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[JennMouse32]

This might not be int eh right thread.. but i really would like an answer, and i highly doubt my question would be anywhere else on here ...

it will seem like a weird question but... last year when i went i found out that a 30spf spray was too much for me and i didnt tan at all, where i do want a tan, just not burn, but before there i went to six flags and used at 8spf, and got burnt to a crisp... so i need something inbetween that... i only have used Banana Boat brand products.. do they carry one between 30 and 8 or do i have to get a different brand, and which one? I would much more prefer to stick with my banana Boat,​

 

[cmp1111]

This might not be int eh right thread.. but i really would like an answer, and i highly doubt my question would be anywhere else on here ...

it will seem like a weird question but... last year when i went i found out that a 30spf spray was too much for me and i didnt tan at all, where i do want a tan, just not burn, but before there i went to six flags and used at 8spf, and got burnt to a crisp... so i need something inbetween that... i only have used Banana Boat brand products.. do they carry one between 30 and 8 or do i have to get a different brand, and which one? I would much more prefer to stick with my banana Boat,​

Jenn, I'm going to move you to the Community Board, where you will likely get more help. Good luck!

 

[tinatark]

Try 15, then 30 after you are where you want to be.

 

[JennMouse32]

that doesnt really tell me where or what brand though​

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

that doesnt really tell me where or what brand though​

Most brands will have those SPF's. At least at most stores in Florida. I am unsure of anywhere else. But Banana Boat, Coppertone, No-Ad, Neutrogena and most any other brand found on the shelf at our local Walgreens or Walmart will have the wide range of SPF's.

Short of a physical block (zinc oxide), you should have some coloration from the lower SPF's. I would guess that you burned with the 8, b/c you perhaps didn't refresh it as often as you should have.

But it is all a fine line though.

 

[Topper]

http://www.bananaboat.com/

 

[PatsGirl]

I start with 30 all over, switch to 15 after a couple of days, and then switch again to an 8 everywhere except my face/neck area which I continue using a 15spf all the time. After 5 or 6 days I can stop using sunscreen altogether but I find that using an oil keeps my skin from drying out. Be especially careful when you go real south; ie., caribbean islands, because the sun is much stronger there than say the Northeast

 

[kirbsam]

that doesnt really tell me where or what brand though​

come on this isnt rocket science. pick a brand, spf between 8 and 30 and go for it. any brand, any store. dont make this so complicated.

 

[JerseyJanice]

I start with 30 all over, switch to 15 after a couple of days, and then switch again to an 8 everywhere except my face/neck area which I continue using a 15spf all the time. After 5 or 6 days I can stop using sunscreen altogether but I find that using an oil keeps my skin from drying out. Be especially careful when you go real south; ie., caribbean islands, because the sun is much stronger there than say the Northeast

Take this advice. It's similar to what I do.

 

[DMRick]

I think you just have to see what works for you. I wouldn't burn with an 8, but I'm not fair skinned, either.

 

[disneymarie]

I used the Banana Boat 8 spf but I went to a tanning bed for a month before we left. That way there was a base and I did not burn. Also, I put something on my face with a bit higher, what ever is in the mineral type makeups.

 

[disneyjunkie]

that doesnt really tell me where or what brand though​

Please tell us you're kidding.

 

[minkydog]

I use Coppertone's Water Babies spf15. I have tried other brands, including Banana Boat, and got spotty results and some very bad burns. I keep going back to Water Babies. I works well and doesn't cause me any skin irritation. You do have to reapply periodically, just like any other spf15. You can get it at Walmart or the grocery store.

 

[ncmickeyluvr]

I'm not sure you're understanding how sunscreen work. I used to work for a cosmetics company that had a sunscreen line and this is how it was explained to me. All sunscreens....chemical blocks- physical blocks are a bit different.....that are spf15 or higher have the same amount of protection. The difference is the amount of time in the sun it will give you before you begin to have damage. Everyone's skin is affected differently depending on their skin type. Say you are a very fair person who burns easily. You may start to burn in 10 minutes without sunscreen. A spf 15 may extend that time by 15 minutes...then you need to reapply. A 30 may extend it by 30 minutes....and so on for higher spf's. Everyone gets different times depending on how much natural pigment is in their skin.

So really, asking what works for someone else isn't going to tell you how that will apply to you.

 

[BCDisneyFanatic]

All sunscreens....chemical blocks- physical blocks are a bit different.....that are spf15 or higher have the same amount of protection. The difference is the amount of time in the sun it will give you before you begin to have damage. Everyone's skin is affected differently depending on their skin type. Say you are a very fair person who burns easily. You may start to burn in 10 minutes without sunscreen. A spf 15 may extend that time by 15 minutes...then you need to reapply. A 30 may extend it by 30 minutes....and so on for higher spf's. Everyone gets different times depending on how much natural pigment is in their skin.

I don't think this is correct. SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor. A sunscreen with an SPF of 15 provides you with 15 times the amount of protection from the sun than you would have without sunscreen...so if you would normally start to burn in 10 minutes, you would start to burn in 150 minutes instead.

http://dermatology.about.com/cs/skincareproducts/a/spf.htm

 

[AKL_Megs]

I don't think this is correct. SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor. A sunscreen with an SPF of 15 provides you with 15 times the amount of protection from the sun than you would have without sunscreen...so if you would normally start to burn in 10 minutes, you would start to burn in 150 minutes instead.

http://dermatology.about.com/cs/skincareproducts/a/spf.htm

Yep, YOU are correct.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

I think you just have to see what works for you. I wouldn't burn with an 8, but I'm not fair skinned, either.

I'm fair skinned, but not pale and I don't burn without sunscreen unless I were to say hit the beach on a nice hot July day between 10 and 2.

But true--it really depends on your skin and what it can tolerate it.

Though most people I know who "tan"--use the tanning oils and then when they acheive their desired level of brown, switch to the higher SPF's to avoid any additional darkening or burning. But I haven't tanned (on purpose) since I moved to Florida in 1992.


According to my dermatologist though--to avoid hyperpignmentation, a physical block is required. Chemical blocks only block one set of rays and the physical blocks block both the UVA and UVB.

I use a (clear) physical block on my face b/c that is where my hyperpigmentation is located. (Those brown splotches that appear.)

 

[kaytieeldr]

Where: anyplace legitimate that sells sunscreen

What: any sunscreen with an SPF of 15 to 30

Why: there's a 3% difference in the amount of protection provided once you get above 15

Why, part 2: oh, never mind. Tanning's not healthy.

I don't think this is correct. SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor. A sunscreen with an SPF of 15 provides you with 15 times the amount of protection from the sun than you would have without sunscreen...

No. SPF means the user can [supposedly] stay out in the sun that many times longer before they start burning, than they could with no protection.

First, of course, the user needs to determine how many minutes they can be out in the sun before their skin starts burning pink.

Say it's ten minutes.
SPF 8 = the user can stay in the sun for eighty minutes before they start to burn.
SPF 15 = the user can stay in the sun for 150 minutes more before they start to burn.
SPF 30 = the user can stay in the sun for 154.5 minutes more before they start to burn.

 

[allison443]

http://www.bananaboat.com/

OP there is a wealth of information for you on that site!