I gave up trying to get sun tan years ago because my pale faced Scandinavian skin makes me burn like a vampire in the sun.
Really.
I got a sunburn by sitting too close to a sunny window at work once, OK?
My New Year’s Resolution for 2010 is to green my health and beauty aids so I switched to a zinc-based sunscreen.
I bought
Alba Botanica. Alba scores a
2-3 on the Skin Deep Database for safety. There are other sunscreens that score better for safety but they are much more expensive and most are only available on line. I go through so much sunscreen I wanted to find something I can buy locally when I run out. Price is also important because I buy
a lot of sunscreen during the summer.
So far, I like the protection
Alba offers. My only negative is that it’s thicker than my old chemical based sunscreen and takes a bit more time and effort to rub it in completely so my skin does not look whiter and more ghostlike than it already is.
The big test was when I marched in a parade. I slathered on one coat of Alba sunscreen and let it dry. I hoped it would protect me because I knew I wouldn’t have time to reapply sunscreen throughout the day. Even if I could, the last thing I needed was to make my hands slippery with sunscreen because I was twirling a flag in the parade.
After a full day in the sun, I came home hot and tired. To my delight I didn't find a sunburn on my face, arms, or legs. Yay! I jumped in shower. For some reason my head hurt when I shampooed my hair.
Because…..
I got a sunburn on the part in my hair!
Sunburn on my head.
I never though of putting sunscreen there!
Yes, I got a sunburn on my scalp.
File this one under “these things only happen to me.”
Next time I am wearing a hat.
Do you have a strange sunburn stories or am I the only one?
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Disclosure: I bought the sunscreen with my own money. Alba did not pay me to say nice things about their product nor are they responsible for my sunburned head because I'm an idiot. This post includes an affliate link. If you choose to purchase an item I will recieve a small commission at no extra cost to you. This will help me with my goal of making Condo Blues a self hosted blog.