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[quote=Anonymous]I wear sunscreen on my face and neck every day. The kids know I started that in my 20s and it's why I look good at 42.

I don't make them wear it every day but I've started introducing my tween to the idea. I tell her that her decollette will easily burn and should always have sunscreen.

When they were babies I tried so hard to use all mineral sunscreen but that stuff will just not rub in. So finally I conceded that sunscreen they wear is better than none at all. We put it on before being outside for several hours and will reapply if the sun is relentless. If it's kind of cloudy, we probably won't.

I'm not generally a fan of the spray (I will taste it even if someone is standing 20 feet away when they spray it) but I keep a can on hand. When they were younger and needed an adult to do their sunscreen, it's what DH preferred to use. And sometimes a friend coming to the pool with us will seem confused if I only offer lotion.

For our bodies, I bulk order European sunscreen (Garnier Ambre Solaire from Care to Beauty in Portugal) because it has better UVA protection than US sunscreens. Plus we like the smell and it rubs in really easily.

[url]https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-06-23/why-the-us-has-fewer-sunscreen-options-than-europe[/url][/quote]

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