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Sunscreen for bicycling
On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 3:00:57 PM UTC-4, Joerg wrote:
Since moving to California in the 90's I also don't seem to get sun burns anymore. That's odd about your location. Maybe more odd was my experience touring Ireland by bike in the early 1990s. It was three weeks of the wettest experience in my life. But the tops of my ears were burned and peeling. And that's back when I wore a helmet, which I'd think would have shaded my ears. - Frank Krygowski |
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On 2018-08-20 13:36, John B. Slocomb wrote:
On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 12:23:34 -0700, Joerg wrote: On 2018-08-20 12:13, wrote: On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 12:00:57 PM UTC-7, Joerg wrote: On 2018-08-20 11:26, wrote: On Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 7:29:00 PM UTC-7, Joy Beeson wrote: On Thu, 9 Aug 2018 00:05:16 -0000 (UTC), bob prohaska wrote: Does anybody have suggestions for sunscreen to wear while bicycling? My cancer doctor said to use zinc sunblock on fresh scars. (My current scar is under my hatband, so all I use is E-oil and a white linen do-rag.) I'm currently using Kroger's knock-off of Neutrogena 70; when it runs out, I plan to start snitching my spouse's Neutrogena 100, so as to use it up faster. I used to use a cheaper sunblock on my arms and legs, but when it ran out, I began to put the same stuff everywhere. I usually coat only the outside of the calf muscle on my legs, because that is where I got a brown streak when I could ride that long. I rub my arms together like a cricket, and put an extra layer on what sticks out of my sleeves. (In hot weather, I wear long linen sleeves -- and on my last few rides they got soaking wet without spitting water on them.) I still have brown, speckled arms. And there's a patch on the back of my hand even though I put on another layer of 50-SPF sunscreen every time I take off my gloves. The stick sunscreen is running out and I haven't yet found another that fits into my pocket. I recently realized that I can put lotion into a lip-salve box -- if I can find one that isn't identical in every way to the box I carry A&D in. I used to carry hand cleaner in my tool kit. A&D cleans hands just fine, and has a lot of other uses. Also, nowadays, I fix flats with my cell phone, so I don't need a grease remover. -- Joy Beeson joy beeson at comcast dot net http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/ Well, I can recommend the Neutrogena 100+. Did a long hard ride mostly in direct sunlight yesterday and my tan didn't change at all. Once you have developed a good tan it won't change much any more. Sometimes when working in the yard for a few minutes I get carried away and cut bushes for a couple hours. No sun screen at that time but the tan doesn't change anymore. Since moving to California in the 90's I also don't seem to get sun burns anymore. My ride was out towards the Altemont Pass. If there is enough sun my arms will turn red as if I got a sunburn but they will be brown again the next day. But with that 100+ there was absolutely NO reaction. Turning red is critical even if it "heals" in a day. I had that as well years ago but somehow not anymore. It all just tans a bit more over the weeks. On of my riding buddies has very white skin, Irish/Scandinavian type. So he uses SPF100 like you do and no tan or burn ever develops. One thing to remember is that a tan does not prevent UV damage to the skin. Yeah, that's a problem. However, people in countries where the majority has naturally darker skin fare much better in terms of skin cancer rates despite a much higher UV exposu http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/c...rs/by-country/ They often don't even have sun blocker and don't cover their skin: https://s-i.huffpost.com/gen/4086324...RS-628x314.jpg -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 13:55:46 -0700, Joerg
wrote: On 2018-08-20 13:36, John B. Slocomb wrote: On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 12:23:34 -0700, Joerg wrote: On 2018-08-20 12:13, wrote: On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 12:00:57 PM UTC-7, Joerg wrote: On 2018-08-20 11:26, wrote: On Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 7:29:00 PM UTC-7, Joy Beeson wrote: On Thu, 9 Aug 2018 00:05:16 -0000 (UTC), bob prohaska wrote: Does anybody have suggestions for sunscreen to wear while bicycling? My cancer doctor said to use zinc sunblock on fresh scars. (My current scar is under my hatband, so all I use is E-oil and a white linen do-rag.) I'm currently using Kroger's knock-off of Neutrogena 70; when it runs out, I plan to start snitching my spouse's Neutrogena 100, so as to use it up faster. I used to use a cheaper sunblock on my arms and legs, but when it ran out, I began to put the same stuff everywhere. I usually coat only the outside of the calf muscle on my legs, because that is where I got a brown streak when I could ride that long. I rub my arms together like a cricket, and put an extra layer on what sticks out of my sleeves. (In hot weather, I wear long linen sleeves -- and on my last few rides they got soaking wet without spitting water on them.) I still have brown, speckled arms. And there's a patch on the back of my hand even though I put on another layer of 50-SPF sunscreen every time I take off my gloves. The stick sunscreen is running out and I haven't yet found another that fits into my pocket. I recently realized that I can put lotion into a lip-salve box -- if I can