SPF - 30
When I was little, my mother brought me a sombrero from Mexico. She was trying to keep me from self-combusting - like they do in the vampire movies when sunlight strikes. You see, I was a little, pasty Irish kid living in NYC. After her trip to Mexico, I was a little, pasty Irish kid wearing a sombrero. "Well, you just don't see that everyday!" As I grew older, the sombrero and I parted ways.
When the Sombrero failed, my mother tried to get me to put on zinc oxide. "Like the lifeguards," she would tell me. Remember zinc oxide? That white gooey stuff that had a slightly fishy smell to it and attracted sand into every pore. Great stuff! Thanks, Mom!
Some things we never learn. The other day I left the house to go to a BBQ without sunscreen. I figured it was slightly overcast, how bad could it be? (Apparently, I slept through 9th grade earth science and the fact that clouds don't protect you from UV rays). It was a fun BBQ, and a few beers later I am as pink as a lobster. You could roast marshmallows off my face. Ugh, I never learn.
If I had a nickel for every sun burn that I've had over the years, I'd have enough to buy sunscreen!! Take it from me, put on some sunscreen. Today, it's light weight, non-greasy and should be a part of your daily routine. Yes, I am channeling my mother.
When buying sunscreens look for a label with an SPF, or Sun Protection Factor, of 15 or greater. The SPF acts like a multiplying factor. If you would normally be OK in the sun for 10 minutes and you apply an SPF 10 sunscreen, you will be OK in the sun for 100 minutes. Remember, to apply the sunscreen 30 or so minutes in advance in order for the sunscreen to work, and bring some extra along in case you need to reapply.
All of us a Bear at Home wish the best of summers. Wear a hat, put on some sunscreen and go outside and play!! OMG - I do sound like my mother!!
When the Sombrero failed, my mother tried to get me to put on zinc oxide. "Like the lifeguards," she would tell me. Remember zinc oxide? That white gooey stuff that had a slightly fishy smell to it and attracted sand into every pore. Great stuff! Thanks, Mom!
Some things we never learn. The other day I left the house to go to a BBQ without sunscreen. I figured it was slightly overcast, how bad could it be? (Apparently, I slept through 9th grade earth science and the fact that clouds don't protect you from UV rays). It was a fun BBQ, and a few beers later I am as pink as a lobster. You could roast marshmallows off my face. Ugh, I never learn.
If I had a nickel for every sun burn that I've had over the years, I'd have enough to buy sunscreen!! Take it from me, put on some sunscreen. Today, it's light weight, non-greasy and should be a part of your daily routine. Yes, I am channeling my mother.
When buying sunscreens look for a label with an SPF, or Sun Protection Factor, of 15 or greater. The SPF acts like a multiplying factor. If you would normally be OK in the sun for 10 minutes and you apply an SPF 10 sunscreen, you will be OK in the sun for 100 minutes. Remember, to apply the sunscreen 30 or so minutes in advance in order for the sunscreen to work, and bring some extra along in case you need to reapply.
All of us a Bear at Home wish the best of summers. Wear a hat, put on some sunscreen and go outside and play!! OMG - I do sound like my mother!!
