Sunscreen news

[VeloVT]

On the topic of sunscreen though, I've been using Neutrogena Age Shield Face SPF 70 on my face. I'm a bit oily and this sunscreen is very light & dry, although it smells like house paint. I really like it for exercise or anytime I'm going to be out for a long time. For general use I like something a little lighter (usually with SPF 30), I've had good luck with some of the Murad products.

For body, I use Coppertone Waterbabies SPF 50, which DOES offer good UVA protection (3% Avobenzene). It works well for me (and smells like baby powder, which I like!), but I'm more of a tanner than a burner anyway. However, my boyfriend is very, very fair and burns at the thought of sun, and this has done a good job protecting him from burning on 3-4 hour rides before. (I use this on my body instead of the Neutrogena basically because it comes in bigger bottles and is cheaper).

Someone mentioned the Clarins titanium dioxide block. I used to use that and it's really, really nice, especially if you have combination-to-oily skin. It has a watery texture that just disappears on your skin. I wouldn't use it for exercising because I think it tends to streak off when you sweat heavily, but it's very nice for every day wear. Although I've kind of stopped using physical blocks for day-to-day wear because I like to put sunscreen all the way down my neck, and I find that titanium-based blocks, even really light & sheer ones, tend to rub off, and it doesn't look nice if you're wearing, say, a black suit .