Choosing the Right Sunscreen

" I'm -- and all right well I'll -- in Miami. Ileana we should wear sunscreen when spending time outdoors to prevent skin damage and cancer. But there are a lot of sense things out there like most people may be confused when faced with the option of choosing the law. Joining us now to discuss how to pick the right sense bring art to dermatologist and university Miami. Doctor Betty damage to my right thank you -- for being there and doctor -- ethnic dialect. With your doctor about it first you know I go to that store and I know supposed to wear sunscreen and went out there and I look at all these different parks Senegal which one is that right one. CS first what those numbers mean when it comes to sunscreen. "

" SKF -- sound sun protective factor. And that really made me -- means UVB protection. It comes in all different types of numbers two through. Sixty and basically what it means is if it takes. Twenty minutes per person to get a sunburn. Yes yes allows you to spend. Twice as much time in the sun to get that's -- So that's it to you could spend twice as long gonna stand before you get some birds. It's as -- fifteen. You can spend fifteen times longer -- before you get sunburned that's sentence -- needs. Did you -- that same chain that's not. There are -- CF we should use safe for the time -- if you're out between tenants for which you know worse on TV isn't high risk yet haven't seen it makes sense -- All you need is -- a fifteen that's that's the main number that really the public should look war. -- the academy of dermatology has changed do you regulation of DS PF factor to basically include fifteen and thirty so fifteen -- is really the number that people should be looking for a winner historically sanskrit."

" And -- well what's the minimum I think that. People should know that. Not a license to go out and -- fifteen times longer in the sun knowing that your tactics because. People don't usually apply it properly that'll put it on. So. And along at a time before they go out and I'm gonna go on this on the -- water they'll tell down. And you're taking off your skin so you need to re apply that in the old usual routine on how to do it that will enhance protection. And although word we're now going to hopefully restrict ourselves with between 1530. There are people. With skin conditions in skin diseases that are are acquire more. Protection. The sixty is what we would call us sunblock and for people who have those conditions are people who have undergone cosmetic procedures like laser resurfacing -- sixty is really important. Especially in that the good days afterward so that they protect us from lower spoke."

" He got it onion skin tight maybe you cut acne or maybe you've got a skin condition do different skin -- to acquire the Salinas yes rate of one of how many times you can have a sunscreen has make up and it. It has on physical blocks of zinc oxide or titanium dioxide and but at fifteen is the minimum that really people should use. If they have at least three active ingredients. On the back of the label. That's the minimum number of active ingredients you want to look for its protect you from the sun. If you go to thirty that might have. Three or four act active ingredient. Including a physical block like titanium dioxide or zinc oxide which is a small particles called micro nice. Because that's really important because it blocks the rays of the sun off your skin can actually. Deflects upon your skin what are those that I was gonna ask what -- stay active ingredients like date."

" Well that everything's like Ethel. A personal thoughts and made the -- doesn't know and they can be -- also 1989. And I I think is important let's take it one step back and tell what physical on the chemical sanskrit it. Physical -- is like that he said are actually reflective things like titanium dioxide and zinc oxide. Do you original son scrutiny that white paste it lifeguards use use with zinc oxide. And it is. The best it's a block nothing gets through that but certainly it's cosmetically attractive. So then I started to color and they they made things and purple and bright greens and kids like tears and bit. It's again not something your punishment on your body every day. That that's a physical somewhat chemical sunblock or chemical sunscreens. It's something that's going to absorb the wavelengths of light they keep on your skin so you -- on the one hand reflective and you've got on the other hand -- And she's right we need to keep a minimum of three things that you get protection from both ultraviolet B which is the most damaging -- the sun screen -- the sun -- and the thing that provides the most read this in your skin sunburn as well as you VA which is in more insidious form. It takes a long time ago this summer -- but it. It gives a lot more sun damage. That's a screen from the eighties what country."

" Leaving -- lying on a little little teeny babies. Recently the American academy of dermatology. So it was okay to apply chemical free sunscreens. Two inches under the age of six months meaning no chemicals just the active ingredient should be titanium dioxide or. Mechanized zinc oxide particles. It. Ten to four you don't want to go out in the sun with a small and content at the age of six months. Content to apply to the areas that are going to be an exposed is okay finds its chemical --"

" And -- so kids I think that the parents are missing a great opportunity to instill in their kids and the habit of using sunscreen every day. You can use -- fifteen you can use whatever form you can find that the kids are gonna want to use if they like the bottle that says. You know for kids and it's got a little animals -- purpose of the -- sun screen -- us great that they like spring and each other borrowed from the -- squeeze out of a bottle. The best time institute where they go to school you should do. -- address them so that they get all the areas covered. And it becomes a habit forming and they're going to be reminding you --"

