Comments on: Green Screening

By: Diggy

Diggy — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:01:55 +0000

Hey Amber!
Loving the look of your site now, so clean and pretty!

The sunscreen thing is very important. I’m rather fair-skinned so when it comes to sun I need sunblock or I burn in 10 minutes flat. I avoid the sun when I can, but going to enjoy a few weeks in the sun next month so this is useful.

I always used the Nivea Light Feeling Sun Lotion which feels light indeed and smells nice. Now that I look at the ingredients it contains a whole list of chemicals of what I don’t even know what they are. I always knew that sunscreen wasn’t great, but getting seriously burnt is worse so I always chose the lesser of the two evils.

I’ll try get some organic sunscreen next time:)
Thanks!!
Diggy

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Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:59:51 +0000

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Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:52:13 +0000

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By: admin

admin — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:29:06 +0000

@karen- yes they do. They don’t clog your pores as much either.

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:08:31 +0000

Good tips! I love Aubry and Kiss My Face products… they just feel so much better than those chemical packed types!

By: admin

admin — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:15:15 +0000

@Donald- most definitely!
@Hilary- I agree with the vitamin D bit. We all need vitamin D from the sun. Too much or too little of anything isn’t good. I agree that the over-obsession with sun protection is a little out of hand, but everyone’s skin is different. A dear friend of mine hardly has to wear sunscreen because his skin already has enough melatonin to protect him.
@Colin- haha I can imagine. Yep yep natural sunscreen is the best!

By: Colin Wright

Colin Wright — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:53:31 +0000

Ah, very good to know! I’m of German and Irish descent, so you can imagine how smacked around I can get by the sun sometimes. Had no idea what to look for when I get sunscreen. Thanks for the heads up!

By: Hilary

Hilary — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:20:31 +0000

Lack of vitamin D can cause health related issues. Our bodies produce vitamin D as a result of being exposed to the sun. Average kids are now getting rickets because they don’t get enough sun (just search for “kids rickets” and you’ll get plenty of reliable resources.)

I think our world has an unhealthy obsession with staying out of the sun and wearing sun screen.

Don’t get me wrong, a sunburn IS bad but the overzealous SPF application isn’t a good thing. How much sun each individual needs and can handle varies. Slathering on SPF isn’t always bad – hours and hours on the beach for example most people will need to apply some form of SPF so they don’t burn and it is better for it to be healthy when we do need to put it on.

By: Donald

Donald — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:29:03 +0000

Good post! It is important to remember sun protection, especially with summer starting for some of us. It is nice they have natural products available.