Finally! And with spring comes tulips and sun care shibboleths. My top five, heard just this week......
1) Its cloudy
2) I'm only going to be outside for a half hour
3) My foundation has sunscreen in it
4) Its cold out
5) If I'm going to have all of these wrinkles, I may as well be tan
I think my favorite, in terms of total non-sequitoriousness, would be #4. But "Its cloudy" gets the top spot due to sheer persistence. The number of people who believe that clouds double as an umbrella simply can't be counted (tip: clouds are water.) The UV rays that burn and cause cancer zip through clouds just like they're.....vaporous water. On a cloudy day, wear exactly as much sunscreen as you would on a bright, sunny day.
A half hour is plenty of time to get a nasty sunburn. Even without a sunburn, a half hour a day, say twice a day, over the course of your adult life, adds up to a sh-tload of sun exposure.
Yes, your foundation may have sunscreen in it, but what kind? And how much? Most of the women that I know use just a tiny dab, smaller than the size of a pea, once per day. Whatever the SPF advertised on the bottle, to get that level of protection, you would have to use a full teaspoonful of foundation on your face and neck. Worse, using inadequate sun protection may afford a sense of false security, and encourage you to stay out in the sun longer. (Did I even ask if you reapplied??)
Mom, that last one's for you. Tan wrinkles are still wrinkles, so use that self tanner I bought you instead.
1) Its cloudy
2) I'm only going to be outside for a half hour
3) My foundation has sunscreen in it
4) Its cold out
5) If I'm going to have all of these wrinkles, I may as well be tan
I think my favorite, in terms of total non-sequitoriousness, would be #4. But "Its cloudy" gets the top spot due to sheer persistence. The number of people who believe that clouds double as an umbrella simply can't be counted (tip: clouds are water.) The UV rays that burn and cause cancer zip through clouds just like they're.....vaporous water. On a cloudy day, wear exactly as much sunscreen as you would on a bright, sunny day.
A half hour is plenty of time to get a nasty sunburn. Even without a sunburn, a half hour a day, say twice a day, over the course of your adult life, adds up to a sh-tload of sun exposure.
Yes, your foundation may have sunscreen in it, but what kind? And how much? Most of the women that I know use just a tiny dab, smaller than the size of a pea, once per day. Whatever the SPF advertised on the bottle, to get that level of protection, you would have to use a full teaspoonful of foundation on your face and neck. Worse, using inadequate sun protection may afford a sense of false security, and encourage you to stay out in the sun longer. (Did I even ask if you reapplied??)
Mom, that last one's for you. Tan wrinkles are still wrinkles, so use that self tanner I bought you instead.
That's a good article. I used to apply rice flour and honey paste on the face. It is very effective in treating pimples and small spots.
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Alison Clarke