Sun Screens

Savvy_Sue

sleepy wrote:

've been using it for about 10 years and the only problem is that you have to sit there naked or just in swimwear for half an hour after you put it on or it'll stain your clothes yellow.

I thought that it also didn't give any protection for the first 30 minutes after you'd put it on?

sleepy

Savvy_Sue wrote:

I thought that it also didn't give any protection for the first 30 minutes after you'd put it on?

Probably doesn't, but then I don't tend to go out until after it's dry. Me and my brother have been using it since I was about 11 and my brother was 6 and on family holidays we'd slather our P20 on, then we'd sit on a towel on the floor or bed and read or play a game while the rest of my family got ready, then we'd get dressed and we'd all go for breakfast before we then went out in the sun, so it can be worked into family holiday routine quite easily.

tykervic

I've used P20 on my 2 kids for about 5 years (the youngest suffered from eczema when he was younger) - it's the only sunscreen we've never had a reaction from and yes, you have to apply it 45 minutes before exposure, but I just apply it before breakfast, feed them, and then let them go outside.

Kazonline

Quite interested to read that a few of you have used P20 successfully. I used it 2 years ago on my 3 as constantly reapplying is time consuming and fiddly when on a beach. I followed the instructions carefully and applied before we left for the beach (and yes before they dressed etc) They spend quite a bit of time in the sea as they like to body board and I'm sorry to say that on that one occasion they burnt - a first for them! Only the eledest two burnt - my youngest hadn't gone in the sea as much. Needless to say last year I returned to my ususal of repeatedly reapplying the 'normal' stuff! (They're all fair skinned and fair haired)
Kaz

katie_jane_2

hi have yoy checked out asda own brand sun cream i got a tube of factor 50 which was fine to apply and some of that squirty kids stuff factor 30 altogether i paid £4 something!
hope this helps
katex

kacy75

we use factor 60. Its easy to apply, not thick at all

helen1014

hiya,
dont know how true this is ,but i asked the chemist which would be the best for my extra sensitive daughter,she did tell me not to use the spray as it is watery,but stick to the cream,she did say that boots own had a very good standard,like i say dont know how true that is .

swizzle_2

Kacy75 which make do you use?

I have spoken to the Health vistior who says that it could be normal for a child to burn in that time.

Her advise is to not let him out without a hat, or sun block even on a cloudy day, She said go for a factor 30 which is easy to apply- so he is happy to have it on and re aply every 2 hours. If he still burns take him to Dr`s.

So i now need to stock up. Have already spoken to school nursery who say they are happy to apply suncream, plus will need cream for childminder,home and to keep in the car!

So asda or boots?
Can they sell it if it`s not up to the job?

quidsinquentin

Can I suggest a new thread/discussion dealing just with sun screens? I know there's a debate over what we can/can't write here so if this breaches it please feel free to move/delete.

There is so much debate every year over sun lotions/screens etc not only in the public but also in the media and amongst professionals. Even the titles are misleading as there are lotions, screens, tanning agents, etc, all of which do different things.

There's little doubt that screens are neccesary and important but which to get? and at what price? and which work? Really work?

For instance, I was told years ago (by a dermatologist at the Sheffield Hallamshire hospital) that I have Type A skin - pretty close to being albino apparently. So I need to use sun screen regularly. His advice was to use one called Uvistat. GP's used to be able to prescribe it.

It was ok, but not great, especially for long periods. I eventually - after many, many burnt periods - found a better one from Australia (you'd think they'd know about sun there!) called No-Ads sun screen. I also understand that it is a requirement (law requirement? Any Australians out there?) in Australian schools for sun screen/hats to be available to all school kids while in school.

As a child in the 60's & 70's my parents knew zip about skin and sun screens (I don't even think there were any!). And on one or two occasions I was liberally coated with olive oil and vinegar for "help". It just about helped to roast me properly! In and out of casualty, etc, plus 1st degree burns to 70% of body! (I'm not bitter though, just a bit crinkly around the edges!)

If anyone has experience of sun screens, etc, lets share the advice and experience. Also the cost of these things can be astronomical - anyone seen any bargains out there?

Our kids are worth the effort.

saver6

I'm so glad someone started a thread such as this! It's about time there was shared info on the realities of sun skin care.

I actually grew up as a kid in Australia, and believe me - no Australian anywhere on this board will be ignorant about how to have fun in the sun without endangering their health! We were brought up on "slip slop slap" every year. Sunscreen, hat and t-shirt. I remember we had school-branded hats that covered the neck as well, although I don't know if it was the law to do so. Nowadays, as I am in a high-risk category I tend to wear a kaftan or light t-shirt if i know i'm going to be in the sun for a longer amount of time.

It's interesting that I find that most Aussies don't actually worry about it much because we grew up having the safety measures so ingrained in us that it's almost second nature - therefore we just get on with it and watch our moles carefully (well I do anyway!). It's actually only since I've lived in England that I'm amazed how so many people just don't listen and are happy to go out without any cream or hat or anything. I can't tell you how many times I've told my OH that a factor 2 oil isn't exactly protection against the sun, and then he wonders why his skin splits apart like a sausage afterwards. :rolleyes:

Re. recommendations on sunscreen, a pale friend recommended that fairly new P20 stuff. She reckons you don't burn at all, and as she is paler than me, I tried it also. It did not work and I burnt within the first 1/2 hour of my holiday last year. From now on I will stick to my trusty factor 30! The best time to buy sunscreen is in the winter - and look out for BOGOFs. Any one mainstream sunscreen is the same as the other.