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Oct 24th, 2006, 19:42
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Location: scotland
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sunblock available in india ? possibly with insect repellent ??
which are the brands of reliable indian sunblock lotions or better, ones which contain insect repellent ?
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Oct 24th, 2006, 19:52
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Location: delhi
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u get all leading international brands here... u r coming after 30 yrs ... things have changed mate
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Oct 25th, 2006, 00:57
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The sunblock I have seen here has been relatively low strength.
I haven't seen any with insect repellent (and suggest you buy separate anyway) I recommend you buy and try before travelling: I have experienced allergic reaction to sunblock (and I'm not an allergic person generally). A lot is going to depend where you are. All international brands? Yes, maybe there is a store in Delhi somewhere --- but not here in Chennai for instance.
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Oct 27th, 2006, 22:33
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Location: UK
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I believe Avon is available worldwide. They do a factor 30 sun lotion with insect repellant and also aftersun with repellant. Both work too.
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Oct 27th, 2006, 22:45
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Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird
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Avon used to be sold by catalogue/door-to-door in UK.
haven't noticed it here. |
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Oct 27th, 2006, 22:58
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They have a website, try avon.com.
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Oct 27th, 2006, 23:01
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During my ladhak and spiti trip this summer I used a sun block cream from Jovees with 45 SPF. Well I used it abundantly but developed profuse sunburn. My travel mate who used only simple BOROLINE escaped sunburn altogether. So I assume a good sun cream alone cannot prevent sunburn, there is individual susceptibility towards developing sunburn.
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Oct 27th, 2006, 23:58
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Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird
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I wonder if it really was a good sunblock?
I used to use SPF 50, and people would ask me if I'd been away! Umm yes, two weeks of tropical sunshine.... |
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