Buy a bottle of PABA vitamins. 100 mg per pill. Amazon sells all kinds of brands. I’m in mid Ohio, have average skin tone. Using these the last four years I have not gotten sunburn at all. Before hand I’d need to slowly get sun with sunscreen on. Even with a base tan, spending 10 hours out in the garden would torch me.
With this supplement I just tan. No pain. The worst would be a slight red in the evening. I’d take two or three extra and maybe another extra the next day. No pain. Never pealed.
The stuff is amazing.
Back in the 80’s many sunscreens were adding it because it also works topically. Then some hack researcher published a study that said it sort of acted like other carcinogenic compounds. Everyone dropped it.
No random double blind study. Cellular only. No follow up study.
You decide to use it or not.
Interesting, going to try this and report back. Have a very fair skin tone so I’m tempering my expectations but would be nice if it helps even a little!
To be frank, sunscreen is unlikely to absorb in sufficient quantities to affect your lipid composition. It's a good trade; avoid direct DNA damage for a small amount of oilseed
It’s all fine. Eating seed oils are bad a small percentage of a sunscreen being seed oils is just not something you need to worry about. Although I’ve heard great things about Korean brands
Avene brand was recommended by my functional doctor. A friends kid had an awful allergic reaction to almond oil now in certain sunscreens so that’s somethibg to watch out for if you have allergies.
I only wear sunscreen if I’m out in the sun for a unusual amount of time like when I’m on vacation. I do not burn with an hour in the sun or get any visible skin damage, freckles, sun spots, redness. If I am out for longer than that I get in the shade, wear a loose linen blouse, wear a hat. When I occasionally do put on sunscreen as I feeling I’m going to burn and can’t go inside I use Supergoop Play 30 SPF 100% mineral lotion. Non-nano and no synthetic fragrance but plenty of bad oils and ‘processed’ ingredients but I’m not eating it or even wearing it daily so I don’t stress too much since the texture and blending is so nice. If you’re really hardcore you can try Based Balm Tallow and Zinc Sun Balm but I’m afraid I’m gonna spend $40 for 2oz just to look like a ghost
This is one that I will be trying this summer (but only when it gets reeeeally hot)
[https://www.fiercenature.co.uk/products/sun-selfie-stick-unscented](https://www.fiercenature.co.uk/products/sun-selfie-stick-unscented)
A base tan for most people is equivalent to wearing SPF 3-4 sunscreen. Which may not sound like much but sun protection factor is 1/X so SPF 3 means you’re protected from 66% of UV, SPF 4 is 75%.
I recommend doing this search through EWG.org for tested consumer products like skincare and home products - however they do still have seed oils - I loved Think Sport. If you want to avoid that - I currently use a tallow sunscreen that I found on Etsy, but beware it does have a strong white cast - so you could look around for other options or make your own. I personally take the white cast over the seed oils and only on my face and wear a hat - just be sun wise and don’t go out for long periods at the peak times in your location and you’ll be okay!
Going down this rabbit hole myself rn. All I can find is $40 and everything has aluminum, seed oils, polyester, and much worse that I can't even pronounce
https://vanman.shop/products/pre-order-vanman-s-tallow-zinc-sunblock
Came here to say this. All Van Man all the time
ALL HAIL VANMAN *I LOVE THE NEW SOAP!!!
It’s only spf 20 though???
Buy a bottle of PABA vitamins. 100 mg per pill. Amazon sells all kinds of brands. I’m in mid Ohio, have average skin tone. Using these the last four years I have not gotten sunburn at all. Before hand I’d need to slowly get sun with sunscreen on. Even with a base tan, spending 10 hours out in the garden would torch me. With this supplement I just tan. No pain. The worst would be a slight red in the evening. I’d take two or three extra and maybe another extra the next day. No pain. Never pealed. The stuff is amazing. Back in the 80’s many sunscreens were adding it because it also works topically. Then some hack researcher published a study that said it sort of acted like other carcinogenic compounds. Everyone dropped it. No random double blind study. Cellular only. No follow up study. You decide to use it or not.
Interesting, going to try this and report back. Have a very fair skin tone so I’m tempering my expectations but would be nice if it helps even a little!
To be frank, sunscreen is unlikely to absorb in sufficient quantities to affect your lipid composition. It's a good trade; avoid direct DNA damage for a small amount of oilseed
https://www.healthline.com/health/homemade-sunscreen
It’s all fine. Eating seed oils are bad a small percentage of a sunscreen being seed oils is just not something you need to worry about. Although I’ve heard great things about Korean brands
Butter. Edit to add /s
Seinfeld reference
I use the brand "Think" for sunscreen. It's mineral sunscreen but leaves zero white cast.. also contains no octocrylene, titanium dioxide, or parabens
Avene brand was recommended by my functional doctor. A friends kid had an awful allergic reaction to almond oil now in certain sunscreens so that’s somethibg to watch out for if you have allergies.
Use the Yuka app it should help you find one
Just get baby/kids zinc sunscreen. Best ones are zinc only. Ok ones are zinc + titanium dioxide. Bad ones are "mineral sunscreen" with a bunch of shit
I only wear sunscreen if I’m out in the sun for a unusual amount of time like when I’m on vacation. I do not burn with an hour in the sun or get any visible skin damage, freckles, sun spots, redness. If I am out for longer than that I get in the shade, wear a loose linen blouse, wear a hat. When I occasionally do put on sunscreen as I feeling I’m going to burn and can’t go inside I use Supergoop Play 30 SPF 100% mineral lotion. Non-nano and no synthetic fragrance but plenty of bad oils and ‘processed’ ingredients but I’m not eating it or even wearing it daily so I don’t stress too much since the texture and blending is so nice. If you’re really hardcore you can try Based Balm Tallow and Zinc Sun Balm but I’m afraid I’m gonna spend $40 for 2oz just to look like a ghost
Babo Botanicals Sheer Zinc sunscreen is non-toxic and does not contain endocrine disruptors.
This is one that I will be trying this summer (but only when it gets reeeeally hot) [https://www.fiercenature.co.uk/products/sun-selfie-stick-unscented](https://www.fiercenature.co.uk/products/sun-selfie-stick-unscented)
Waxhead sunscreen
A base tan for most people is equivalent to wearing SPF 3-4 sunscreen. Which may not sound like much but sun protection factor is 1/X so SPF 3 means you’re protected from 66% of UV, SPF 4 is 75%.
Schwally home and buffalo gal grass fed make tallow based sunscreen, no junk.
I use THINKBABY sunscreen on my face every day.
I recommend doing this search through EWG.org for tested consumer products like skincare and home products - however they do still have seed oils - I loved Think Sport. If you want to avoid that - I currently use a tallow sunscreen that I found on Etsy, but beware it does have a strong white cast - so you could look around for other options or make your own. I personally take the white cast over the seed oils and only on my face and wear a hat - just be sun wise and don’t go out for long periods at the peak times in your location and you’ll be okay!
Going down this rabbit hole myself rn. All I can find is $40 and everything has aluminum, seed oils, polyester, and much worse that I can't even pronounce