Comments on: Why Do I Need to Apply Sunscreen Before Sun Exposure?

By: Briana

Briana — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:41:41 +0000

Hi, I am hoping you can help me out and answer my question. I live in the US and the sunscreen I wear states to wait 15 minutes before sun exposure after applying. I plan on buying a European sunscreen and having it shipped to the US, but I noticed it states to wait 30 minutes. Why is there a difference in time? Does it matter? Because I actually wait the full 15 minutes before going outside. It’s just I don’t wait people to have to wait on me anymore than they have it to, that is why I’m asking if it matters. Thank you so much.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 17 Jul 2021 12:21:41 +0000

This is the best blog ever. Soo informative!

By: Sabrina Addams

Sabrina Addams — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 22:11:14 +0000

I never knew that sunscreen binds with your skin into a film and that it takes about 8 minutes to dry and do so. My family and I are planning on going to the beach for spring break, and I want to make sure that we stay safe and healthy in the sun. I’ll make sure we all buy sunscreen and wait at least 8 minutes before getting in the water and such.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 07:02:27 +0000

In reply to anita. Argh! Myths never die.

By: anita

anita — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 03:23:49 +0000

In reply to Michelle. I just watched a youtube video where a dermatologist claims that chemical sunscreens "interact" with proteins on the skin surface and that this interaction is required for their effectiveness. Pubmed help me!

By: Ridley Fitzgerald

Ridley Fitzgerald — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 01:00:37 +0000

I can see why sunscreen is a good idea. I like how you said that the lotion needs to be an even spread before sun exposure. We’re looking at spending a lot more time on vacation next summer, so I’ll have to remember that because I don’t want to hurt my skin.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 14:00:32 +0000

In reply to Veronica. Thanks Veronica! I tried it in the past, but unfortunately I don't think I can get my Wordpress theme to filter by more than one category easily, sorry! But if you go to the Science category page and use the page navigation down the bottom it might be usable...

By: Veronica

Veronica — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 23:43:50 +0000

Dear Michelle,

Thank you for all the great info! This is really helpful. I have just found your blog, then watched your Youtube videos (which are awesome by the way) from which I’ve found out that you actually have 830 blog posts!! Whaaat? I saw only a few of them.
Just a quick suggestion: could you organize your tabs a little bit more so that people could find your posts a little bit easier? For example to have more categories in the Science tab: nails, hair, skin, bla bla and maybe even subcategories? That would really be awesome and I would even spend a whole day just reading your posts! 🙂

Cheers!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 15:28:35 +0000

In reply to Sarah. I thought that too! It's a pity it's so poorly communicated.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 15:28:09 +0000

In reply to Stephanie. Thank you so much for your kind words! :)