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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 03:19 PM
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Ugg...I went to the beach with my kids today and ended up sunburned
I used sun block but I am so damn pale that I burn just thinking about going in the sun. I just should have stayed home. Does sun block really work anyway?
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 03:22 PM
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1. It does but you have to KEEP reapplying frequently
Especially if you sweat or swim alot. I was at the beach last week and its so easy to see where I missed applying sunblock...Very patchy sunburn....
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 06:16 PM
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5. Yup, that was the problem. I got caught up in playing with the kids
and making sand castles with them. Next thing I now, I have a burn.
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 03:26 PM
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2. You need to replace it every year...
and you need a high SPF (sun protection factor) rating. We're very fair-skinned and use Coppertone's "Waterbabies" with an SPF of 50, and have not had any problems with burning except for one time, when the sunscreen we used was left over from the summer before.
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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 03:38 PM
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3. I once made the mistake of not applying sunscreen when I was in the Florida Keys.
The thing was, I stupidly thought because I would be doing swimming and snorkling exclusively as opposed to sunbathing, I didn't really need sunscreen.

The result was probably the worst sunburn I've ever suffered in my life, exclusively on my back. Did that ever burn....and itch, too! It itched, but unlike say mosquito bites, scratching the itch didn't temporarily relieve the itch, it just...itched. Not fun.

Although the Keys were so darn beautiful I still say it was worth it.
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TheMightyFavog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 03:56 PM
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4. Get you some of that cooling aloe gel with lidocaine in it.
You'll feel better.
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 06:17 PM
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6. Yes, that stuff is the best. I have not had a burn in maybe 10 years.
Darn kids who want to go to the beach.
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gmoney Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 06:38 PM
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7. The new spray sunblock seems to work quite well...
kept me from burning in the California high desert last June, and in Arizona in May... and I'm pretty pale/ginger.
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Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 06:47 PM
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8. Anything above SPF 30 should work fine.
I use SPF 50 for all of my farmer-tan maintenance needs.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 07:33 PM
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10. Someone told me that anything over 50 is just overkill.
Not sure about that. Something about 50 really being the max. :shrug: Have you heard that? I usually only go for about 30-ish anyway.
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Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 11:42 PM
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16. I don't know the science, But I'd say that's about right.
I can put on 50 and walk around all day in the sun and come home with the exact same farmer-tan.

I've never used anything higher than that, but I don't see why I'd need to.

SPF50 does seem to me to be the top end.
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tabbycat31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 07:18 PM
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9. get a rash guard shirt
I got one this year, and it's saved me from many a painful sunburn.
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 08:40 PM
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11. Now that sounds like a good idea...we are going camping at a beach this weekend
and I think I might get one of those. Today I was just at a beach at a pond...I bet I need some kind of t-shirt if I'm at the ocean for two or three days. The shirt seems really protective.
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tabbycat31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 10:22 PM
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14. my mom got me one for my birthday
and I wear it whenever I'm out in the sun. Land's End makes good ones, and if you have a Sears nearby, check them out. Well worth it.
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mwooldri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 08:52 PM
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12. I'm that pale too. Yes, sunblock really does work.
I went out one day - it was warm, and cloudy, and there was enough UV to cause severe burns to require me to take a week off of work. I did not wear sunscreen that day at all. Recently I went out to the pool, on a blazing hot day with a wonderful Carolina Blue sky... and even though I thought I applied sunblock everywhere (yes - EVERYWHERE!), apparently I missed a couple of spots - and got burned. Though it obviously worked as I did apply there earlier - otherwise it would have been far far worse.
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 08:53 PM
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13. I went up to the cottage a few weeks ago. I had sunblock with me and
lay down for 'just a few minutes' before I was to put on the cream. I fell asleep. Three hours later....
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 12:04 PM
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17. Ouch, ouch, ouch.
I am still in pain right now. I can only imagine...
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RedCloud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 10:23 PM
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15. Hey, I didn't see you at the beach. My kids went ape throwing sea sand at each other.
Did you see them?
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 12:05 PM
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18. No but my 5 year old daughter and her best friend were throwing sand at
each other yesterday...got in their eyes and they started crying. You would think they would now better by now but no...
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DeepBlueC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 12:20 PM
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19. what beach do you go to?
:wistful:
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 12:21 PM
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20. Welcome to the club
I actually got a second degree sunburn on my back last Tuesday. Today is the first day I've been able to wear a normal bra. And even though I'm not raw or blistered any more, I'm itchy as hell.

Yes, sunblock works, but like others have said, you have to keep re-applying it.

A big beach umbrella can be helpful too.
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NJmaverick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 12:25 PM
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21. What SPF are you using?
it provides a degree of protection. Nothing really protects like clothing or a good beach umbrella though.
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