Super User J Francho Posted June 5, 2013 Super User Posted June 5, 2013 Sunscreen is tricky stuff. Most, if not all sunscreens need to be reapplied every half hour to hour, regardless of the spf rating. The spf rating is based on a constant, whereas when you apply it, it's usually before the sun is brightest, so it loses its potency rather quickly as the sun gets more strong, causing the sunscreen to break down. Sunscreens also protect you from UVB rays, the ones that cause burns, not UVA, the ones that cause cancer. The incidents of skin cancer have gone thru the roof since sunscreens were introduced to the market, mostly because people don't understand this and they think because they are lathered up, they are safe from cancer. They might be safe from a burn, but the UVAs still get thru to cause the cancer. Your best protection is cover yourself with lightweight clothing and a hat. I wear sunblock, not sunscreen, and I do reapply. Along with generally wearing spf clothing. There's no getting around the tan.Like raider said, it's just genetics - I get dark. I'm not being vain, but if you met me in person, you would not believe my age. Incidentally, I actually have a Vitamin D deficiency. This is from a lack of sun. It's another recent trend, with everyone covering up, and staying out of the sun. I take 5000mg per day to keep my number up above 50. Doc says it should be around 70-80. Quote
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted June 5, 2013 Super User Posted June 5, 2013 Just bought a buff the other day. I look like the Bass Bandit. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted June 5, 2013 Super User Posted June 5, 2013 Who is that masked man throwing those big baits? Quote
Super User deaknh03 Posted June 5, 2013 Super User Posted June 5, 2013 I wear sunblock, not sunscreen, and I do reapply. Along with generally wearing spf clothing. There's no getting around the tan.Like raider said, it's just genetics - I get dark. I'm not being vain, but if you met me in person, you would not believe my age. Incidentally, I actually have a Vitamin D deficiency. This is from a lack of sun. It's another recent trend, with everyone covering up, and staying out of the sun. I take 5000mg per day to keep my number up above 50. Doc says it should be around 70-80. Your right on, genetics play a big role in how the sun affects your skin, and with all of this sunscreen being worn, vitamin d3 deficiency is widespread. Quote
GoneFishi'n Posted June 5, 2013 Posted June 5, 2013 Just bought a buff the other day. I look like the Bass Bandit. How does it for around the beard haha. Quote
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted June 5, 2013 Super User Posted June 5, 2013 LOL, believe it or not I dont look like I have a beard at all when I'm wearing it. I still plan on spraying, just to be safe. The back of my head/neck get beat up through the summer. Quote
Traveler2586 Posted June 5, 2013 Posted June 5, 2013 I don't know that I've mentioned this before, forgive me if I did. But a happen-chance meeting with an other angler on the water introduced me to a nifty product designed and packaged for the outdoor professionals. It's an industrial grade broad spectrum SPF 30+ sunscreen called SunX30+. One nice thing about this product is it comes in a foil pouch that contains a towelette that allows you to wipe it on like your washing your face with a washcloth. What I like is I can carry these pouches in my pockets so they're always handy, and when your done with the towelette just stuff it back into the pouch and put it back into your pocket. The towelette allows me to carefully cover all the nooks and crannies of my ears. Plus it's PABA free, oil free, and non-greasy. On my last fishing trip with an old friend, I watched as he sprayed sunscreen over his face, head, neck, and arms. He thought he was covering himself, but from where I was standing, he was missing himself more that hitting; the spray was just flying off into the air. I offered him a SunX30 but he refused, saying he was good to go; at the end of the day the sunburned proof that he wasn't was all over his head. SunX30+ also comes in other forms for those that like lotion, check it out..... http://www.coretexproducts.com/sunx_30 1 Quote
Super User J Francho Posted June 6, 2013 Super User Posted June 6, 2013 Those spray on types are only good if someone else puts it on for you. Blue Lizard is white, and you can see where it's on and where it's not. It eventually blends in. That SunX30 sounds like a great product. I'll keep an eye out for it. Quote
Traveler2586 Posted June 6, 2013 Posted June 6, 2013 Those spray on types are only good if someone else puts it on for you. Blue Lizard is white, and you can see where it's on and where it's not. It eventually blends in. That SunX30 sounds like a great product. I'll keep an eye out for it. I found it on Amazon, it comes in a box of 25 packets. While fishing I'll usually have 3 or 4 packs on me that I use just for my head (face, ears, neck) and the back of my hands; the rest of me is covered. Quote
grampa1114 Posted March 23, 2014 Author Posted March 23, 2014 Yeah....I know it's cold out but we will eventually be fishing again.....It's not too soon to start having the conversation with yourself about how you're gonna protect yourself from Skin Cancer. I know you don't think it'll happen to you....neither did I but it did. Using protection has kept cancer away for the last couple of years so I'm getting fresh Buffs and new Sunscreen. It's pointless over SPF50 I'm told, it's got a 2 year shelf life and you need to use it 2-3 times a trip but hey, it's working so I'm gonna keep doing it. Think about it. Grampa1114 Quote
