I always wonder about sunscreen...my skin is so sensitive I can hardly ever use lotion without breaking out or getting a big red, itching rash. Thinking about which sunscreen to use stresses me out tremendously.
In the past I have used Banana Boat's Sport 30 spf sunscreen and overall have a good result, minimal face breakout and can usually get by with minimal re-application.
This year, I finally got a "sunburn" while using Banana Boat Sport (OK, so normal people would just say that I had gotten a little too much sun. I got redder than normal with a bit of itching and a small amount of stinging. All these symptoms were gone in a day and I got "tan.") even though I was re-applying every couple of hours. This made me think about my sunscreen again.
I was looking through one of the Reno independent newspapers and they had an article on the top 10 "safe" sunscreens. It gave a link to "Skin Deep" a website that dissects all the cosmetics sold on the market, including sunscreen and soaps.
Did you ever want to know what all of those weird ingredients in your cosmetics were? They tell you on the website and how they all can give you cancer of one sort or another. I found this site really interesting and I will be choosing a new sunscreen in the not to distant future.
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I love lotions and potions. I have a habit. I don't want to know they'll give me skin cancer but I guess I should look.
Yeah, it does kinda ruin all the fun. What I found interesting was to know what those big long words meant.
I mainly just wanted to know if my sunscreen was really working or not.
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