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Sat Apr 09, 2011 11:54 am  |
| This question was brought up as I was reading another topic talking about what kind of advice people would give to people in their 20s and pretty much everyone stressed the importance of sunscreen. I was wondering if anyone's skin dramatically changed through this religious use of sunscreen? |
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Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:36 pm |
| oasisjc wrote: |
| This question was brought up as I was reading another topic talking about what kind of advice people would give to people in their 20s and pretty much everyone stressed the importance of sunscreen. I was wondering if anyone's skin dramatically changed through this religious use of sunscreen? |
I would say that it's a preventative measure against skin cancers, and hyperpigmentation, age spots. Sunsreeen hasn't changed my skin but I would hate to see what my face would look like if I hadn't started years ago faithfully applying sunscreen. All I need do is look at the skin on my arms which I neglected to see what a
difference sunscreen vs. no sunscreen makes! |
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Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:36 pm |
| I feel skincare is really synergestic. For me total sun avoidance combined with skin renewers has helped. I like sunscreen and use it-- have my zinc on now in fact-- but I don't rely on it to fix my skin. |
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 2:56 am |
It is a preventive measures for dark skin pigmentation. Avoid sun exposure while in your 20's and if you do that, your skin will thank you for it...
| oasisjc wrote: |
| This question was brought up as I was reading another topic talking about what kind of advice people would give to people in their 20s and pretty much everyone stressed the importance of sunscreen. I was wondering if anyone's skin dramatically changed through this religious use of sunscreen? |
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 5:41 am |
| oasisjc wrote: |
| This question was brought up as I was reading another topic talking about what kind of advice people would give to people in their 20s and pretty much everyone stressed the importance of sunscreen. I was wondering if anyone's skin dramatically changed through this religious use of sunscreen? |
Sunscreen, IMO, cannot cause any dramatic change in one's skin. It is to help protect against the aging rays of the sun - that is all (again IMO). I definitely think it can prevent skin aging to some extent - we are all going to age and get wrinkles and sag. That is just a fact of life. Using sunscreen can slow that process down. |
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:46 am |
| Years ago when I'd broil on the beach, I noticed I started getting a melasma mustache. I immediately started wearing sunscreen and eventually the "mustache" disappeared so that tells me my skin repaired itself. |
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:32 am |
Yes, very much! First for the worse, then for the better. When I started using a sunscreen seriously (that is aside from the occasional spf 15), my skin looked awful after one summer. I now believe the SS was unstable. I got terrible hyperpigmenation and I actually think the SS made photo-damage worse rather than preventing it. After fading the hyperpig, I switched to all mineral/physical SS and that has really improved my skin. I have gotten more compliments in my 30s than my 20s on my skin since I started using mineral SS everyday  |
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:44 am |
I have been using sunscreen since I was a kid! My mom made sure I did so to prevent from getting freckles like her. So I can't really say how has my skin changed since using sunscreen.
What I DO notice is that when i DONT put sunscreen on, (sometimes when I get lazy or when I am out of the sunscreen I normally use) I get more pimples.
Don't know why that happens! |
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asian female, 26, combination acne-prone skin. Regime semi-given up... too tired of making an effort due to long term failure |
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 12:17 pm |
| aprilha wrote: |
I have been using sunscreen since I was a kid! My mom made sure I did so to prevent from getting freckles like her. So I can't really say how has my skin changed since using sunscreen.
What I DO notice is that when i DONT put sunscreen on, (sometimes when I get lazy or when I am out of the sunscreen I normally use) I get more pimples.
Don't know why that happens! |
Are you sure they are pimples? I've never heard of the sun causing acne before  |
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 12:41 pm |
I never heard of that before either!
but it does aggravate my "occasional" acne problem when I don't put sunscreen on.
Maybe it accentuates my acne scars making it look like I have more blemishes on my face?
edit: but actually I am almost certain that every time I don't put on sunscreen for more than a week I get more pimples.... Plus the darkening of my acne scarring. So my skin actually looks WORSE when I don't put on sunscreen =P |
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 12:43 pm |
| aprilha wrote: |
I have been using sunscreen since I was a kid! My mom made sure I did so to prevent from getting freckles like her. So I can't really say how has my skin changed since using sunscreen.
What I DO notice is that when i DONT put sunscreen on, (sometimes when I get lazy or when I am out of the sunscreen I normally use) I get more pimples.
