I'm a big fan of organic cold pressed coconut oil for this...
Decades ago I went on a cruise, got ABSOLUTELY LOBSTER RED FRIED on Barbados... local dude sold me fresh pressed coconut oil and said it would both alleviate the burn and protect against more burning....
Skeptical, but somewhat desperate, I obliged and slathered my skin with it. The burn went away... the tightness of my entire skin suit relaxed... absolutely no peeling (in sheets like used to happen) it was quite miraculous.
Since then, I've been using it whenever I'm overexposed working outside or I've got a string of days where I've been exposed and I want to quench my skin really well before going back out in the intense sun.
I absolutely refuse to use any kind of "sunscreen" since my late teens when I could avoid Mom trying to slather that shit on me... scary ingredients in them. I think the main issue, eXspecially with Whyte peepo is that their skin isn't moisturized enough and it dries out and the damage occurs. Shmearing on coconut oil goes right in and penetrates deep and keeps your cells from frying.
I haven't tried it, and probably won't, but I'd imagine that beef tallow would probably function in a similar way... I can't imagine I'd be happy walking around smelling like a lard omelette...
Back "in the day" people who used "suntan oil" were nuts..."They're gonna fry!!!" - In hindsight they were onto something, but plain/pure oil is where it's at in my experience.
Warning: 4-legged friends will want to lick it off your skin because you smell like cake...
Castor oil used to be a thing too. Every household had some. But it’s good for us so it needed replacing. For about $10 bucks you can buy some and it rivals serums costing much more.
I use organic cold pressed coconut oil on my skin- sometimes I slather it on- takes awhile to soak in- but amazing. Also spritz olive oil as a daily moisturizer...
Had normal "zits" as a teen, but get wierd compliments on my skin (in my 50s)
Sunscreen burns me- only used sporadically in my younger years- never now- I hate the feel of it
Im in the PNW, and every second the sun is out, I want to be in it, and go out to soak it in.
I ALWAYS feel better in the sun...I just chalked it up to my awesome childhood in SoCal.
Mom= "Go outside and play!!!"
If you switch to cooking with butter and tallow and eat plenty of animal fats, you won't need to use coconut oil on your skin. Also helps to include more salt in your diet.
I'm a big fan of organic cold pressed coconut oil for this...
Decades ago I went on a cruise, got ABSOLUTELY LOBSTER RED FRIED on Barbados... local dude sold me fresh pressed coconut oil and said it would both alleviate the burn and protect against more burning....
Skeptical, but somewhat desperate, I obliged and slathered my skin with it. The burn went away... the tightness of my entire skin suit relaxed... absolutely no peeling (in sheets like used to happen) it was quite miraculous.
Since then, I've been using it whenever I'm overexposed working outside or I've got a string of days where I've been exposed and I want to quench my skin really well before going back out in the intense sun.
I absolutely refuse to use any kind of "sunscreen" since my late teens when I could avoid Mom trying to slather that shit on me... scary ingredients in them. I think the main issue, eXspecially with Whyte peepo is that their skin isn't moisturized enough and it dries out and the damage occurs. Shmearing on coconut oil goes right in and penetrates deep and keeps your cells from frying.
I haven't tried it, and probably won't, but I'd imagine that beef tallow would probably function in a similar way... I can't imagine I'd be happy walking around smelling like a lard omelette...
Back "in the day" people who used "suntan oil" were nuts..."They're gonna fry!!!" - In hindsight they were onto something, but plain/pure oil is where it's at in my experience.
Warning: 4-legged friends will want to lick it off your skin because you smell like cake...
LoL @ Rodney
Yeah it's cheap... like $20 for a gallon or something
Castor oil used to be a thing too. Every household had some. But it’s good for us so it needed replacing. For about $10 bucks you can buy some and it rivals serums costing much more.
Yep...got prenty here
Noice!
I use organic cold pressed coconut oil on my skin- sometimes I slather it on- takes awhile to soak in- but amazing. Also spritz olive oil as a daily moisturizer... Had normal "zits" as a teen, but get wierd compliments on my skin (in my 50s) Sunscreen burns me- only used sporadically in my younger years- never now- I hate the feel of it Im in the PNW, and every second the sun is out, I want to be in it, and go out to soak it in. I ALWAYS feel better in the sun...I just chalked it up to my awesome childhood in SoCal. Mom= "Go outside and play!!!"
If you switch to cooking with butter and tallow and eat plenty of animal fats, you won't need to use coconut oil on your skin. Also helps to include more salt in your diet.