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Tanning quickly using 50 SFP

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  • SYinUSASYinUSA Posts: 243
    I believe that a lot of women's beauty creams and lotions come with the explicit warning to not wear in the sun, so be careful with those - they could be counteracting your sunscreen without you realizing. I look for broad-spectrum protection on sunblock and apply as thickly as needed. Frankly I forget most days, but I tend to work outside wherever it's shady at the moment so I don't burn very often.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I use a high factor sunscreen if I can't avoid being out in the sun but I hate the sticky feeling that most of them have so I prefer to wear a loose long-sleeved shirt and a hat, and follow the shade round the garden. My regular face cream that I use all year round has SPF30 which is usually good enough with the hat as well unless I can't avoid being in the sun for a few hours. I don't like the feeling of direct sun shining on my skin unless its one of those rare freezing but sunny winter days. We've a pleasant 21C today with pretty good cloud cover so I'm off outside when I've finished my cuppa to get as much gardening done as I can before the heat strikes.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • TheGreenManTheGreenMan Posts: 1,957
    Late to this party but….

    I burn within minutes so I use and try a LOT of factor 50 creams. 

    Recently took a punt on this and after 3 weeks of daily use, so far, no spots. Skin is not greasy at all. In fact my skin is better when I have the cream on than it is without it. 


  • LunarSeaLunarSea Posts: 1,923
    That's the one we use. Its always tempting though to use it on neck & arms as well and then it becomes expensive.

    Although applying some sort of protection over the years I've recently developed sore spots on my face & neck. They have been diagnosed as Actinic Keratosis and are likely the result of sun exposure. Age has a lot to answer for  :/
    Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border

    I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful

  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Thanks @TheGreenMan , I'll look out for that one.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    I am not a spotty person but many of the heavy duty sun creams do bring the spots out like clock work. I am not sure that I have tried Nivea Shine control. I have tried expensive Roche cosmetic types and they are just not robust enough. 
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    Many years ago in the South of France we go chatting to a couple who would make David Dickenson look like a snowman.  They told us they used olive oil and white vinegar to get a good tan!  "Turn regularly and baste well" comes to mind.
  • JacquimcmahonJacquimcmahon Posts: 1,039
    I’m not allowed to use any chemical based products on my skin because it increases the flare up of my  eczema, which particularly attacks my eyelids which are the thinnest areas of skin on the body. My only option is no strong sunlight, huge hat, long sleeves or scarves….I have a wonderful collection of thin scarves which are worn variously draped over neck, arms…..people look at me like I’m crazy sometimes.

    for my sins this morning I woke up with a really bad flare up, scaly eyelids and half my face from under my eye to my mouth swollen like a balloon. Thank goodness for working from home, last time I looked like this everyone thought I was being beaten up!
    Marne la vallée, basically just outside Paris 🇫🇷, but definitely Scottish at heart.
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    @Jacquimcmahon that sounds awful.  My nephew used to be covered in prickly heat at the first sign of sunshine when he was young.  Thankfully the problem disappeared as he got older.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    @Jacquimcmahon Crikey. So sorry to hear that it's so bad.

    Very unusually, I spent the day in strong sun yesterday (with family, not in the UK) and today my face has puffed up like a football, as some kind of inflamation response. I don't know why my face should react so much, but it really doesn't like full-on sun.
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