grampa1114 Posted March 18, 2015 Author Posted March 18, 2015 I wish this horse was dead but it's not so I'm gonna beat it again.....Spring's coming and don't forget that the sun can kill you...please COVER UP......thank you Grampa Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted March 18, 2015 Super User Posted March 18, 2015 I wish this horse was dead but it's not so I'm gonna beat it again.....Spring's coming and don't forget that the sun can kill you...please COVER UP......thank you Grampa Like I said on the other thread - Besides being an important Public Service message, I rather enjoy seeing your annual posts show up - means I'll be fishing soon. Thank You - again A-Jay 1 Quote
Super User Fishing Rhino Posted March 19, 2015 Super User Posted March 19, 2015 I wish this horse was dead but it's not so I'm gonna beat it again.....Spring's coming and don't forget that the sun can kill you...please COVER UP......thank you Grampa How did I know what you were getting up on your soap box for? Quote
Super User Sam Posted March 19, 2015 Super User Posted March 19, 2015 I get checked twice a year for skin cancers as I grew up in south Louisiana and looked like a red crawfish on Mondays and peeled the entire week. My cousin who grew up with me has had a number of melanomas removed from his face so you can understand my paranoia about skin cancer. A good friend died after getting a melanoma on the bottom of his foot. Yes, the bottom of his foot. He left a wife and three young boys behind. My dermatologist told me that the skin cancers will attack the weakest part of your skin, which by the way, is your largest organ. Sorry guys. The skin wins. I wear long pants and long sleeve fishing shirts when I fish plus the BUN covering my face, no matter the temperature. A cap with a neck flap is also SOP. My dermatologist said to use at least a 30 SPF including both A and B rays. I use a higher number, like 100 on my face, neck and BEHIND MY EARS. I asked my dermatologist to write an article for Bassmasters Magazine about skin cancer but so far she has not done so. Skin cancer is a killer and we all have to be watchful for those small melanomas all over our bodies. Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted April 5, 2016 Super User Posted April 5, 2016 Where's Gramps when you need him? First week of April is not too early to top this. Wore sandals in the yak on April Fools Day and burned my feet so bad I couldn't sleep for two days. Breakout the sunscreen, folks. Quote
tander Posted April 5, 2016 Posted April 5, 2016 Listen to Grandpa, he is 110% right. I have had one spot cut off my arm. it got my attention. Having worked 41 years outside has caused damage to my skin. Now I do all I can do. I wear a big hat, long sleeves, and use sunscreen. If anyone needs a great hat for outside look at SundayAfternoons website. I wear the same one I saw Rick Clunn and Randy Howell wear. I am going to get some glove this week. Young people start now, don't wait until you start getting older. Quote
grampa1114 Posted April 5, 2016 Author Posted April 5, 2016 It does my heart good to see the comments.....I go to the lake and see you all covering up and lathering down and hope you make it a standard practice. It doesn't hurt to get a little "Shaggy" in the summer either...Let that hair crawl over your ears and fill out that scruff on your chin...My Dermatologist said it might just help...Your skin and your family will thank you for it. Thanks for listening. Grampa Quote
Super User Gundog Posted April 6, 2016 Super User Posted April 6, 2016 A friend of mine who is 30 yrs old was just diagnosed with skin cancer. It can and will attack at any age. Cover up and live. Quote
Last_Cast Posted April 6, 2016 Posted April 6, 2016 Maybe I should start spraying myself..scary stuff Quote
grampa1114 Posted June 3, 2016 Author Posted June 3, 2016 The reason that I've not been pounding the idea of covering up in the sun this year is because I'm back in a fist fight with the problem. Listen to me...if you don't want cream lathered all over you and sit under a lamp for 20 minutes while it bakes in and then go home and hide for a couple of days so you don't get 3rd degree sunburns.....couple of cuts and stitches again.....Smart people will not let this happen to them.....Please.....Cover Up..... Quote
grampa1114 Posted February 16, 2017 Author Posted February 16, 2017 On 6/3/2016 at 7:21 PM, grampa1114 said: The reason that I've not been pounding the idea of covering up in the sun this year is because I'm back in a fist fight with the problem. Listen to me...if you don't want cream lathered all over you and sit under a lamp for 20 minutes while it bakes in and then go home and hide for a couple of days so you don't get 3rd degree sunburns.....couple of cuts and stitches again.....Smart people will not let this happen to them.....Please.....Cover Up..... This year the surgeries will keep me from the Pickwick Meeting. No Joke...Cover Up. Quote
Super User .ghoti. Posted February 16, 2017 Super User Posted February 16, 2017 want to see what skin cancer surgery looks like the day after? And I have more to go. 1 Quote
Super User Angry John Posted February 17, 2017 Super User Posted February 17, 2017 Skin cancer is nasty stuff. How did you like your time in the waiting room with the open wound while they tested to make sure they got it all??? The worst is the liquid nitrogen IMO but they have other treatments that are not as painful but gross. fudex is a cream that gets all over the place and works well. It makes your skin nasty but it works. 1 Quote
Super User .ghoti. Posted February 17, 2017 Super User Posted February 17, 2017 Didn't mind the time in the waiting room. It took three tries to get it all. What I didn't like was when the anesthetic wore off. Talk about a pain in the membrane!! It hurt so bad I could hear it. Literally. I know you can see the happy look on my face. 1 Quote
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