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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a mom, white (olive toned), married to a black man (very dark tone, from Sudan). We have 3 beautiful children.
I have always tried to protect my skin from the sun to prevent the kinds of skin damage my mom has on her chest due to being a sun goddess in the great old 60s when apparently white people would slather on oil to get burnt.
Anyway, I think it's funny that my husband only found out about sunburn through me. Last year while on vacation on the beach I encouraged him to find some shade or cover up. He continued enjoying playing in the sand with our kids (who wore sun protective clothing/sunscreen). Later that evening he was concerned about sore areas on his body where skin was peeling.
"That's sunburn, sweetheart!!! I told you to watch out, you can get sunburned too!"
Ok I'm talking more about burns not tan - but one gripe I've had is finding sunblock for kids or any darker skin that doesn't make one pasty white. I try to buy ones for my daughter that are a little tinted like bronzer or even with shimmer in it. The pasty white stuff might be ok for white folks! Thankfully I see there are some new brands of sunscreen geared towards POC, I'll probably end up trying them this summer for my family. Hate using the pasty stuff that makes them look like Casper the ghost![/quote]

Try Black Girl Sunscreen and Blue Lizard. Blue Lizard can leave a *slight* white cast, but not enough to make you not want to use it.[/quote]

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