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Sat Jan 27, 2007 4:26 pm  |
| How fast do you use up your sunscreen? A 4-oz tube (lasts me about 2.5 months). I'm thinking that I'm using it up too slowly, but I apply it pretty heavily and it spreads easily, so I wonder if that makes a difference. |
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Sat Jan 27, 2007 4:45 pm |
| It usually takes me about 4-5 months to go through my 3.3 oz. bottle of Shiseido. I think you're good as long as you remember to put the right amount on every time--1 tablespoon for face and neck. I should add that I usually put more on than that and I use a separate La Roche Posay one for my neck. |
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HeartChakra
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Sat Jan 27, 2007 6:21 pm |
| Nijey wrote: |
| 1 tablespoon for face and neck. I should add that I usually put more on than that and I use a separate La Roche Posay one for my neck. |
Hi.I'm new here. But I wanted to chime in: You only need 1/4 tsp of sunscreen for face and 1/4 tsp for your neck to get the manufacturer's rated SPF and PPD. 1/2 tsp. total. 1 tablespoon would be overkill and won't offer any more protection. It's a bit of a waste.
You are, however, supposed to reapply every two hours (even the stuff on your face...such a pain). |
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Sat Jan 27, 2007 6:34 pm |
| it takes me about 1 year to go through my 2.5 oz. |
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HeartChakra
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Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:20 pm |
| lotus003 wrote: |
| it takes me about 1 year to go through my 2.5 oz. |
Eeek! You're not applying anywhere near enough to get adequate protection. |
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Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:43 am |
"Hi.I'm new here. But I wanted to chime in: You only need 1/4 tsp of sunscreen for face and 1/4 tsp for your neck to get the manufacturer's rated SPF and PPD. 1/2 tsp. total. 1 tablespoon would be overkill and won't offer any more protection. It's a bit of a waste.
You are, however, supposed to reapply every two hours (even the stuff on your face...such a pain)."
Completely agree.
I don't practice what I preach. Let's just say it takes me a long time. In the summer I use it more frequently, but not frequently enough. |
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Sun Jan 28, 2007 1:36 am |
| I need to buy a new tube every month. |
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Sun Jan 28, 2007 3:19 am |
I never reapply  i know i should but when you wear makeup....
i reapply to my arms etc though just not my face. |
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39, in Australia, using retin a, Skin actives I Bright and Antiaging Cream, change sunscreen regularly currently. |
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Sun Jan 28, 2007 3:25 am |
I can never ever finish my sunscreen.
Have been told that it will lose the efficient ingredients within one year, so I always end up with throwing them away!
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Sun Jan 28, 2007 4:31 am |
| Well living in the UK, I never get through sunscreen, I actually have the other problem of having to throw it out as it has expired!! |
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oily/acne prone - acne scars on chin area/Large Pores in winter. Oily in Summer. Fair, nuetral/cool complexion, burn easily. Early 20s |
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Sun Jan 28, 2007 4:47 am |
| I went through my Sunkiller in a month. I'm never out of my house during the day, but I work at night around spotlights, so I just put it on anyway. |
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Sun Jan 28, 2007 9:58 am |
It's taken me quite awhile to get through my Sofina. However, my makeup that I put over it also has SPF 15, and my new tinted moisturizer has 20 SPF.
So I'll have my Sofina, TM, then a dusting of my MMU.
I need to get on putting it on the exposed parts of my body every day! I always forget...doh! |
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32, Fair Skin, combo/break-out prone. Simple routine of REN No. 1 Purity Cleansing Balm and Argan oil as a moisturizer; Clarisonic when needed. That's it! |
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Sun Jan 28, 2007 11:30 am |
not fast enough... never seem to finish them.
how do you girls deal with the feel of sunblock? i always feel like my skin cannot breathe...
tried avene, lanige, lancome and biotherm. thanks! |
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Sun Jan 28, 2007 1:48 pm |
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| Well living in the UK, I never get through sunscreen, I actually have the other problem of having to throw it out as it has expired!! |
You need sunscreen every day, rain or shine. UV rays (especially UVA, the aging rays) penetrate clouds. You get about 80% of the total rays you'd get on a hot, sunny day on rainy/overcast days. Your signature says you burn easily. Sunscreen is super important for you. Please wear it. My father has cancerous spots removed from his face all the time because he never wore sunscreen. |
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Sun Jan 28, 2007 1:54 pm |
| In the summer, because there is more skin to cover, I could use 2 tubes a month. In the winter, I use it only on my face, hands, writs and neck. It last a lot longer and I would have to say about 4 or 5 months. |
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Sun Jan 28, 2007 7:24 pm |
| I use 1/2 tablespoon on my face - and do reapply. I have very fair skin and this was the best advice to avoid wrinkles I ever got. |
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