Wear Sunscreen but still tan!
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Anonymous
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I am frustrated. I wear subscreen every day and still my face gets dark.
Every morning I wear: - Supergoop! Advanced Anti-Aging Eye Cream SPF 37 - Supergoop! Everyday Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 50 - Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Illuminating SPF 20 And I still get dark on my face! Why is my skin still getting sun damage? 
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Anonymous
| The only way to prevent sun damage, is to stay out of the sun. Did you seriously believe that you can wear sunscreen, and go in the sun, with no consequence?! |
Anonymous
I am not laying on the beach! Walking to and from work. |
Anonymous
Are you walking to/from in the dark? Sunscreen can minimize effects, but I don't know where you got the idea that it will eliminate effects completely. Some sun... is still some sun. |
Anonymous
| Switch to a physical sunscreen and then put your makeup on. Maybe your skin doesn't absorb the chemical kind well. Wear a hat and sunglasses. |
Anonymous
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US sunscreens protect against UVB very effectively -- so yay, no skin cancer!
They suck for UVA, which causes tanning and wrinkling. Until the FDA gets off its arse and approves the chemicals that Europe, Canada and Asia have been using safely since the 90s, like Uvinul and Tinisorb, your best bet is either to wear a broad brimmed hat or import your sunscreen from abroad. |
Anonymous
Really?? I wear Asian sunscreen on my face, but have noticed that my 1.5 year old is getting tanned though never burned even though she's covered in sunblock constantly. That explains it I guess! |
Anonymous
I am like your daughter, have been my whole life. |
Anonymous
Honest question then. How old are you and how is your skin now? Part of me wants to throw up my hands and not worry about it, since we're putting good quality sunscreen on her. But part of me worries I need to go find an Asian sunscreen for her whole body. The pediatrician has never mentioned anything, even though she sees how tan she is, but she's blonde and blue eyed, so "skin damage vulnerable" coloring. |
Anonymous
| You might not be wearing enough product. Most people don't apply enough sunscreen to get the advertised protection. |
Anonymous
Yup. And it gets a whopping one-star rating on beautypedia: https://www.beautypedia.com/skin-care-reviews/by-brand/supergoop/_/Everyday-Sunscreen-Broad-Spectrum-SPF-50 |
Anonymous
| Try Neutrogena 70 block and wear a sun hat and glasses. |
Anonymous
+1 I spent all day outside at a music festival in Miami, and I didn't tan after I used Neutrogena dry touch. OP it's possible that your sunscreen doesn't work well. I noticed that many of the sunscreens rated highly by EWG get poor ratings from consumer reports. After reading the EWG website, I tried a highly rated sunscreen (MDsolarsceinces), and I started to get freckles and sunspots. Clearly, it wasn't working well for me. Back to Neutrogena I went. https://www.consumerreports.org/media-room/press-releases/2017/05/consumer_reports_finds_one-third_of_tested_sunscreens_delivered_less_than_half_of_labeled_spf_protection/ The only supergoop sunscreen rated by consumer reports (the supergoop mist sunscreen) got a 40 out of 100 (poor rating). I wouldn't be surprised if other supergoop products were similarly poor. I ignore EWG's sunscreen ratings and only go by CR. EWG's scientific methods are questionable, and their conclusions are based on animal studies. Skin cancer is one of the most common human cancers -- clearly this risk is more important and justifies the use of effective sunscreens. |
Anonymous
The stuff you are using is medium to poor protection. If you are going through the hassle of putting it on put on stuff that works. http://www.ewg.org/sunscreen/about-the-sunscreens/?search=Supergoop#.WY4WzFQpChB http://www.ewg.org/sunscreen/about-the-sunscreens/?search=Laura+Mercier#.WY4Wb1QpChA |
Anonymous
| I'm like you. I try to wear a hat whenever I'm outside. |