Summer’s almost here – don’t make your own sunscreen, please

The strawberries are out and the raspberries are ready early. It’s almost summer, and I thought I’d offer you a few thoughts about summer products! Please please please please please don’t make your own sunscreen. I say this every year, and I’ll continue to say it this year. You simply can’t be sure that what...

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Blast from the past: Suncreens – What does SPF mean? What exactly is sunscreen? Why shouldn’t we make our own?

WHAT DOES SPF MEAN? (Originally found here…) What is sun protection factor or SPF? How is it defined? SPF is defined as… the dose of UV radiation required to produce 1 minimal erythema dose (MED) on protected skin after the application of 2 mg/cm2 of produce divided by the UV radiation to produce 1 MED on...

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Blast from the past: Sunscreens

Since my week isn’t getting any less busy and I won’t have time to write any really original posts, do any experimenting in the workshop, or enjoy some research, I thought I’d do a week of blast from the past posts, those posts that you might not have seen because they’re so far back on...

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