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What kind of sun protection should my family and I be using? What factor?
We are africans, I have a milk chocolate complexion, my husband has a caramel complexion, and both my children (2.5 years and 9 months) are light-skinned (the colour of milky tea lol)
I bought baby sun cream with a factor of 50 – i think it might be a bit excessive for us but I am not really sure, I grew up not using any sun cream but increasingly I am hearing that black people need to use it too. Like i said, the one i bought is for babies, but i cant be bothered buying a separate one for hubby and myself.
What you bought is just fine. The fact that it’s for babies just means it’s safe to use on sensitive skin for grown-ups too. Just slather it generously on your exposed skin every day, and put a hat on the little ones if they’ll wear one. Everyone should use sunscreen, regardless of the tint of their skin.
Great job for being a good mom!
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i always stick with sun factor 30 for the kids no lower! i sometimes use a 25 oil and i still burn, so 30 might be good for the whole family.
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you should be using 60.
thats what I use.
& I’m a red head.
You don’t want to take any chances.
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Wear the highest factor avaiable.
Factor 50 is not excessive if it helps prevents skin cancer.
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What you bought is just fine. The fact that it’s for babies just means it’s safe to use on sensitive skin for grown-ups too. Just slather it generously on your exposed skin every day, and put a hat on the little ones if they’ll wear one. Everyone should use sunscreen, regardless of the tint of their skin.
Great job for being a good mom!
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NURSE, severeal cancerous lesions removed due to not using sun protection.
ALL children need a factor 50….no matter what their skin colour….& what do you mean you can’t be bothered for you & hubby?? – don’t understand that way of thinking….BUT – i start my holidays with a 25 factor…then drop to a 20 factor after the 1st week.
my skin is very important…i always come back with a tan…but i am not all fried & wrinkled like some people are. i am blonde & white skinned & that suits me…you should really take care in the sun.
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The sun can burn anyone and it is the ultraviolet rays that you need to be careful with. The sunscreen you bought is good for the whole family. I have red haired fair skin children and I use an spf of 60. So far the only porduct that caries an spf that high is Hawiian Tropic. Experts say that 35 is high enough but a little extra protection never hurt anyone.
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Personal Experience
50 is probably a little excessive for you but it won’t do you any harm to use it. I am very fair skinned and freckly so I use a factor 50 or I burn. You could probably get away with under a 20 and not get skin damage.
The only thing you might find with the one you have purchased for your children is it leaves a milky residue on the skin so parents can see if it needs reapplying. This can look a little wierd on me so on your darker skin it would be very noticeable. Try a bit first on your arm or something to check. Not all of them do this but a lot do!
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Everyone should wear sun screen, even if you have a dark complexion. Everyone gets sunburn. SPF 50 is perfect for a baby, and even for your toddler. As for your husband and yourself, I would go with SPF 20 or 15.
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