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Location: without class distinction, Australia
Posted:
I rarely used to get sunburnt. Warm, sunny days, I'd go pink, but not actually burn. But I've just come home (Australia) from Europe and I have been sunburnt 2 our of 4 weekends.
And I don't get it.
Is it likely to be because my skin isn't used to Australian sun and is now trying to get used to it again? Or just that it's decided to be really mean to me this summer?
I rarely used to get sunburnt. Warm, sunny days, I'd go pink, but not actually burn. But I've just come home (Australia) from Europe and I have been sunburnt 2 our of 4 weekends.
And I don't get it.
Is it likely to be because my skin isn't used to Australian sun and is now trying to get used to it again? Or just that it's decided to be really mean to me this summer?
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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Location: Bendigo, Vic, Australia
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Location: Bendigo, Vic, Australia
Posted:
It's going to be a really mean summer apparently. I think it's meant to be the hotest we have had in a while
It's going to be a really mean summer apparently. I think it's meant to be the hotest we have had in a while
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Are you sure your in Australia?
Are you sure your in Australia?
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13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
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Posted:
No. I don't know where I am from day to day.
Have you seen me lately?
No. I don't know where I am from day to day.
Have you seen me lately?
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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Posted:
Get the Factor 50 out and slap it on every morning as soon as you get out of the shower and keep on topping it up every couple of hours you are outside. Sunburn is not good. Don't be getting yourself skin cancer!
Get the Factor 50 out and slap it on every morning as soon as you get out of the shower and keep on topping it up every couple of hours you are outside. Sunburn is not good. Don't be getting yourself skin cancer!
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Location: Nashville, TN, USA
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Posted:
someone told me the ozone is a lot thinner there. i wasn't sure how serious they were, but now i'm inclined to believe them at their word. wow. or maybe it's seasonal? like your body is more used to producing protective elements in your normal summer? good thing to watch out for. thanks.
-- dut
someone told me the ozone is a lot thinner there. i wasn't sure how serious they were, but now i'm inclined to believe them at their word. wow. or maybe it's seasonal? like your body is more used to producing protective elements in your normal summer? good thing to watch out for. thanks.
-- dut
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Location: Sala, Slovakia
Neo - Hippie
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Location: Sala, Slovakia
Posted:
Hey.. You have problems.. We have winter here in europe.. that's mean: (
Hey.. You have problems.. We have winter here in europe.. that's mean: (
Smile.. It confuses people..:)
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Location: Bogged at CG, Australia
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Location: Bogged at CG, Australia
Posted:
@dut: Yeah, the ozone hole exists. And it's nasty. I think Australia has one of the higher skin cancer rates in the world, now. not sure exactly how high that is, though.
I still reckon they're going to come out with research that a healthy tas is, in fact, good for you, as long as you don't go overboard - more pigmenty things to prevent damage.
@dut: Yeah, the ozone hole exists. And it's nasty. I think Australia has one of the higher skin cancer rates in the world, now. not sure exactly how high that is, though.
I still reckon they're going to come out with research that a healthy tas is, in fact, good for you, as long as you don't go overboard - more pigmenty things to prevent damage.
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Posted:
it could be that your body has adjusted to the climate over here, and you will need to acclimatise again
it could be that your body has adjusted to the climate over here, and you will need to acclimatise again
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Posted:
I never thought of skin as needing to accliamise.
I never thought of skin as needing to accliamise.
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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well i'd never really thought of it until now, but now i do, it kinda makes sence, every time i go on holiday somewhere hot i have to lather myself up with factor 500000 for the first few days/week, then the next week i'm fine with like factor 10
well i'd never really thought of it until now, but now i do, it kinda makes sence, every time i go on holiday somewhere hot i have to lather myself up with factor 500000 for the first few days/week, then the next week i'm fine with like factor 10
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Location: Now in the land of Oz, Australia
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ah crap im going to come home looking like a Tomato when i get back from Oz! dagnamit!
i have the palist skin in the world. and i never get out side so when im over there i think im going to have to go swiming in sun screen.
*poses ready to dive into pool of sunscreen..... *
i was told the other day (and i havent tryed it) that if you have a bath with a Teaspoon of baking soder in it (for about a month), it puts a layer on your skin, and you dont burn, but do go brown. havent tryed it tho...
ah crap im going to come home looking like a Tomato when i get back from Oz! dagnamit!
i have the palist skin in the world. and i never get out side so when im over there i think im going to have to go swiming in sun screen.
