Using "Sun Block"?

[stuckmotor]

I wear sunblock on my face, arms, and neck but, leave it off of my forehead, a baseball cap with a brim seems to keep the sun off there and to keep the sweat off of my glasses as well.

 

[dusty3030]

Get some of the face sticks for kids. Doesn't run, doesn't sting either.

Wet Skin Kids Stick Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 70 | NEUTROGENAｮ

Where a straw hat with a good elastic sweatband inside.

 

[Pilot]

Here's what you need to know: There's UVA & UVB. UVB causes sunburn. UVA has higher energy and penetrates deeper than UVB and it's what causes skin cancer, so you may not burn but still be at risk. Older sunscreens don't block both kinds of UV. You need a broad spectrum sunscreen--and it should say broad spectrum on the package.

 

[Toyboy]

Just don't put sun on your forehead above your eyes. Like another guy said, wear a cap or hat.

 

[oosik]

What few hairs I still have are grey but otherwise I was, at one time, a red head. I will burn under a 100 watt light bulb. Since I'm long retired - I simply seldom go out in the mid-day sun. I hate sunblock/sunscreen etc so I wear long pants, long sleeved shirt and a baseball cap if I venture out. When we lived in AK we always had to use some kind of bug repellent - usually military grade deet - and then some sort of sunblock on top of that. The deet, being 95% active ingredients would burn your skin and in combo with the sunscreen would trap all the dust/dirt in the world.

After a day outside you would be "grimy" beyond belief. No or few bug bites but skin rashes all over your exposed skin.

There is a good reason all those in AK always go for the "great adventures" & wild outdoor activities - its to overcome the intense displeasure/irritation caused by all the goop they have to wear.

Smoking stinky cigars helped also.

 

[Turbys_1700]

I stopped wearing "caps" years ago and only wear wide brimmed straw or Australian Outback type hats. I also use sunblock. One of the first things I added to my 1720 was a sunshade. Amazing how much cooler I am in the summer under it. I just bought a 4610 su that did not have a ROPS. Just found a ROPS and will be adding a top. Those tops are the next best thing to a cab.

 

[caver]

A friend's daughter has XP, can't be exposed to the sun...I'll gladly put on some sun screen. I also wear a wide brimmed Tilley hat which is a much better hat than the cheapo junk I was buying through the years for hiking, rafting and working outside..

 

[ustmd]

I have converted to wearing Coolibar shirts, PFG (Professional Fishing Gear) pants, a buff and a big hat.

I still use sunscreen on my face and ears. I use the sunscreen for faces (Neutragena brand) which doesn't sting when you sweat and it drips in your eyes.

 

[grnspot110]

Long sleeved shirt & hat year round:

Outback-style Sun Hat | GEMPLER'S

 

[gwstang]

It has been 100F and 75% + humidity this week. The weather guy said the heat index has been around 110-115F this week. I ain't wearing no long sleeves. I would do the bush hogging in my underwear if I didn't have a road that runs along the side of my property...lol. Too hot, too humid! There is no where for the sweat to evaporate at 75%+ humidity. The air is already water logged. I did some plowing with the 2 bottom plow this morning (deer plots) and the ground is so dang hard that the Kubota did bog down a couple of times. Got it finished though. I'll hit it with the disc harrow after it rains a bit...if it ever does again.