[sweetHEART]
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Location : Gloucestershire, UK
Name : Sam
 |  Subject: Re: Foundation help.  Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:21 pm | |
| | Lindsay wrote: | | Accually, moisturizer with SPF isn't enought either. You need just a separate sunblock aside from your moisturizer to be protected, specifically a 30 or higher. |
on the subject of suncream, i dunno if you would be able to answer this or if it is different for you cos you don't have all this EU legislation in place about suncreams needing testing but- i've heard that suncreams over factor 25 have never actually been proven to work any better, do you know if there is any truth to this? Thought you might give me a better answer 'cause you are clever like that. If you think this needs it's own thread feel free to move it but i gathered it matched in to the using sunscreen on your face thing...  |
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Lindsay
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Name : Lindsay
| | Subject: Re: Foundation help. Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:48 pm | |
| I think I have heard something like that before. I'm gonna look in my textbook and see what it says.
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Lindsay
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Name : Lindsay
| | Subject: Re: Foundation help. Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:52 pm | |
| From my book:
SFF of 3 blocks 50% of UVB rays
8 blocks 90% of UVB rays
15 blocks 93% of UVB and some UVA
30 blocks 96% of UVB and some UVA
Higher SPF means higher concentration of UV-blocking ingredients but it doesn't say anything about the ones over 30 but I'm assuming the percent doesn't go up that much but it's still some.
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PolyphonicThought
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Location : Im in ur high school...failin all the maths ;-;
Name : sarahPUFFY!
| | Subject: Re: Foundation help. Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:22 pm | |
| You're right Linds, even when the number is higher, there isn't much difference. I think SPF 50 is 100%, but I'm not sure. SPF 30 is considered the minimum these days, though. Right now I'm using a 45 SPF Beau snagged for me. :]
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Aelwyndaeira
Age : 28
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Location : Hamilton, Ontario
Name : Shauna
| | Subject: Re: Foundation help. Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:24 am | |
| I use SPF 60 on my body (bodice/corset burns SUCK). I'm pretty obsessive over sun coverage--I carry my parasol in the summer, or wear a floppy hat.  So maybe that contributes to my lack of facial sun burns.
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anjelik_dreamin
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Location : Melbourne, Australia
Name : Jessica
| | Subject: Re: Foundation help. Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:35 am | |
| | PolyphonicThought wrote: | | You're right Linds, even when the number is higher, there isn't much difference. I think SPF 50 is 100%, but I'm not sure. SPF 30 is considered the minimum these days, though. Right now I'm using a 45 SPF Beau snagged for me. :] |
Nothing protects you 100%, and in Australia it's illegal to claim anything over SPF 30+, because the protection factor isn't a whole lot better.
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[sweetHEART]
Age : 17
Joined : 01 Jul 2007
Posts : 359
Location : Gloucestershire, UK
Name : Sam
| | Subject: Re: Foundation help. Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:46 pm | |
| | Thanks for looking that up. Over here I think the highest you can get is 'SPF 50+', I just don't wanna spend on a stronger cream (cause they can be more expensive) when others will do the same job. I really do think it should be better inforced like Jessica said it is in Australia. |
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