find one that isn't identical in every way to the box I carry A&D in. I used to carry hand cleaner in my tool kit. A&D cleans hands just fine, and has a lot of other uses. Also, nowadays, I fix flats with my cell phone, so I don't need a grease remover. -- Joy Beeson joy beeson at comcast dot net http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/ Well, I can recommend the Neutrogena 100+. Did a long hard ride mostly in direct sunlight yesterday and my tan didn't change at all. Once you have developed a good tan it won't change much any more. Sometimes when working in the yard for a few minutes I get carried away and cut bushes for a couple hours. No sun screen at that time but the tan doesn't change anymore. Since moving to California in the 90's I also don't seem to get sun burns anymore. My ride was out towards the Altemont Pass. If there is enough sun my arms will turn red as if I got a sunburn but they will be brown again the next day. But with that 100+ there was absolutely NO reaction. Turning red is critical even if it "heals" in a day. I had that as well years ago but somehow not anymore. It all just tans a bit more over the weeks. On of my riding buddies has very white skin, Irish/Scandinavian type. So he uses SPF100 like you do and no tan or burn ever develops. One thing to remember is that a tan does not prevent UV damage to the skin. Yeah, that's a problem. However, people in countries where the majority has naturally darker skin fare much better in terms of skin cancer rates despite a much higher UV exposu That is certainly true but on the other hand all of the Caucasians I know who have developed skin cancer in their later years were outdoors people that had a good tan for much of their life. |
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On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 13:53:02 -0700 (PDT), Frank Krygowski
wrote: On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 3:00:57 PM UTC-4, Joerg wrote: Since moving to California in the 90's I also don't seem to get sun burns anymore. That's odd about your location. Maybe more odd was my experience touring Ireland by bike in the early 1990s. It was three weeks of the wettest experience in my life. But the tops of my ears were burned and peeling. And that's back when I wore a helmet, which I'd think would have shaded my ears. - Frank Krygowski It is called "windburn" see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windburn |
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On 2018-08-20 14:43, John B. Slocomb wrote:
On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 13:55:46 -0700, Joerg wrote: On 2018-08-20 13:36, John B. Slocomb wrote: On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 12:23:34 -0700, Joerg wrote: On 2018-08-20 12:13, wrote: On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 12:00:57 PM UTC-7, Joerg wrote: On 2018-08-20 11:26, wrote: On Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 7:29:00 PM UTC-7, Joy Beeson wrote: On Thu, 9 Aug 2018 00:05:16 -0000 (UTC), bob prohaska wrote: Does anybody have suggestions for sunscreen to wear while bicycling? My cancer doctor said to use zinc sunblock on fresh scars. (My current scar is under my hatband, so all I use is E-oil and a white linen do-rag.) I'm currently using Kroger's knock-off of Neutrogena 70; when it runs out, I plan to start snitching my spouse's Neutrogena 100, so as to use it up faster. I used to use a cheaper sunblock on my arms and legs, but when it ran out, I began to put the same stuff everywhere. I usually coat only the outside of the calf muscle on my legs, because that is where I got a brown streak when I could ride that long. I rub my arms together like a cricket, and put an extra layer on what sticks out of my sleeves. (In hot weather, I wear long linen sleeves -- and on my last few rides they got soaking wet without spitting water on them.) I still have brown, speckled arms. And there's a patch on the back of my hand even though I put on another layer of 50-SPF sunscreen every time I take off my gloves. The stick sunscreen is running out and I haven't yet found another that fits into my pocket. I recently realized that I can put lotion into a lip-salve box -- if I can find one that isn't identical in every way to the box I carry A&D in. I used to carry hand cleaner in my tool kit. A&D cleans hands just fine, and has a lot of other uses. Also, nowadays, I fix flats with my cell phone, so I don't need a grease remover. -- Joy Beeson joy beeson at comcast dot net http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/ Well, I can recommend the Neutrogena 100+. Did a long hard ride mostly in direct sunlight yesterday and my tan didn't change at all. Once you have developed a good tan it won't change much any more. Sometimes when working in the yard for a few minutes I get carried away and cut bushes for a couple hours. No sun screen at that time but the tan doesn't change anymore. Since moving to California in the 90's I also don't seem to get sun burns anymore. My ride was out towards the Altemont Pass. If there is enough sun my arms will turn red as if I got a sunburn but they will be brown again the next day. But with that 100+ there was absolutely NO reaction. Turning red is critical even if it "heals" in a day. I had that as well years ago but somehow not anymore. It all just tans a bit more over the weeks. On of my riding buddies has very white skin, Irish/Scandinavian type. So he uses SPF100 like you do and no tan or burn ever develops. One thing to remember is that a tan does not prevent UV damage to the skin. Yeah, that's a problem. However, people in countries where the majority has naturally darker skin fare much better in terms of skin cancer rates despite a much higher UV exposu That is certainly true but on the other hand all of the Caucasians I know who have developed skin cancer in their later years were outdoors people that had a good tan for much of their life. The ones I know or knew :-( ... were mostly light-skinned Caucasians with a more Nordic ethnic background. They didn't easily develop a tan but red skin and then blisters. Some of them essentially remained red all summer. AFAIK that is how the term redneck developed. