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Old 07-05-2008, 05:59 AM
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Ok, is it just me....

When I was younger (maybe in my teens...I am 35 now) The strongest sunblock one could find anywhere was something like 30 SPF. That was the absolute strongest, though. Mostly we would just use 15-17 or something and we were good all day.

Now I see commercials for 70 SPF!!!

Is that proof positive that the ozone is going ,going, gone?
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Old 07-05-2008, 06:15 AM
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Nah, it's a few things, people being more aware of the risks of skin cancer etc. That and most SPF ratings not being completelly true aswell (was a bit of scandal about it last year or the year before IIRC)
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Old 07-05-2008, 06:19 AM
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Ah...ok!

I'm not crazy, though? The SPF ratings were way lower when I was little?
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Old 07-05-2008, 06:29 AM
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They are quite fudged.
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I have fair skin (They call it clinically sensitive, but if I call it that I'd have to trade in my man card for some Midol). If I get burnt, there aren't two ways around it, I WILL get skin cancer. It blows! But the higher SPF stuff is great. I can go out and enjoy the sun like I never could when I was younger (no higher SPF stuff when I was 5 or 6... I could stay out for maybe 3 hours without getting burnt).
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Old 07-05-2008, 08:44 AM
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70 SPF?

Is it like, a brick that you rub on your body?
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70 SPF?

Is it like, a brick that you rub on your body?
A wool shirt comes outta the bottle when you squeeze
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Old 07-05-2008, 11:57 AM
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At least we never really get to worry about it where I live...
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Old 07-05-2008, 12:17 PM
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Try Sun block for babies. I hear that they are really good. Very few chemicals, and very effective.
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