Don't know why that happens! |
Are these actually pimples, it could possibly be mild sun poisoning? I know my mother developed a case in her mid 40's that only appeared on her chest with sun exposure, they looked quite like pimples. Just a thought. |
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 12:46 pm |
I don't think its from sun poisoning. I live in Vancouver... I don't get enough sunlight to get poisoned from the sun haha!
and I do avoid sun exposure, like I wouldn't deliberately expose myself to the sun. I try to hide in the shade especially when I know I don't have sunscreen on. |
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 12:50 pm |
| aprilha wrote: |
I don't think its from sun poisoning. I live in Vancouver... I don't get enough sunlight to get poisoned from the sun haha!
and I do avoid sun exposure, like I wouldn't deliberately expose myself to the sun. I try to hide in the shade especially when I know I don't have sunscreen on. |
Well sounds like it's not then, I am stuck in Florida and hide from the sun too!  |
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 1:25 pm |
| Are you using physical sunscreen? I know that the Zinc in physical sunscreens can help with acne |
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 1:46 pm |
| hey! that may be it!! I am not sure if the one i use is physical sunscreen! I will check when I get home from work tonight! |
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 5:02 pm |
| aprilha wrote: |
| hey! that may be it!! I am not sure if the one i use is physical sunscreen! I will check when I get home from work tonight! |
That should be it.
My skin has also changed after using physical sunscreen- I rarely have any acne now. But that could be just because I got older. |
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24 yrs old. favorite sunscreen right now: Burnout [now 35] |
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 5:24 pm |
Using sunscreen will protect the skin that you already have, but it won't changed the "damaged portion of your skin" but it will stop it from getting worse.
| oasisjc wrote: |
| This question was brought up as I was reading another topic talking about what kind of advice people would give to people in their 20s and pretty much everyone stressed the importance of sunscreen. I was wondering if anyone's skin dramatically changed through this religious use of sunscreen? |
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:38 pm |
My skin can become more sensitive from using sunscreen.
I am trying to use more mineral sunscreen and natural things and that helps a lot.
Usually even when I was younger I used sunscreen a lot on my arms,legs,face,hair/scalp..I used to work outtside a lot and spend a lot of time outside.
If I don't put on sunscreen now on my face,arms and feet during the summer..my arms and feet can burn very badly just waiting for the bus outside for 20 minutes.
where I live is not that warm but the sun is very strong.
I don't use sunscreen on my legs all the time though...but my legs don't really burn.
But still the skin on my legs looks awful to me-I had a allergic reaction to some medication two years ago and it left my skin looking really blotchy and I think a light tan looks better. |
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:01 am |
| What is a good physical sunscreen? |
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asian female, 26, combination acne-prone skin. Regime semi-given up... too tired of making an effort due to long term failure |
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:45 am |
| aprilha wrote: |
| What is a good physical sunscreen? |
Depends what your requirements are. I like Devita Solar Spf 30, many prefer BurnOut, but there are loads more. If you have access to MUA, check out zincsunscreens NP (she lists and describes all the commonly availaple physical SS). |
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Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:18 am |
| oasisjc wrote: |
| Are you using physical sunscreen? I know that the Zinc in physical sunscreens can help with acne |
I'm a only use physical sunscreen on my face from now on.
Is juice beauty physical?
I used to like that one but forget now.
Right now usually use Colorescience powders... |
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Sat Apr 16, 2011 7:16 am |
| My freckles disappeared, which I actually didn't want, I think they added something to my face. But sun protection is more important. |
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Sat Apr 16, 2011 7:40 am |
| It is my humble opinion that after using sunscreen my skin has improved dramatically. I feel it does more than just block damaging rays. I think it protects the skin so it can regenerate..especially if you're using anti aging products..it gives them a chance to work..instead the dermis always responding to uv damage. I know that is subjective. But that is what I've experienced. |
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Sat Apr 16, 2011 9:07 am |
| hotdocgirl wrote: |
| It is my humble opinion that after using sunscreen my skin has improved dramatically. I feel it does more than just block damaging rays. I think it protects the skin so it can regenerate..especially if you're using anti aging products..it gives them a chance to work..instead the dermis always responding to uv damage. I know that is subjective. But that is what I've experienced. |
I think that's very true... a lot of anti-aging and scar-removing products don't work unless sunscreen is applied afterwards. That's why I asked this question to see if people saw any noticeable results  |
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Sat Apr 16, 2011 12:57 pm |
I believe that as well now..
I don't have anything too significant to add here but after going through my entire life not using ss (on my face, at least), I'm a little surprised at how well the stuff works! I have brown skin and didn't realize that anything but direct sun made any difference - I can go shades darker in just 15 minutes in direct Vancouver sun! My approach was just to wear hats and be very careful to keep out of the sun.
Anyway, I've been using ss for just 3 or 4 months and I can already see a difference in my pigmentation - there's actually a bit of a "whiteish" cast (which isn't product). Its just my sun-starved face, lol!
I know this isn't v interesting, but to me its kind of fascinating. I didn't realize that the little daylight or indirect sun I get made any kind of visible difference and laughed at people who draw their shades, tint their windows & hide inside. Now I realize that sunlight is TRULY powerful.
p.s. Ava, I'm sorry to hear about you losing your freckles! What a shame. |
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