I have a few tips for sun protection as remedies for skin
damage can be costly.
1. I
always wear a large hat – currently http://www.sunprotectionzone.com/sun-protective-hats.aspx
2. Long
sleeve shirt - https://www.mountainkhakis.com/products/mens/tops/long-sleeve/men-s-equatorial-long-sleeve-shirt-360/cornflower
3. OR
if I’m driving and wearing a short sleeve polo shirt, then sun protection
sleeves - https://www.outdoorresearch.com/us/en/gear/gloves/sun-protection/c/or-gear-gloves-sun-protection
4. Sun
protection gloves - https://www.outdoorresearch.com/us/en/gear/gloves/sun-protection/c/or-gear-gloves-sun-protection
5. Badger
sunscreen - https://www.badgerbalm.com/c-24-natural-sunscreen.aspx
My girlfriend Bonnie just finished an ‘episode’ of skin
cancer and other skin problems caused by sun exposure. She had melanoma on the
upper back of her RIGHT triceps. The dermatologist told her this is where women
frequently get skin cancer from riding in cars in the passenger seat. Men
frequently get them on the upper triceps of the LEFT arm. Just the co-pays for
this treatment were many hundreds of $$$ as was the radiation treatment on her
upper lip.
Despite my extensive sun exposure at high altitude I have
escaped undamaged, so far. I attribute some of that to the aloe vera and PABA lotion
I have been using for 40+ years - https://www.amazon.com/Mill-Creek-Botanicals-Moisturizing-Lotion/dp/B000Q3YIX6
Near Mt Everest
1989
I got Nivea skin cream, threw away about 1/3 the jar and
added a bunch of zinc oxide from a store in India, mixed it all up and applied
it. Most sun protection products can be carcinogens. The sun hits them and they
are chemically changed. The white stuff, zinc and titanium oxide, reflect the
sun.