" You know dad and mom you know -- I had my son's -- so we hope we don't have to. Young people and other elected that glitters is saying that you don't work for the really young teens like to put on. Kind of fun stuff I can't yet they enjoy that because it's it's very popular is very trendy to use these glitter and gold and silver and purple. Sunscreens and they can I make it fun -- when they go to the beach. And compare which -- may have a witch and the other one has in its its very popular among teenagers. A lot of my patience. Tell me the when they use their -- screaming feel like they're 100% protect it from us that nothing bad can happen. When they use these -- sunscreens but they're not 100% protected."

" that that's definitely a fallacy. When people use this on screen name got to keep in mind the fact that it doesn't. Eliminate the need to wear a hat. To stay out of the peak hours -- where you got contender for. And three apply it. When you've got criticized as he got -- into color in them an address and doesn't smell good or spray honor. -- and a -- former the joke form. It anything that we can do -- dermatologist to enhance someone's. Ability to use the songs compliance is going to protect and no matter whether you live in Miami. Who live in Minneapolis you're live in the tundra. You're gonna get -- you're gonna get sun damage and sunburned. And a lot of times people who live up north don't think it needs some screens because I had that all of Miami. At -- time CDs different kinds essentially there alcohol based and water based what are those who should be using those types. Alcohol and and waters and -- are all return to the vehicle at the screen itself is powder. And -- with a pattern of vehicle of Milken can be. A liquid can be a lotion can be -- it can be up a water -- alcohol based so you can put it gonna happen. And it's just there's vehicle it's the truck by which you get it through your skin. Alcohol is they have a drawing and it it -- in more quickly and doesn't need as much of -- resident sentinel water based solution. These thicker. And more tenaciously vehicles longer you're gonna have to protection force and when you talk about. One I think we'll talk about this is waterproof -- water resistant. And it's really just how to determine but the whole point here is that there really shouldn't assume that anything is waterproof water since you've got to replied."

" You just mentioned a few minutes ago the people up north don't think they need to wear sunscreen that brings it right next question about climate. You know how does -- if that's what product you should I suppose your skinny. Do you need essentially when you scheme what kind should you -- you absolutely. That the rays of the sun reflects on the snow. And it's very very -- misleading you think aren't I'm up north and skiing and I don't need sunscreen that you can get burned very easily change at a higher altitude. And every 1000 feet that you go out the UBB. Intensify the rays of the UBB intensifies. By 10%. So you're getting even more TV damage and Veronica and analyzed. No way to go -- works on glass and thank god okay."

" Well I mean people going to there where there sunglasses with a little shields on the side and take a lot right and you've got -- and I mean. You see that every day on on the slopes one when your watching the Olympics and nor worsens Romanowski."

" Conviction that it's as important as one recipe that's what I -- out there you that we can actually. Maybe you're not -- your bicycling. -- got essentially using the beach or -- playing tennis -- different activities let us an 80% screen when tragedy athletics is supposed to just casually strolling shopping."

" The difference between the type -- that I tell my patients he's interface for their body people who break out a lot of get a lot of actually. My where something that's left -- we're light on their face. Where they'll wear something a little bit more I sweat proof or rabbit proof on their body so that they could go biking for two hours sweat in the sun. And not worry that took us two hours they'll have to -- the -- it'll last for our -- Linda while you weren't gonna --"

" You really want to sunscreen that hasn't vehicle. That's going to hold onto your skin when you're going to be very active when the plane volatile moment between here. Here mountain biking through the Everglades and you wanted to say offers long as you're gonna be exposed and you really can't just remember to kind of re apply when the total amount."

" Quickly -- for just one more question if you've got -- on medication maybe antibiotic she he's essentially set up an edit it make you more photos and it. Absolutely."

" Definitely found it depends on the antibiotic of course some of them -- put a sensitize -- to commit more sensitive to -- and others are not. You can always ask your doctor you're not sure. But I think wearing sunscreen on a daily basis when you're driving around or walking around you're getting photos damage you're getting ski. Sun rays that can make you can wrinkles and skin cancer so you really need to wear -- sunscreen moisturizer. On a daily basis."

" If you make it to happen is going to do it every day and when you combine -- more stretch in the sun screen -- a full body. They're going to be protected casually every day that you put it on and the more you protect that -- look."

" Thank you very easy thank you so much for your time doctor -- Donna thank -- a lot of misconceptions about how to -- license and I'm -- all right thank you for joining us for this webcast from Miami."