kitekart said...

What is the best sunburn cream for your face that doesn't wash off too easily and most importantly doesn't sting the crap out of your eyes?

Get the zinc sticks. One application for all day (if you don't wipe it off with your towel) and it doesn't run.

After going through a couple of brands, I find the Cancer Council stuff doesn't sting the eyes. Hamilton and Banana Boat are good too.

h20fly said...

omg this is a really important topic i was only thinking today i would kill for a suncream that doesnt make me half blind every session, ive just got home and they still sting and ive got like a milky hazed vision.

Dont know about the zinc sticks because dont they just make you look like you have white face paint on?

will have to try the bannana boat one though cheers!

who cares what you look like? zinc is the bomb sh!t diggity. Zinc is what sunscreen has always wanted to, but will never be. Most people kite for more than 2 hours, by which time ALL sunscreen is well and truly gone.

You could try the new Neutrogena Ultra Sheer SPF30+ Dry Touch lotion. I've used it for about 6mths now as I got some pre-release. It lasts longer than any other lotions I know of including invisible zinc. It's realistic to expect 4hrs out of it, even in water sports environment. I haven't had any probs from sunscreen near my eyes with it either. Prior to this I did use Banana boat successfully so that is another option.

Yes, I do work for the company that sells Neutrogena.

Whatever you do, find a sunscreen that works and USE IT! It's so much easier and cheaper to prevent skin cancers than it is to remove/cure them. Chrs, Warren

kitekart said...

What is the best sunburn cream for your face that doesn't wash off too easily and most importantly doesn't sting the crap out of your eyes?

After testing at least 20 or so different sun protection creams I haven't found the perfect solution yet.
I can tell you that the Zinc cream I bought ($26.00 for a small tube of "Invisible Zinc") doesn't do the job and stings my eyes. I'm applying the stuff at least 30 min's prior to jumping into the water.

Get the zinc sticks. One application for all day (if you don't wipe it off with your towel) and it doesn't run.

You can get clear Zinc now too, can't remember the brand but saw an adv for it the other day. Probably the same as the Invisible zinc that the others have been talking about.
Banana boat isn't bad, though it's a little thick.

I have found that if I apply lotion, wait 30 mins for it to soak in, then stick my head under a fresh water shower for a couple mins to rinse the excess off that I am fine. I spent two months kiting in northern Brazil and did this everyday to avoid being absolutely blinded! I think that it's just a matter of gently rinsing the excess off so that it doesn't end up in your eyes. And in my experience, rinsing off excess doesn't mean losing meaningful coverage.

Hope this helps!

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Miss Jessie said...

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But we are all hot girls out there!!
(I've yet to meet an ugly kiting girl!)

I didn't say you weren't hot, I just said there weren't many of you.

Non greasey kids sunscreen, from most brands I've tried are pretty good.
They avoid stingy stuff/perfumes for kids creams.

The Key-Sun clear-zinc don't burn & washes off easily & on a plus side unless white/coloured zinc when you head to the pub afterwards your not covered in the ****