Sun Protection

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

6.   Long pants - https://www.outdoorresearch.com/us/en/mens/pants/mens-equinox-pants/p/2429230771321

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.