Doing More Harm than Good?

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  Posted by linduhh Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:28pm PDT

  well where can we even buy the "good" sunscreens? we cant break our budget

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  Posted by bria Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:18am PDT

  well i have a concept for you guys. If there was no sunscreen just hundreds of years ago, wouldn't it make sense that we were kinda MEANT to be in the sun? The best advice I've gotten is to NOT wear sunscreen and just cover up with lightweight pants and long sleeved shirt (and a hat...very important)during the most dangerous hours in summer which is from about 10-12pm and then have at least an hour or more of sun exposure daily so then you can get your daily vitamin d...Also sunscreen looks greasy regardless whether its oily or not...my acne has gone down dramatically since I've stopped using that crap.

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  Posted by GG1000 Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:26am PDT

  Katie B, we've had luck with Neutrogena's Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch, oil-free sunscreen. In general, the Neutrogena stuff's been pretty good, and I like that it doesn't sting my face.

  We all know Badger's top rated, but my kids won't let me put it on them because it's basically smearable zinc oxide, leaves white gunk everywhere and smells absolutely disgusting (if pines trees had armpits, they'd smell like Badger). There's gotta be some usability tradeoff!

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  Posted by j-log Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:56am PDT

  These spray sunscreens suck. I bought one and seriously got 3 uses out of it and it cost the same as a bottle of lotion sunscreen that you can easily get 10-15 uses out of.

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  Posted by JAZZ Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:29pm PDT

  NIVEA SUNBLOCK LOTION SPF 50 worked best for my children. No traces of sunburn can be seen on their even they stayed under the heat at the Batangas beach. Unlike other products I used for them, this is simply the best.

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  Posted by Aj Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:07am PDT

  Thanks alot for this information!

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  Posted by Katie B Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:33am PDT

  GG1000 thanks for the info... I will have to try that out then...

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  Posted by Jo Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:15pm PDT

  I strongly recommend that people do not get their information about sunscreens from a "Fashion and Beauty" blog. The Neutrogena product that is on this "bad" list is an excellent product. In addition, for those people with medium to dark skin an SPF15 is appropriate and generally adequate for at least 6 hours of sun exposure.

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  Posted by Alexandra Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:19pm PDT

  This whole thing is so true. I have a really bad allergy to some of the chemicals in certain sunscreens particularly high level ones. So i HAVE to use the smaller SPF.

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  Posted by TasselLady Tue Jul 14, 2009 3:53pm PDT

  I used to use Coppertone suncreen 45. I burn very easily so I have to have a good sunscreen. I don't know if the others are any good or not. But I always check it out before I buy it. I'll have the lobster thing going without it!! ha Ha!!! But it's important for people who burn and not tan to use something to protect their skin. You don't want to get skin cancer.

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