tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651314260700563624.post4609676295410364888..comments2023-06-19T14:29:21.755+02:00Comments on Path to Self Sufficiency: Natural Sun ProtectionHeikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17999245793961798308noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651314260700563624.post-52238768658584041672012-05-27T06:02:08.030+02:002012-05-27T06:02:08.030+02:00I just researched this and found that Coconut oil ...I just researched this and found that Coconut oil (which leaves the skin feeling AWESOME and won't break you out, or shouldn't, I guess there's always the rare exception) has an SPF of 2, but red-raspberry-seed-oil has an spf of 23-50. I'm trying to track that down...Jenileehttp://jenileesamuel.wordress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651314260700563624.post-60493157369293553042011-04-25T10:23:12.830+02:002011-04-25T10:23:12.830+02:00Its a hat and long shirt for my suggestion. I live...Its a hat and long shirt for my suggestion. I live where there is a bad whole in the ozone layer (not made by me!) and always wear a hat with a good brim.... NOT sunglasses as they make your skin think its in the shade. Seriously, your skin reacts to what your eyes take in. If I do use sunscreen at all, its invisible zinc.... no nasty chemicals.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140249815996700049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651314260700563624.post-52701333684292026512011-04-11T18:59:52.933+02:002011-04-11T18:59:52.933+02:00Heiko my face has already summer color from last m...Heiko my face has already summer color from last month olive pruning :P<br /><br />Seriously now, my skin is white and it burns easily in the summer. I am not the person who use creams in my face or body BUT I wear sun protection from April when I am in plot.<br /><br />We have the same sun, weather and problems :) <br /><br />I can't play with my face, in past I had a very very very bad burn from sun and I don't want to live it again because I change skin 4 times like a snake and my face was really bloat, I couldn't see my nose. <br /><br />Well... the last 5 years I use bepanthol sun protection cream. I can't live outside the summer without this<br />http://www.pharmazon.gr/product_info.php?products_id=486&language=en&osCsid=0a76b623ce82f945e07e046737ecaa80<br /><br />Here in Greece we can find this in pharmacy only. This bottle is big, I wear this cream once every day in the morning. It's not a small bottle for face only, when I am going to swim I wear it in my body also. It's water resistant and makes something like protection film in the skin.<br /><br />That's my 2 cents about sun protection.GaiasHopehttp://www.gaiashope.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651314260700563624.post-71025558295813865392011-04-07T06:11:56.027+02:002011-04-07T06:11:56.027+02:00I too use sunscreen most of the year, well on my f...I too use sunscreen most of the year, well on my face anyway, so I completely understand Susan's need for it. I'm surprised there's none in the shops yet though.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430236104525571846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651314260700563624.post-34820889401167013452011-04-07T02:24:52.458+02:002011-04-07T02:24:52.458+02:00Loved your post on eating wild with the whole town...Loved your post on eating wild with the whole town! What a great experience to live in a town where 1/3 of them showed up for a event. I could live there : ).WeekendFarmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360299517360406552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651314260700563624.post-83530595498742637952011-04-06T21:52:27.559+02:002011-04-06T21:52:27.559+02:00That`s a good word, Heiko! I actually like the ide...That`s a good word, Heiko! I actually like the idea of a hat and long sleeves. I can`t understand people who roast out in the sun, when everybody knows sun rays can cause such damage. <br />Thank you for all your nice comments! No, blogger is not (yet) charging money, I only offered a bribe of my library fees amount. But apparently we are friends again.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484336744673299416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651314260700563624.post-37670047342753895952011-04-06T20:24:07.382+02:002011-04-06T20:24:07.382+02:00Hi Josiah, and welcome to my blog. I shall look f...Hi Josiah, and welcome to my blog. I shall look forward to reading your blog, but why wait so long? My main advice would be to stay positive and not give way to the general doom and gloom. I've chosen this lifestyle not because I believe it's the way to survive Armageddon, but I actually enjoy the freedom of living this way.Heikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999245793961798308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651314260700563624.post-64915150932832088172011-04-06T09:25:31.322+02:002011-04-06T09:25:31.322+02:00Polythenepam, thank you this is the most useful li...Polythenepam, thank you this is the most useful link I have found so far.<br /><br />Mr.H, I heard this too, but opinion is evidently divided on how effective a protection it is.<br /><br />Contadina, your version seems to be confirmed by others. Only trouble I can't purchase anything via the internet without a bank account.Heikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999245793961798308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651314260700563624.post-76605204119495669722011-04-05T17:37:14.620+02:002011-04-05T17:37:14.620+02:00Olive oil moisturises the skin but doesn't blo...Olive oil moisturises the skin but doesn't block harmful rays sadly. <br /><br />You need either zinc oxide or titanium dioxide, which you can buy from t'internet ;-) <br /><br />Here's a simple recipe I found...Pour 1 cup of olive oil, one ounce of beeswax, heat and stir the contents until the beeswax has melted into the oil.<br />After you have carefully mixed these two items add 1 to 2 tablespoons of zinc oxide powder into pan.<br /><br />Alternatively you could just add zinc oxide to some ready made moisturiser.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651314260700563624.post-77870134307667263192011-04-05T15:20:56.584+02:002011-04-05T15:20:56.584+02:00I read somewhere that a mix of one part olive oil ...I read somewhere that a mix of one part olive oil and 2 parts aloe vera make a good sunscreen...I have never used this though. Perhaps the cheapest method would simply be a long sleaved shirt and sombrero type hat?Mr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651314260700563624.post-1133884678237996242011-04-05T12:14:42.070+02:002011-04-05T12:14:42.070+02:00you can make a base cream out of olive oil water a...you can make a base cream out of olive oil water and an emulsifier then add the active sun block ingredient - check this out http://plasticisrubbish.wordpress.com/2009/05/09/3223/<br /><br />others suggest drinking lots of teapolythenepamhttp://www.plasticisrubbish.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651314260700563624.post-5316432699833557672011-04-05T11:57:37.002+02:002011-04-05T11:57:37.002+02:00Heiko I based my advice on the advice given to me ...Heiko I based my advice on the advice given to me by my doctor when I told him I would use olive oil as sun protection....the poor man nearly fell off the seat. Olive oil is good for the skin to keep it soft but would not chance it as sun protection. I'm italian and live in Italy so sun protection is a subject of interest to me. However if you have info about the good benefits of olive oil as sun protection, maybe u can try it and see. It may be that I was given the wrong info. Best of luck, lorettaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651314260700563624.post-85930960331244730622011-04-05T08:31:03.913+02:002011-04-05T08:31:03.913+02:00Thank you for the advice Loretta. Somebody else j...Thank you for the advice Loretta. Somebody else just told me though that olive oil does offer 20% sun protection...?<br /><br />italytutto, I hate that Iper with a passion and will only go into there if absolutely necessary and under great duress. However, my sister-in-law who is visiting at the moment managed to track some down after I wrote this post. I would still be interested in natural alternatives though.Heikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999245793961798308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651314260700563624.post-49242828040563196162011-04-04T19:59:20.205+02:002011-04-04T19:59:20.205+02:00I'm not much help on the natural suggestions, ...I'm not much help on the natural suggestions, but I'm sure I saw sunscreen on sale at Iper in Sarzana today!italytuttohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05914048589252665121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651314260700563624.post-1347337371332222192011-04-04T17:58:16.183+02:002011-04-04T17:58:16.183+02:00PLEASE do NOT use olive oil all it will do is to b...PLEASE do NOT use olive oil all it will do is to burn the skin. LorettaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com