https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:22:17 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of/page/2#post-2028735 Mon, 20 May 2019 00:46:58 +0000 elpgal 2028735@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>SuzyQ2, thanks for sharing. Didn’t know that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2028734 Mon, 20 May 2019 00:39:03 +0000 SuzyQ2 2028734@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just had my annual skin check at the dermatologist. No issues this year because I’ve been better at using sunscreen daily. The doctor did tell me they are finding the chemical sunscreens can lead to hair loss around the forehead. Another reason to stick to the mineral base. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2027096 Tue, 14 May 2019 14:28:59 +0000 Flytigress 2027096@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I tried the Maelove for the first time yesterday.&nbsp; So far so good!&nbsp; It was easy to spread and I did not get a whitish cast.&nbsp; My skin is medium-light, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2027092 Tue, 14 May 2019 14:04:36 +0000 Beth Ann 2027092@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear a facial moisturizer sunscreen daily, and purchase BB cream or foundation with it as well.&nbsp; For workouts, I used a more serious water resistant formula for my face.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Based on the new research, I've thrown out anything with Oxybenzone, since it was found in the blood in concentrations 50-100% higher than the other chemicals.</p> <p>NOTE:&nbsp; I had a severe reaction to micronized titanium dioxide (mineral sunscreen).&nbsp; I broke out in a horrifying crusty rash.&nbsp; I suspect these particles are small enough to slip through the barrier.&nbsp; My reaction is unusual (I wasn't on any meds at the time), and I tolerate regular titanium dioxide that is my BB cream and foundation. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2026053 Thu, 09 May 2019 23:07:25 +0000 DonnaF 2026053@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@bella: I think all the kids' sunscreens I've seen have been all mineral. I have no idea what is considered the best ratio and percentage of titanium dioxide to zinc oxide, however. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2025988 Thu, 09 May 2019 18:16:08 +0000 Anonymous 2025988@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Did you know that UV rays can penetrate clothing as well? Also, UV rays and car windows (driver's and front seat passenger windows are not usually tinted. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2025968 Thu, 09 May 2019 17:33:28 +0000 JAileen 2025968@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, I have CeraVe 30 on right now, and I like it. I bought it at CVS a couple weeks ago. They didn’t have it in 50. A friend uses it too, and bought it at Walmart, but also in 30. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2025966 Thu, 09 May 2019 17:27:34 +0000 Anonymous 2025966@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Could the mineral sunscreens be mixed with dark mineral foundation to make them blend in more? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2025964 Thu, 09 May 2019 17:22:02 +0000 The Cat 2025964@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for posting this. I have been skeptical to sunscreen chemicals for many years and am glad I seldom need to wear sunscreen. Wearing some clothes and a hat, or simply staying in the shadow, is usually enough where I live. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2025930 Thu, 09 May 2019 16:15:03 +0000 BrieN 2025930@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't use the chemical sunscreens because they aggravate my rosacea. I have tried many of the drugstore brands of mineral sunscreen and have not been happy with either the white cast to my skin or how they "sit" on my skin.&nbsp;<br />I am happier with the formulations that are tinted - have tried Cetaphil's, Suntegrity's, a few others I found on Amazon and am trying Purlisse. It's hard to find a good skin tone match.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2025927 Thu, 09 May 2019 16:11:12 +0000 bella 2025927@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Following this with great interest. Do you know if mineral sunscreens can be used by kiddos? Or alternatively, can anybody recommend a kids' suncreen free of chemicals. Thank you!&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2025866 Thu, 09 May 2019 13:32:17 +0000 Angie 2025866@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with,&nbsp;<b>Sal</b>. Once you've lived in places like Africa, Oz &amp; NZ, you really GET how harmful the sun is. The chemicals are the lesser of two evils.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Gaylene</b>, good to know. I'll let you know how successful I am.</p> <p><b>Staysfit</b>, do you use the one I've ordered?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2025850 Thu, 09 May 2019 12:28:37 +0000 RobinF 2025850@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting article. It is so hard to know what to do. I totally believe that it absorbs into the blood stream but 10 or so years ago I had skin cancer removed from my cheek so I wear facial moisturizer with sunscreen religiously. Sunscreen on my body is much less necessary here in Michigan, pretty much only on summer days when I am outside all day, at the beach or something. The mineral ones seem like they would be worth a try for sure. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2025836 Thu, 09 May 2019 10:38:35 +0000 Staysfit 2025836@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had an allergic reaction to chemical sunscreen and have always had to use the mineral version plus covering up. Cerave is my year round favorite. The dermatologist recommended it many years ago and I use both their moisturizer and sunblock. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2025802 Thu, 09 May 2019 06:11:07 +0000 Jane 2025802@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I very much adopt the cover up approach. Hats, long sleeves, all of that! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2025778 Thu, 09 May 2019 03:34:36 +0000 Sal 2025778@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is a tricky one because not wearing any sunscreen may put you at greater risk....... especially down here where the UV is worse.&nbsp;</p> <p>I do agree that covering up with hats and long sleeves is sensible rather than excessive sunscreen use. