Skin Cancer heads up today at work.

[Glenr]

Had a customer come into work today and he was probably in his late 60's.

 I took him out into the warehouse to show him something and he said to me that he hoped I wear a hat. (at this point a had not actually looked at him closely)

I said yeah I am aware of wearing a hat in the sun etc and he said good because I didnt want to end up like him.

So I had a gander at his head and noticed half the skin on his head was basically gone. Pretty much the whole left hemisphere was thin scar tissue.

Apparently he had gone in to get a mole that was bothering him sorted and ended up finding out it was cancer.

He said he has to go back and get more skin taken off soon. 

Tell you what its got me thinking more about it.

Glen

[Tyler]

Yeah, that's why it's very important to ALWAYS wear sunscreen during the day.  Even if you don't think you'll be out in the sun, it's good to wear it just in case you do end up out there.  It's also important to carry some with you in your vehicles and even your desk at work just in case.

[warhawk]

Yeah, that's why it's very important to ALWAYS wear sunscreen during the day.  Even if you don't think you'll be out in the sun, it's good to wear it just in case you do end up out there.  It's also important to carry some with you in your vehicles and even your desk at work just in case.

AMEN, 2 THAT TYLER..... yeah.... i make certain i cover the caramel-skinned dome b4 leaving the house.  the florida sun is brutal.

WARHAWK

[xnewyawka]

What do you use that works well for the dome, guys?

This AZ sun is just as brutal, probably more so. I have to be sure to make that part of my routine.
Need some suggestions, thanks.

[warhawk]

xnewyawka....  i go back & forth with (2) sunscreens.   i apply the banana boat sport (ultra sweatproof) spf 30 & the coppertone sport (ultra sweatproof) spf50.  i use the sweatproof because the summers in NW florida r brutal (thank GOD 4 a/c).  the banana boat one comes in an orange/blue tube & the coppertone comes in a blue tube.  i bought mine @ walmart.

WARHAWK

[Tyler]

I use the Matte For Men for everyday use.  I has an SPF of 25.  For long periods in the sun I use Coppertone SPF 45.

[JDog]

Glen that is aweful to hear about that guy at work. Skin cancer kills 8000 Australians every year. There is very little ozone layer over much of the continent so even 1 hour in the sun can do serious damage.


Joe.Like Warhawk says,Banana Boat make a great sunscreen which has a good moisterizer in it to give  you a nice shine. I use the Sport 30SPF rating.

I have never tried the Headblade suncreeen.

[Robmeister]

It will be interesting--now that more and more white guys are head shaving--how that will affect future outbreaks of skin cancer noggin-wise.

[JDog]

It will be interesting--now that more and more white guys are head shaving--how that will affect future outbreaks of skin cancer noggin-wise.

Great point Robmeister,

I think as long as most use common sense and liberally apply the sunscreen like you do on any other part of your body when in the sun,then you pose no real greater danger with getting Melanoma.

[Timmay]

Do all of you always put sunscreen on no matter what?  I never really gave it much thought until I started reading this post.  I wore sunscreen when I was in Florida for vacation...but never really considered the consequences here in Indiana. Yes it gets hot here too...but i rarely even burn or anything here....but I know that by NOT burning still causes sun cancer.  WOW....you really got me thinking here.

[xnewyawka]

Thanks for the input guys.

Tyler, the Matte for Men, does it tend to stay greasy looking or does it soak up pretty well?

JDog, I know you like to shine, bro, but does the Banana Boat soak in as well?

Being mostly Italian, I tend to have a bit more oilier skin at times, lol.

And Tim, from what I've read in the past in health magazines and the like, we're getting damage that we can't see.
I think we should be putting on some type of sunscreen each day. Minimal probably an spf of 15. Of course, you then use your activities to gauge which spf number you should choose.

Glenr, good post to get the guys aware and thinking.   

[schro]

One (actually two) parts of your body that can't be ignored is your ears. My father in law is outdoors a lot. A few years ago, he was diagnosed with mild melanoma on both ears. He rarely put sunscreen on them and he paid the price. He was the reason that I went to wearing the bucket/Gilligan style hats or straw hats for golfing to cover my ears. When I'm wearing a baseball cap, I always put sunscreen on the ears.

I really like the HeadLube Matte, but I use L'Oreal's Comfort Max After Shave Balm with SPF 15. Goes on easliy, not oily, smells good, has Vitamin E, is alcohol free, and is $7.50 for 3.3 oz (a lot cheaper than the Neutrogena I was trying out).

Hey Tyler, I know HeadBlade has Head Shade, but is there any consideration to putting sun screen in their HeadLube?

[Paul]

Hey Tyler, I know HeadBlade has Head Shade, but is there any consideration to putting sun screen in their HeadLube?

Great idea schro.  That would be awesome to have two products in one.   Fan of HeadLube be great to have a sunscreen in it.

[JDog]

Joe, Yeah the Banana boat Sunscreen that I have been using gives a great shine.

I was using a more generic brand called Ausscreen which gave me a more oily texture on the dome.

I now use Headlube Glossy and it gives a wonderful non oily shine. Wish it did have an SPF rating though.

[herronm]

I just started a 2 week treatment for AKs (keeping a daily log on another post).  My dermatologist recommended Neutrogena, UltraSheer Dry Touch Sunblock. SPF 55.  It has something called helioplex in it that covers uva and uvb.  I've been using for about 3 days.  Not greasy at all.