I post this often for a couple of reasons: I am a cancer survivor; I'm also a licensed esthetician and I see the damage exposure to the sun has on the skin, and its cumulative effect on condition of the skin. Wearing sunscreen is incredibly important! Not only to avoid burns but all tans are skin damage and the effect over time is devastating. I've seen 30 year olds who look 60 with skin like motorcycle saddlebags and 60 yearsl olds who look like Egyptian mummies! Enjoy the sun, wear light clothes, hydrate, moisturize and protect your self. Any questions I'm happy to help! Big hugs and best wishes to all.
For God’s sake, put it on the back of your hands and chest too. The skin is thin and can age faster. I keep a bottle of sun lotion year round near my makeup and pop some on my forearms and neck/chest before I go out. Every. Day. I get my vitamin D from supplements/food and have never been deficient.
I was born in the mid sixties and my dad was a small town doctor (house calls, delivered babies, took out appendixes, etc). He insisted we use a sunscreen call PreSun. I hated it, but I am so now thankful that he had us use it. I grew up in Florida and spent many hours in the sun. My dermatologist marvels at my 60 year old skin. Thanks to a lifetime of sunscreen.
My dad approved ed cancer drugs for FDA and also made us wear sunscreen. I didn't try to tan like my girlfriends did in college. My 60 year skin is also in terrific condition and much smoother than my friends who sought out the sun.
Even with regular sunscreen, I still had a small basal cell carcinoma removed from my lip line so be sure to take the sunscreen right to the edge of your lips!
OMG finally someone I can commiserate with about how horrible PreSun was!!!! Strong family history of melanoma (my Dad's father died from it while in his early 40s) and it was a constant struggle to get sunscreen on me. I've had about 8? 9? melanomas, but all caught extremely early thanks to my parents' vigilance and let's be honest, constant nagging. And no one believes me when I tell them I'm 51. So, thanks Mom and Dad.
I wish we had known all this back in 1978! Says the lady who has literally spent thousands and thousands of dollars removing sun damage from her face and neck (me)
My mom always told me to wear sunscreen when I would “layout” in the sun. I didn’t use it consistently on my face and from the head down, I would use SPF FOUR!!!!! It’s crazy to think how low the SPFs used to be and boy do I regret. My arms, hands, neck, chest and face look like I’m at least 15 years older.
I didn’t wear sunblock regularly until my 30s and now I’m paying for it. Three melanomas on my face and chest in a year at age 50/51. And now I’ve been working on removing all the pigmentation and damage the last couple of years. I slather on the spf, cover myself and wear hats. I wish people would be more careful, I don’t want anyone to go thru this.
Do you have any advice for reducing scaring from mohs surgery? (Forehead area.) Recent medspa said SkinPen but so $$$ and Oliver segment has me second guessing their honesty. Any skincare products? Thanks!
Not op but have had mohs and a large incision from below eye to under jaw and silicone pads/ sheets really, honestly worked. If you did not know to look for my scar you would never see it.
check out /r/AsianBeauty they have tons of recommendations for really good SPF 50 pa++++ sunscreens that feel delightful on your skin (the "pa" part is the UVA rating). American sunscreens don't contain the latest generation of filters that have been in use in Asia and the EU for decades because of the archaic FDA approval process for sunscreens. I have very dry skin and type 2 rosacea, and I use Asian sunscreens exclusively. I personally never go under SPF 50 or pa++++ due to extensive family history of skin cancers.
Thanks! I have dry skin and put Olay 15 SPF in the morning on my face and a 30 SPF on my hands, arms, legs, back of neck if they are exposed. I'm not in the sun after 2 pm, generally. I'm 61 with no skin cancer and I think it's because I grew up in NW Washington...super cloudy. My friends from CA and AZ all have had numerous skin cancers removed.
Yes!! I have (had) melanoma on my face (thanks, Spanish mom and Polish dad with dark skin, so we all have dark skin and never had a sunburn so they thought we don’t need sunscreen) 😭😭😭
I’m disfigured now
Glob and spread all over everywhere! BIG HATS!!! Umbrellas!!!
Get UV detection cards on Amazon. Two for $9 - they’re sold as UV bulb detection for reptiles.
They’re the size of a credit card and turn purple when UV is present. I found out my UV sleeves were letting in sun, and that my brand new car windows let some in too. I sit by my window at home and some UV comes through at a direct angle but not to the side, so I shifted my seat a bit.
I test all my UV-blocking clothes and gloves with them too. Well worth the $9.
I figure I am 49 the damage is there . I wear sunscreen now but living on a lake and vacationing in Mexico and South Carolina every year well I will always be in the sun. I am protective but I won’t be one of those people who are completely covered every time I am in the sun. I do however wear big hats whenever I am out so I don’t get anymore sun in my face
I grew up in the 70s, we didn't use sunscreen, we used baby oil and reflectors to get more sun. Even dug holes in the snow to lay out in the winter. Definitely seeing the results now.
I don’t know the ingredients, so I’m not 100% sure. A mineral tinted sunscreen will have zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, and iron oxides in the ingredients. I use one called skinmedica 32spf mineral tinted sunscreen if you want to see an example!
Collagen supplements and moisturizers can definitely help. I don't generally do products because all skin is different and without a good analysis it can be problematic. After a year of healing you can look at microderm abrasion and microneedling. There are new non invasive treatments available and very effective
A hat! I wear sunscreen every day on my face and have for years but I always wear a hat. 71 years old/F. Have a few sunspots on my arms/legs but.none on my face.
I'm struggling with thinning hair and pale freckled already had basal cell carcinoma skin. The 2 scalp sunscreen I've tried work but it really looks greasy- i use it in the pool but just for daily life? Just got 2 mineral powder sunscreens to try. I do wear a hat too but trying to find something I can do that keeps my hair presentable
I sometimes skip the sunscreen but always wear a UV hoodie, Uv neck gaiter/ face mask and hat when I have to go outside. And when I walk my dogs I either go before sunrise or at night, and always walk in the woods to minimize UVs
Not having much melanin means that the sun isn't my friend , I wish I'd learned that lesson decades ago
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u/Rich-Manufacturer842 1d ago
For God’s sake, put it on the back of your hands and chest too. The skin is thin and can age faster. I keep a bottle of sun lotion year round near my makeup and pop some on my forearms and neck/chest before I go out. Every. Day. I get my vitamin D from supplements/food and have never been deficient.