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On 2018-08-20 13:53, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 3:00:57 PM UTC-4, Joerg wrote: Since moving to California in the 90's I also don't seem to get sun burns anymore. That's odd about your location. Not odd, we have a lot of sun and most of my bicycle miles have no shade. For some people the body gets used to that, for others it doesn't and then you need high-powered sun screen. This bike path in Rancho Cordova is a typical bike path with the usual full sun exposu https://i1.wp.com/totalintensityspor..._113024315.jpg Maybe more odd was my experience touring Ireland by bike in the early 1990s. It was three weeks of the wettest experience in my life. But the tops of my ears were burned and peeling. And that's back when I wore a helmet, which I'd think would have shaded my ears. Sure that wasn't from chafing? The tops of my ears don't tan much and don't get red either. The helmet covers them. Those with bald tops like me have to watch that area up there though because of the vent holes in the helmet. So that gets sun screen before I head out. I use SFP30 to SPF50. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 14:50:44 -0700, Joerg
wrote: On 2018-08-20 14:43, John B. Slocomb wrote: On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 13:55:46 -0700, Joerg wrote: On 2018-08-20 13:36, John B. Slocomb wrote: On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 12:23:34 -0700, Joerg wrote: On 2018-08-20 12:13, wrote: On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 12:00:57 PM UTC-7, Joerg wrote: On 2018-08-20 11:26, wrote: On Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 7:29:00 PM UTC-7, Joy Beeson wrote: On Thu, 9 Aug 2018 00:05:16 -0000 (UTC), bob prohaska wrote: Does anybody have suggestions for sunscreen to wear while bicycling? My cancer doctor said to use zinc sunblock on fresh scars. (My current scar is under my hatband, so all I use is E-oil and a white linen do-rag.) I'm currently using Kroger's knock-off of Neutrogena 70; when it runs out, I plan to start snitching my spouse's Neutrogena 100, so as to use it up faster. I used to use a cheaper sunblock on my arms and legs, but when it ran out, I began to put the same stuff everywhere. I usually coat only the outside of the calf muscle on my legs, because that is where I got a brown streak when I could ride that long. I rub my arms together like a cricket, and put an extra layer on what sticks out of my sleeves. (In hot weather, I wear long linen sleeves -- and on my last few rides they got soaking wet without spitting water on them.) I still have brown, speckled arms. And there's a patch on the back of my hand even though I put on another layer of 50-SPF sunscreen every time I take off my gloves. The stick sunscreen is running out and I haven't yet found another that fits into my pocket. I recently realized that I can put lotion into a lip-salve box -- if I can find one that isn't identical in every way to the box I carry A&D in. I used to carry hand cleaner in my tool kit. A&D cleans hands just fine, and has a lot of other uses. Also, nowadays, I fix flats with my cell phone, so I don't need a grease remover. -- Joy Beeson joy beeson at comcast dot net http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/ Well, I can recommend the Neutrogena 100+. Did a long hard ride mostly in direct sunlight yesterday and my tan didn't change at all. Once you have developed a good tan it won't change much any more. Sometimes when working in the yard for a few minutes I get carried away and cut bushes for a couple hours. No sun screen at that time but the tan doesn't change anymore. Since moving to California in the 90's I also don't seem to get sun burns anymore. My ride was out towards the Altemont Pass. If there is enough sun my arms will turn red as if I got a sunburn but they will be brown again the next day. But with that 100+ there was absolutely NO reaction. Turning red is critical even if it "heals" in a day. I had that as well years ago but somehow not anymore. It all just tans a bit more over the weeks. On of my riding buddies has very white skin, Irish/Scandinavian type. So he uses SPF100 like you do and no tan or burn ever develops. One thing to remember is that a tan does not prevent UV damage to the skin. Yeah, that's a problem. However, people in countries where the majority has naturally darker skin fare much better in terms of skin cancer rates despite a much higher UV exposu That is certainly true but on the other hand all of the Caucasians I know who have developed skin cancer in their later years were outdoors people that had a good tan for much of their life. The ones I know or knew :-( ... were mostly light-skinned Caucasians with a more Nordic ethnic background. They didn't easily develop a tan but red skin and then blisters. Some of them essentially remained red all summer. AFAIK that is how the term redneck developed. Nope :-) A Redneck was originally a term used for a farmer. He followed a mule around the field all day and the back of his neck got sunburned. |