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2025757 Thu, 09 May 2019 01:12:48 +0000 MsMaven 2025757@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been concerned about this since I found out a sunscreen a friend recommended is bad for the coral reefs and possibly bad for me. I need to find something new. I tend to stay mostly covered up, but if I go outside to garden, the hat and then the gloves soon come off. I will make note of some of these recommendations and try them.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2025756 Thu, 09 May 2019 01:04:32 +0000 Gaylene 2025756@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’ve used the LaRoche mineral sunscreen for a couple of years now ever since I first spotted it in a French pharmacy. The whiteish cast is faint when I first smooth on the lotion, but disappears once I lightly rub the product into my skin. The pharmacist who recommended the product offered a couple of tips for applying mineral sunscreens: </p> <p>Don’t squirt and slather mineral sunscreens like you would with a thicker chemical lotion. Mineral sunscreens are more liquid, and, since they sit on top of the skin, require a different application technique. Start by shaking the product and pouring a quarter-size amount in your hand, then use your fingers to dot it on an area. Smooth the product to a thin film, then move onto the next area. The whiteish cast helps you see what is covered and what is bare. Once you have covered your face, ears, and neck, gently massage the product into the surface layer of your skin to get rid of the whiteish cast. This rubbing smooths out the mineral layer so it becomes translucent and is invisible. </p> <p>If you aren’t sure you have applied enough sunscreen, opt for two thin coats (with a drying period in between) instead of one thicker coat. Using two coats makes it easier to spread out the layers so they become translucent. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2025755 Thu, 09 May 2019 00:53:32 +0000 Carla 2025755@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't mind the white cast of the mineral based sunscreens since my skin is quite white. Before I started treating my Rosecea, my face 'looked' sunburned all the time and the mineral base knocked it down to a rosy colour. Honestly, I'll accept some risk with topical chemicals that I eventually wash off over cancer roulette. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2025730 Wed, 08 May 2019 23:58:26 +0000 Angie 2025730@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Style Fan</b>, oh no! I'm trying it though.....curious.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2025723 Wed, 08 May 2019 23:18:59 +0000 Style Fan 2025723@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I use the LaRoche Posay all mineral SPF 50 on my face and wear a hat. I wear long sleeves and long pants if I am going to be out in the sun for more than a few minutes.<br /> I tried the CerVa one. I looked like a ghost.<br /> I spent many years suntanning. I shudder thinking about it. I tan very easily even though I am fair. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2025666 Wed, 08 May 2019 19:19:01 +0000 Anonymous 2025666@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I use either Skinceuticals or LaRoche Posay. But couldn't anything you put on your skin be absorbed? There is a law that protects companies from disclosing what chemicals comprise the fragrances used in products. Hopefully that will change in the future&nbsp;</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://chemicalwatch.com/70845/ngo-fragrance-report-presses-for-mandatory-us-ingredient-disclosure">https://chemicalwatch.com/7084.....disclosure</a>&nbsp;.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2025665 Wed, 08 May 2019 19:18:56 +0000 Glory 2025665@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have tried to be much better about sunscreen and hats since having basal cells removed from my face. I am going to try the one Angie linked to as well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2025621 Wed, 08 May 2019 16:19:18 +0000 Suz 2025621@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We are probably going to go back to parasols....I'm going to try the Cerave Angie linked to.&nbsp;</p> <p>For years I mostly did without -- but I do have wrinkles to show for that, alas...</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2025612 Wed, 08 May 2019 15:52:19 +0000 Angie 2025612@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hats are the BEST, but not always something you want to wear.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2025598 Wed, 08 May 2019 14:52:57 +0000 texstyle 2025598@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>I agree that the mineral sunscreens are a better bet - yet many of them leave a really gray-white sheen on the skin -- hoping some of them don't. I used to use a papaya and coffee infused lotion that helped some and there is the "trick" of taking a baby aspirin before sun exposure but overall it seems like either slowly building up a light tan or wearing SPF clothing and hats may be the only two real solutions if you live in a sunny climate as many do.</div><div><br /></div><div>Heck, if I can wear snake boots out in the heat I guess I can wear SPF clothing. lol - after just ordering my first pair of snake boots and getting them yesterday - SO stylish in lace up camo. <br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2025592 Wed, 08 May 2019 14:43:29 +0000 taylor 2025592@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks texstyle, I have avoided sunscreen for years because of this.<br /> Even though I am fair , I tan up quite naturally in the sun . </p> <p>This info needs to be out there. This is sprayed and rubbed all over children ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2025584 Wed, 08 May 2019 14:07:05 +0000 JAileen 2025584@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’ve switched to mineral sunscreens. A friend who has had several cancerous growths removed told me her dermatologist told her to use only mineral. That, plus the fact that chemical sunscreens are bad for coral reefs made me change. I can’t say I like it, though. I’m still trying out different types. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2025581 Wed, 08 May 2019 14:04:45 +0000 Angie 2025581@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the info, <b>Tex</b>. Always good to know.</p> <p>I'm going to try this 100% mineral sunscreen next:&nbsp;</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sunscreen-information-to-be-aware-of#post-2025578 Wed, 08 May 2019 13:58:32 +0000 Flytigress 2025578@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I ordered this all-mineral sunscreen a few days ago.&nbsp; I have high hopes for it.</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://maelove.com/collections/our-lineup/products/the-sun-protector">https://maelove.com/collection.....-protector</a> </p>