Makeup

[snapdragen]

Yup. I use sunscreen, and still ended up with precancerous spots. I finished up treatment around December with Aldara cream. I will now check myself and go to the derm religiously.

Brandi is right slap on that sunscreen and wear a hat in summer. Recently I noticed a red spot on my husbands head and off he went to the Doc. It is a Basal Cell Carcinoma and will have to be removed. Lucky I noticed it because he couldnt even see it. So I guess get someone to check those places you cant see yourself.

[DirtDiva]

In summer the sunscreen goes on as soon as I get out of the shower: arms, shoulders, legs, face, ears, neck and anywhere else the sun might see me. More goes on if I'm going to be outside for more than 15 minutes. The hat goes on if I'm going to be outside for more than about a minute. Sunnies are on my face if it's not night-time. It's all just one of those things that gets ingrained when you come from the ozone-deficient southern reaches of the world.

[bikerchick68]

Brandi... I sent you at PT... thanks for the offer of the name of the sunscreen!!! I'll give it a shot!

[Jo-n-NY]

You all are right. I had basil cell removed in a few places on my face and now go for a skin check every 6 months. The damage was done in my teen years as it takes the cells 15-20 years to come out.

~ JoAnn

[VenusdeVelo]

...but I know I must go. As all of us born in the 60's we tanned with unthinkable stuff like baby oil and iodine ... iodine? What were we crazy???!!

I took better care in my 20s and 30s but now in my 40s going to the derm this year for a cancer scan....of course, a little worried of what might be found. I am much better now -- sunscreen is usu a necessity but even now I slip up sometimes!

I personally don't mind concealer under the eyes (another sad by-product of my 40s...circles!!) or mascara and lite gloss of some sort, but make-up -- no, I sweat too much. The issue of make-up though while working out is not usually a problem provided it was recently put on clean skin (and assuming it's not pore clogging). The problem with most make-up (or even if you had none on) is that people had their make-up on all day, grime and pollution gets embedded in it, and you go off to spinning class, and then the grime starts to get into your pores...esp after you just wiped your equally grimy hand across your face! So whether you had make-up on or not, best to just do a quick swipe with witch hazel or something, at least on the trouble areas....nose, forehead, chin, before you head off to a sweat-fest type class.

I love Bobbi Brown's moisture tint though if I absolutely need something and won't be sweating too much. It's a sheer moisturizer with SPF, and gives pretty decent coverage (very very light but the pigment is good) for a moisturizer. Feels like a moisturizer and not a make-up. A thought. Am I allowed to endorse stuff here? Oops...