fakking sunburn

[fistfullofsteel]

http://www.neutrogena.com/content_169.asp I have Neutrogena Ultra Sheer™ Dry-Touch Sunblock SPF 55 & 70. It's $10, but it comes in a 5 oz spray bottle, so you use it up fast.

A chemical stabilizer is included in sunscreens containing avobenzone to slow breakdown. Avobenzone is also the only ingredient that blocks only UVA.


The best UVA protection is provided by products that contain zinc oxide, avobenzone, and ecamsule. Titanium dioxide probably gives good protection, but does not completely cover the entire UV-A spectrum.

Results of sunscreen testing

PABA, phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid, and avobenzone have photomutagenic or photogenotoxic effects.

In photocarcinogenicity tests, 4 compounds (Meroxyl SX, 2-ethylhexyl-paramethoxycinnamate, 3-benzoyl-4-hydroxy-6-methoxybenzenesulfonic acid, and titanium dioxide), have been found to protect against the development of cancer in hairless mice.[26]

No sunscreen ingredient has been found to be photocarcinogenic. [26]

In August 2007, The United States FDA proposed to disallow manufacturer claims on bottles that using sunscreens prevents cancer and to change SPF to refer to Sunburn Protection Factor instead of Sun Protection Factor (FDA proposed changes). This was done due to the epidemiological results in conjunction with some mechanistic studies which show that sunscreens prevent inflammation only and not necessarily the causes of melanoma.




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suntan_lotion

here is another great read with sunscreen product reviews

http://www.consumersearch.com/www/family/sunscreen/review.html

 

[calveless wonder]

not be white

 

[fistfullofsteel]

not be white

wow, that was great help.

 

[nefertiti]

http://www.neutrogena.com/content_169.asp I have Neutrogena Ultra Sheer™ Dry-Touch Sunblock SPF 55 & 70. It's $10, but it comes in a 5 oz spray bottle, so you use it up fast.

A chemical stabilizer is included in sunscreens containing avobenzone to slow breakdown. Avobenzone is also the only ingredient that blocks only UVA.


The best UVA protection is provided by products that contain zinc oxide, avobenzone, and ecamsule. Titanium dioxide probably gives good protection, but does not completely cover the entire UV-A spectrum.

Results of sunscreen testing

PABA, phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid, and avobenzone have photomutagenic or photogenotoxic effects.

In photocarcinogenicity tests, 4 compounds (Meroxyl SX, 2-ethylhexyl-paramethoxycinnamate, 3-benzoyl-4-hydroxy-6-methoxybenzenesulfonic acid, and titanium dioxide), have been found to protect against the development of cancer in hairless mice.[26]

No sunscreen ingredient has been found to be photocarcinogenic. [26]

In August 2007, The United States FDA proposed to disallow manufacturer claims on bottles that using sunscreens prevents cancer and to change SPF to refer to Sunburn Protection Factor instead of Sun Protection Factor (FDA proposed changes). This was done due to the epidemiological results in conjunction with some mechanistic studies which show that sunscreens prevent inflammation only and not necessarily the causes of melanoma.




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suntan_lotion

here is another great read with sunscreen product reviews

http://www.consumersearch.com/www/family/sunscreen/review.html

Thanks, I'll look into those before my trip in june. I had on spf45, but it clearly wasn't doing a very good job.

 

[fistfullofsteel]

Thanks, I'll look into those before my trip in june. I had on spf45, but it clearly wasn't doing a very good job.

from what i read sunscreens used in europe and other countries are better than the sunscreens used in USA, because FDA's policy is let's wait forever to approve something. no joke, FDA likes to wait like 10+ years after something is regarded safe to use in Europe and other countries. then the FDA says it's safe to use. FDA speaking, "Well they have been using it in Europe and other countries for the last 10+ years and nobody has died from it, so we should look into approving it."


ok, ok, rant over. here is some good products used in Canada, but the stuff isn't cheap. http://www.pharmacymix.com/product.aspx?ProductID=610&deptid=726& http://www.pharmacymix.com/Product.aspx?ProductID=4704&& You want something that covers the entire UVA/UVB spectrum. http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic510.htm


Vichy Capital Soleil, La Roche Posay, and L'Oreal makes products with Ecamsule. I'm sure there are others.


another great site with product reviews and info http://www.mensjournal.com/healthFitness/0606/skincare_sunscreens.html


For years, beach-goers and adventurers in europe have wielded 21st-century shields against the sun. Meanwhile, thanks to the slow regulatory machinery of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), sun-loving Americans have been stuck squarely in the 20th.

Unlike most countries, which classify sunscreens as cosmetics, the U.S. categorizes the active ingredients in sunscreens as drugs and subjects them to the FDA's drug approval process. That's a long slog, especially because the agency is several years overdue in establishing comprehensive guidelines for evaluating sun protection. Any sunscreen ingredient submitted for approval -- such as Mexoryl, a highly effective product available in Europe -- ends up in regulatory limbo.

But new technology is making its way to the market. Last December Florida-based Ivax rolled out Heliocare, an oral supplement long available in a different form in Europe. Extracted from a Honduran fern, the orange capsules, used daily together with a topical sunscreen, ward off long-term damage, not just sunburn.