Sunscreen Cream

Nick-H · Nov 1st, 2009, 01:33

Interesting stuff, and interesting thinking.

It reminds me of the response of an eye specialist when I told him I was thinking of having a "very safe" sight-improving procedure: "it may fail only one time in a million, but if that one is you, nothing is going to bring your sight back, so if it is inessential, just don't!".

Thanks for a very useful post --- we'll go to a different dermatologist next time we have any doubts!

rebeccam · Nov 1st, 2009, 01:38

Hi Nick,
Half my family are African-American. They've all been told by dermatologists that their natural melanin is NOT enought to protect them--they must use sunscreen with a high SPF factor.

Nick-H · Nov 1st, 2009, 01:59

Thanks for the info.

Actually, we didn't like that particular doc, and wouldn't return to her, but we had no need to doubt her. We will go elsewhere next time.

rebeccam · Nov 1st, 2009, 02:15

Nick, here's a good article on this for you and your wife. My daughter had similar problems , as described below, with "experts" who didnt know what they were talking about.

http://www.brownskin.net/nyTimesArticle.html

Nick-H · Nov 1st, 2009, 02:47

Thanks... neither of us would go in for any of that cosmetic stuff. Always possible that Mrs N might fall between two stools, as she certainly has fully Indian genes, but very pale skin, only a shade darker than mine.

As for looking after my whitey skin here --- I guess I don't spend that much time (maybe not enough!) outdoors; I never get sunburnt. Have come close to it when travelling in Kerala, and recently, when we had some work done on our terrace, and I knew I should have been wearing a shirt. If I need a dermatologist (except for dandruff!) I'll find someone who practices in Europe regularly. Plenty of the specialists here do that, both to keep up to date (in fact, it can be other way around: my general doc teaches in UK) and to earn their pile.

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Nov 1st, 2009, 01:33	#16
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,213	Interesting stuff, and interesting thinking. It reminds me of the response of an eye specialist when I told him I was thinking of having a "very safe" sight-improving procedure: "it may fail only one time in a million, but if that one is you, nothing is going to bring your sight back, so if it is inessential, just don't!". Thanks for a very useful post --- we'll go to a different dermatologist next time we have any doubts!

Nov 1st, 2009, 01:38	#17
rebeccam Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oakland, California, USA Posts: 336	Hi Nick, Half my family are African-American. They've all been told by dermatologists that their natural melanin is NOT enought to protect them--they must use sunscreen with a high SPF factor.

Nov 1st, 2009, 01:59	#18
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,213	Thanks for the info. Actually, we didn't like that particular doc, and wouldn't return to her, but we had no need to doubt her. We will go elsewhere next time.

Nov 1st, 2009, 02:15	#19
rebeccam Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oakland, California, USA Posts: 336	Nick, here's a good article on this for you and your wife. My daughter had similar problems , as described below, with "experts" who didnt know what they were talking about. http://www.brownskin.net/nyTimesArticle.html

Nov 1st, 2009, 02:47	#20
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,213	Thanks... neither of us would go in for any of that cosmetic stuff. Always possible that Mrs N might fall between two stools, as she certainly has fully Indian genes, but very pale skin, only a shade darker than mine. As for looking after my whitey skin here --- I guess I don't spend that much time (maybe not enough!) outdoors; I never get sunburnt. Have come close to it when travelling in Kerala, and recently, when we had some work done on our terrace, and I knew I should have been wearing a shirt. If I need a dermatologist (except for dandruff!) I'll find someone who practices in Europe regularly. Plenty of the specialists here do that, both to keep up to date (in fact, it can be other way around: my general doc teaches in UK) and to earn their pile.