Alternative To Sunscreen?
I am getting more and more dubious about suncreen , Not whether they are effective or not but maybe they cause more problems than they solve.
I am suspicious enough in the first place because some one is making a ton of money off all these sunscreen product- which are not cheap. Suddenly they are a must have and the need to have is some how correlated to how much costs, I have noticed a bug price jump in sunscreen in the last 10 year.
You are a bad parent if your kids don;t get slathered in the stuff.
I can;t wear because I get a rash from most of them allergic I guess and most of them burn my skin. No way will I put in my kids. I use the old fashioned zinc based stuff and don’t have problems with that and of cf course I do something crazy- like STAY OUT OF TOO MUCH SUN.
If it being in the sun makes you fizzy and woozy and fired your skin so it blistered maybe you shouldn’t be in it!
a friend of mine uses a cream she makes with ST; John’ wort. i would like to know if using St. John’s wort offers any kids of sunscreen protection . I couldn’t find much credible info on the internet.
St. John’s wort actually does the exact opposite - it makes your skin MORE sensitive to the effects of sunlight. Those who use products containing St. John’s wort are especially cautioned to stay out of the sun and/or use sunblock regularly.
Zinc Oxide (and Titanium Dioxide) products are a great choice for you and your family. They work by reflecting away the sun’s rays rather than just absorbing them like other sunblock ingredients, and are very effective at blocking both UVA and UVB rays. Keep using these and stay away from St. John’s wort!