COLOURLESS SUNBLOCKS???????

[Des]

Niki - have you tried the P20 yet? It's really truly colourless - honest!!!

[SJ]

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They do a factor 30 sun lotion that is, I think, not a sunblock as such but a proper sun lotion and it contains dead sea salts and minerals from the Dead Sea in Jordan.

SJ

[*Niki*]

Niki - have you tried the P20 yet? It's really truly colourless - honest!!!

I haven't tried the P20 yet, sorry no.  I did look on the web-site where it says its a SUNFILTER and allows a golden tan, that's the bit that worries me!!  My psoriasis flares with sunlight and i don't want any sort of tan, golden or otherwise,  that's the only thing that's putting me off trying it.

[lisalu]

Any kind of suncream thats CLEAR will do as psoriatic skin does not absorb the white/coloured ones, it just sits on the top of the skin, turning it white and makes it flake.

My elation at finding Roc COLOURLESS was short lived as it is NOT colourless but white.  I've had the BNF book out and have mailed every pharmaceutical company who makes sunscreens in there to ask for their advice.  If i find one, i'll keep you posted

Hmm sorry, the Avon one is white but I seem to absorb it okay.  Have you tried the oils, you can get clear oils with a high factor?

[Des]

I haven't tried the P20 yet, sorry no.  I did look on the web-site where it says its a SUNFILTER and allows a golden tan, that's the bit that worries me!!  My psoriasis flares with sunlight and i don't want any sort of tan, golden or otherwise,  that's the only thing that's putting me off trying it.

Hm, I see what u mean - but it's a factor 20 so it's a pretty good blocker.... :-/
I think the bit about the golden tan is sales talk - most peeps want a blocker but a tan too, and the two just don't go together

I'm very whiteskinned, and it works fine for me, even in mediterranean sun - no burning. No tan either unfortunately

Good luck - if I bump into anything else, I'll let ya know

Des

[*Niki*]

To everyone who's offered advice in this quest.

I've had some feedback from the pharmaceutical companies i e.mailed.

E45 is a no no as is designed to sit on top, they also recommended i speak to a doc!!!!  What the hell do they think i bin doing?   My doc does not know.  
Sunsense are sending me some samples to see which one is best for the p and i'm still waiting to hear from the others, i live in hope for a "t.shirt summer" lol

I'll keep you posted