*poses ready to dive into pool of sunscreen..... *
i was told the other day (and i havent tryed it) that if you have a bath with a Teaspoon of baking soder in it (for about a month), it puts a layer on your skin, and you dont burn, but do go brown. havent tryed it tho...
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Location: Bendigo, Vic, Australia
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Location: Bendigo, Vic, Australia
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be careful with sunscreen, some people believe if you re-apply it a million times you will be fine, but it only works the first time or something like that apparently.
Which is why it is good to get the highest SPF as possible, because the higher the SPF, the longer you can stay in the sun... not sure how it works, and cant ask mum as she has disappeared
be careful with sunscreen, some people believe if you re-apply it a million times you will be fine, but it only works the first time or something like that apparently.
Which is why it is good to get the highest SPF as possible, because the higher the SPF, the longer you can stay in the sun... not sure how it works, and cant ask mum as she has disappeared
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Posted:
so jumping in a pool of sunscreen every hour wouldnt do me any good?
dam! i thought i was onto something with that one.
has anyone ever heard about the baking soda thing before?
so jumping in a pool of sunscreen every hour wouldnt do me any good?
dam! i thought i was onto something with that one.
has anyone ever heard about the baking soda thing before?
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But really - the jokes on us....
and also... i wuv Rougie *snuz*
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Location: Bendigo, Vic, Australia
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Location: Bendigo, Vic, Australia
Posted:
nope, most likely not.
Nah, never heard of it... although being able to be in the sun and not getting burnt would still be just as bad for you as getting burnt, as isnt it the rays of sun which give you cancer, not the burn?
nope, most likely not.
Nah, never heard of it... although being able to be in the sun and not getting burnt would still be just as bad for you as getting burnt, as isnt it the rays of sun which give you cancer, not the burn?
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i think its best to reapply as some of the lotion gets sweated off/washed off in a pool, so you may not be getting the full effect
i think its best to reapply as some of the lotion gets sweated off/washed off in a pool, so you may not be getting the full effect
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Posted:
Be careful Rougie, sunburn baaaaaad!! And yep, i guess your skin just has to get used to REAL sun again after chilly Europe.
You should multiply the amount of time you can spend in the sun without burning (this could be as little as 10 minutes!) by the sun protection factor of the sunscreen you're using, i.e. if it's ten minutes for you and you're using factor 15, you can stay in the sun for 150 minutes counting from the moment you went out (with sunscreen already on) - that's where the 'it only works the first time' comes from. However, it's wise to keep reapplying as it gets rubbed/sweated/washed off.
The length of time you can spend in the sun without burning is dependent on all kinds of factors, such as your skin type, time of day (the higher the sun is the more easily you burn), solar index for that day (that's the amount of UV radiation, check a local weather site for that, and newspapers will often tell you as well). Anyone know how to work out how long you can stay out without burning, is there a formula for it? Where's our resident mad doctor/scientist when we need him!?
Neph
Be careful Rougie, sunburn baaaaaad!! And yep, i guess your skin just has to get used to REAL sun again after chilly Europe.
You should multiply the amount of time you can spend in the sun without burning (this could be as little as 10 minutes!) by the sun protection factor of the sunscreen you're using, i.e. if it's ten minutes for you and you're using factor 15, you can stay in the sun for 150 minutes counting from the moment you went out (with sunscreen already on) - that's where the 'it only works the first time' comes from. However, it's wise to keep reapplying as it gets rubbed/sweated/washed off.
The length of time you can spend in the sun without burning is dependent on all kinds of factors, such as your skin type, time of day (the higher the sun is the more easily you burn), solar index for that day (that's the amount of UV radiation, check a local weather site for that, and newspapers will often tell you as well). Anyone know how to work out how long you can stay out without burning, is there a formula for it? Where's our resident mad doctor/scientist when we need him!?
Neph
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Location: Bendigo, Vic, Australia
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Location: Bendigo, Vic, Australia
Posted:
yes! thats the one I meant.... but I thought it was the solar index mulitplied by the SPF of the sunscreen?
yes! thats the one I meant.... but I thought it was the solar index mulitplied by the SPF of the sunscreen?
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