Quote Originally Posted by Tuckervill View Post
I don't use sunscreen religiously, either. Only when I know I'll be outside in the sun (not sitting in the shade at a picnic) all day long. Bike tours, swimming, beaches, kayaking, at the ballpark when I'm working. Then I only put it on my top half, (waist up) and reapply on my face regularly, with my nose and cheeks getting an extra dose. (They get bright red no matter what I do if I'm out long enough.) My legs never get any because it's pretty amazing how long they can go without getting any color (all summer!). Kayaking, though, the tops of the thighs get tons.

Karen
well its always important to shield your hands from the sun and Norwegian Formula has Helioplex technology which give it its strong UVA and UVB protection...it's clinically shown to reduce age spots and fine lines in just 4 weeks...

Quote Originally Posted by michelem View Post
I'm one of those "religious" sunscreen users . . . spf 50 sunscreen (titanium dioxide and zinc oxide combo), long sleeve and full-leg-length upf (spf equiv.) 50 clothing . . the works. 'Lo and behold, I was diagnosed with vitamin d deficiency earlier this year. So, now I take 2000 IU of vitamin d along with my cal/mag and fish oil pills. All my hubby's painful skin cancer surgeries (not to mention all the associated scarring) has instilled into me grat fear of the sun.

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Quote Originally Posted by mimitabby View Post
not sure i agree with the idea of using sunscreen all the time. We need vitamin D and they are finding that folk that get skin cancers usually aren't getting the more deadly cancers. I'll use sunscreen if i'm going to spend a day outside my normal environment, but I do not use it for day to day stuff (and i live in Seattle, where NO ONE gets enough sun)
did you know that UVA rays which cause 80% of the premature signs of aging of the skin persist year round even on overcast or hazy days...