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Banana Boat
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So a while ago I was on the hunt for a sunscreen and I picked up Banana Boat spf 50 with a 4 hour water resistance. Friday I used it a minimum of 3 times (I didn't count but I know I used it a lot) and yet I still came home lobster red and I am still lobster red today and I'm praying to whatever power there is that I don't blister. A lot of people on both the NZ and AU facebook pages aren't very happy with them either! >:( not a happy lobster! Anyone else have trouble with them?
sorry i can't let that one slide. Coconut oil is NOT subnblock. My mum used to use it as a tan enhancer, cover herself in it and sunbathe. She now has yearly skin maps for cancerous moles after having had a number removed already. DON'T USE COCONUT OIL INSTEAD OF SUNBLOCK.
I'm an advocate of coconut oil, and all of the uses thereof, but that one's playing with fire and I can't not mention it sorry.
I'm an advocate of coconut oil, and all of the uses thereof, but that one's playing with fire and I can't not mention it sorry.
That sounds like a terrible experience! I am so careful with sunscreen as I'm super pale. My fav's are Joyce Blok for face sunscreen SPF15. It is great and melts into the skin really quickly so I can pop makeup on straight away. For body I use spray on stuff - Neutrogena Wet Skin... seriously awesome stuff. Light spraying once and it lasts all day in the strong NZ sun (not that I advise only applying sunscreen once in a day).
Also didn't Jessica Alba's skincare brand Honest get in trouble for sunscreen that didn't work? Terrible when people rely on it.
Also didn't Jessica Alba's skincare brand Honest get in trouble for sunscreen that didn't work? Terrible when people rely on it.
PufferJiffy, Carrot seed oil sounds pretty interesting where do you get it? But yeah nah I won't be trying coconut oil as sunscreen in our weather anytime soon, or in my lifetime, and I hope nobody else does either. What a silly idea. Maybe in Winter I could understand but... Nope.
Oooh Kirsty I was looking at the Neutrogena stuff today but settled on Nivea - I've used their stuff before and know it works so I'll give it a try one of these days. And yeah I saw today that she/her company had come under fire! Pretty bad! I know not everything is 100% sure to work, like Banana Boat, but thats still bad.
Yass Trudi I got a Nivea one! I know I should just spend the $$ to get a good one but I usually only use it on my face and shoulders only anyway so I figure it'll be okay ;-)
Oooh Kirsty I was looking at the Neutrogena stuff today but settled on Nivea - I've used their stuff before and know it works so I'll give it a try one of these days. And yeah I saw today that she/her company had come under fire! Pretty bad! I know not everything is 100% sure to work, like Banana Boat, but thats still bad.
Yass Trudi I got a Nivea one! I know I should just spend the $$ to get a good one but I usually only use it on my face and shoulders only anyway so I figure it'll be okay ;-)
Shazatron is it the spray one? I've got that and have been OK with it so far but don't spend a lot of time in the sun (silly me started laser hair removal in summer!)
I do find with sprays you've got to be careful that they are rubbed in properly - just spray one limb at time really well then rub it in. I got really burnt using a SPF70 (not Banana boat brand) in Rio as it was so hot that the spray would dry before you could even rub it in.
I do find with sprays you've got to be careful that they are rubbed in properly - just spray one limb at time really well then rub it in. I got really burnt using a SPF70 (not Banana boat brand) in Rio as it was so hot that the spray would dry before you could even rub it in.
sunscreen doesn't stop you burning, my daughter got sunburnt through an SPF 50+ long sleeve rashie, she was out in the sun all day, put sunscreen on her exposed bits and ended up still with a sunburnt back through the (popular brand) rashie- you could see the strap marks from her bathers. I think the sun is just way stronger than any sunprotection- people get burnt sitting under sun umbrellas and through their clothes so not surprising getting burnt through sunscreen - soon we will become nocturnal to avoid the suns rays.
I too used it's sunscreen this part of the summer and all of us have been burnt to cinders I also topped up with extra spf 50+sunscreen of another brand and got burnt I'm actually getting burnt in burnt on burnt if that's believe able usually one burn and then I'm tanned not this summer it's the worst but the best because I love the sun and long summer days but nothing is working I really need a new sunscreen maybe Oasis will work. Now my face os a while new shade too & I don't have a suitable foundation. I just got the it cc cream in medium and that won't work so many people I knw are shocked at my shade of tan but I am M?ori, however I'm surprised too.
Eek did you see the story on Stuff atm about this exact same problem? That's so worrying! If my sunscreen didn't work I'd have a meltdown. I always use NZ made Neutrogena and Cancer Society and have never had a problem. I avoid American made sunscreens as they have differing guidelines as their sun is different.
I realize sunscreen isn't going to stop me burning completely, no matter how much I apply. The fact that my friend and I got so burned to the point of nearly blistering, as if we hadn't been wearing sunscreen at all, is what angers me the most. And yup I saw that poor kid who wore the same sunscreen (in Australia) and got completely covered in blisters. I also saw the pic that claims that the spf 50 is actually only spf 29 but I can't be certain on how true that is. I have now bought a light blue Nivea one, and it is far less greasy than Banana Boat and sits on my skin a lot better than Banana Boat did anyway. So at least some good has come out of it!
I have just seen this article today which tells me you are definitely not alone with your concerns.
I hope the sunburn is feeling better xx
I hope the sunburn is feeling better xx
I have aloe and I bought a cooling gel cos why not! It's been lovely. Fiance also put some lotion on my skin at 530 this morning before he went to work, which was very sweet of him. And its not too sore but it's started peeling and the skin underneath is red and shiny, I'm trying to ignore it! I am a fiend for peeling so it's pretty hard haha ;-)
So I just had a phonecall from their Customer Service team and it was a good experience. They loved that my complaint was light hearted and told me they actually laughed through it (I try not to be too angry when I complain about things) and she was super lovely, and has offered to send me a tube of the sensitive to try out, as well as some aloe gel. She apologized profusely about how bad I was burnt and actually asked how it was healing and apologized again. I'm very happy with that outcome, in the sense that they contacted me personally and it wasn't just an robot email, and I will try the sensitive tube to see how it works for me, but my faith has been slightly restored!
Ive had 3 friends on my fb page post photos of them and their kids being sunburnt with using this brand. I remember ages ago it was pulled from the shelves here. From memory it was on fair go. I've also seen the article on the wee boy with his sore wee face as well.
I'm pleased you got good customer service. I'm never going to try this sunscreen as skin cancer is serious and I want to know the sunscreen I use is going to protect me. Yes I've been silly enough to be burnt by not applying sunscreen. We definitely make a real effort now tho
I'm pleased you got good customer service. I'm never going to try this sunscreen as skin cancer is serious and I want to know the sunscreen I use is going to protect me. Yes I've been silly enough to be burnt by not applying sunscreen. We definitely make a real effort now tho
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