![]() ![]() And I know this from personal experience, these are the products that I use and I don't have any financial interests in these products? There are several other products, Vanicream that has these sun blockers as well. It's made in Australia where they have the highest rates of skin cancer and it goes on a little white, but then it turns clear and I find that to be the most effective. I think that has the highest concentration of any product that I've found. My favorite product is Blue Lizard, it contain 15% zinc and titanium dioxide. ![]() There are a few products that contain the minerals that I recommend. Doug Grossman: Yeah, most products in stores are the chemical base. So if I don't know what kind of sunscreen I have, likely I have the chemical kind.ĭr. Interviewer: So that's why you have to keep reapplying? So it's like if I tried to mix a lot of salt into water, eventually it can't absorb anymore. The other class of products which tend to be more popular because they tend to be less expensive and not leave as much of a white-ish residue on the skin are the chemical sunscreens and these work by absorbing the highest energy UV rays, so they prevent sunburn but some of the lower energy rays still get through and cause damage and they work again by absorbing so one they get saturated, then they loose their effectiveness, so they wear off very quickly, so you have to keep reapplying them. Doug Grossman: Yeah and they block the entire UV spectrum. The UV rays just bounce of these minerals and they stay on the skin, so they're very long lasting.ĭr. The first are the mineral containing products that have either zinc oxide or titanium dioxide and these work as a physical UV blocker. I do like the lotions that can be applied and as you indicated there are two basic types. Doug Grossman: Right, and some of these that have alcohol could also potentially be flammable, so that could be a risk as well. My lungs were not sunburned after that.ĭr. I was at the pool the other day and somebody was spraying and I was getting more in my lungs. The problem is you don't get enough of the material on the skin and so I also worry about if you're spraying a lot and inhaling. A lot of patients like the sprays because they're easy to apply. Doug Grossman: There are actually a variety of products. From my understanding, there are two different kinds of sunscreens.ĭr. All sunscreens are not created equal and I think I'm a little stressed out because I don't think I'm using the right sunscreen. Doug Grossman is an expert in early diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer at Huntsman Cancer Institute. From University of Utah Health, this is. We're going to find out more about that next on The Scope.Īnnouncer: Health information from expects, supported by research. There are actually some that are better than others. Interviewer: All sunscreens are not created equal. ![]()
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