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John B. Slocomb wrote:
On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 13:53:02 -0700 (PDT), Frank Krygowski wrote: On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 3:00:57 PM UTC-4, Joerg wrote: Since moving to California in the 90's I also don't seem to get sun burns anymore. That's odd about your location. Joerg might be eating more wholesome ketchup than sauerkraut now ... or he had previously paled during each of those UV-less Dutch winters. Maybe more odd was my experience touring Ireland by bike in the early 1990s. It was three weeks of the wettest experience in my life. But the tops of my ears were burned and peeling. And that's back when I wore a helmet, which I'd think would have shaded my ears. I still get paid millions by the Irish Tourism Board to casually mention that I had under 1/3rd of rainy days, less than 1/6th soakingly wet ones. Admittedly, that was during a statistically "arid" month. It is called "windburn" see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windburn If the rain tastes metallic though, it's properly called "windscale." |
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On 2018-08-20 18:45, John B. Slocomb wrote:
On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 14:50:44 -0700, Joerg wrote: On 2018-08-20 14:43, John B. Slocomb wrote: On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 13:55:46 -0700, Joerg wrote: On 2018-08-20 13:36, John B. Slocomb wrote: On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 12:23:34 -0700, Joerg wrote: On 2018-08-20 12:13, wrote: On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 12:00:57 PM UTC-7, Joerg wrote: On 2018-08-20 11:26, wrote: On Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 7:29:00 PM UTC-7, Joy Beeson wrote: On Thu, 9 Aug 2018 00:05:16 -0000 (UTC), bob prohaska wrote: Does anybody have suggestions for sunscreen to wear while bicycling? My cancer doctor said to use zinc sunblock on fresh scars. (My current scar is under my hatband, so all I use is E-oil and a white linen do-rag.) I'm currently using Kroger's knock-off of Neutrogena 70; when it runs out, I plan to start snitching my spouse's Neutrogena 100, so as to use it up faster. I used to use a cheaper sunblock on my arms and legs, but when it ran out, I began to put the same stuff everywhere. I usually coat only the outside of the calf muscle on my legs, because that is where I got a brown streak when I could ride that long. I rub my arms together like a cricket, and put an extra layer on what sticks out of my sleeves. (In hot weather, I wear long linen sleeves -- and on my last few rides they got soaking wet without spitting water on them.) I still have brown, speckled arms. And there's a patch on the back of my hand even though I put on another layer of 50-SPF sunscreen every time I take off my gloves. The stick sunscreen is running out and I haven't yet found another that fits into my pocket. I recently realized that I can put lotion into a lip-salve box -- if I can find one that isn't identical in every way to the box I carry A&D in. I used to carry hand cleaner in my tool kit. A&D cleans hands just fine, and has a lot of other uses. Also, nowadays, I fix flats with my cell phone, so I don't need a grease remover. -- Joy Beeson joy beeson at comcast dot net http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/ Well, I can recommend the Neutrogena 100+. Did a long hard ride mostly in direct sunlight yesterday and my tan didn't change at all. Once you have developed a good tan it won't change much any more. Sometimes when working in the yard for a few minutes I get carried away and cut bushes for a couple hours. No sun screen at that time but the tan doesn't change anymore. Since moving to California in the 90's I also don't seem to get sun burns anymore. My ride was out towards the Altemont Pass. If there is enough sun my arms will turn red as if I got a sunburn but they will be brown again the next day. But with that 100+ there was absolutely NO reaction. Turning red is critical even if it "heals" in a day. I had that as well years ago but somehow not anymore. It all just tans a bit more over the weeks. On of my riding buddies has very white skin, Irish/Scandinavian type. So he uses SPF100 like you do and no tan or burn ever develops. One thing to remember is that a tan does not prevent UV damage to the skin. Yeah, that's a problem. However, people in countries where the majority has naturally darker skin fare much better in terms of skin cancer rates despite a much higher UV exposu That is certainly true but on the other hand all of the Caucasians I know who have developed skin cancer in their later years were outdoors people that had a good tan for much of their life. The ones I know or knew :-( ... were mostly light-skinned Caucasians with a more Nordic ethnic background. They didn't easily develop a tan but red skin and then blisters. Some of them essentially remained red all summer. AFAIK that is how the term redneck developed. Nope :-) A Redneck was originally a term used for a farmer. He followed a mule around the field all day and the back of his neck got sunburned. Sunburned. That's exactly what I said. It got red because the farmer was of Northern European ancestry and, therefore, his skin burned easily. A farmer of Southern European, South Asian or African ethnicity could plow the field all day and not get sunburned. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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