Sun protection

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EvilPixie May 2021 10:33am, 3 May 2021 24,988 posts	0 EvilPixie vrap I was looking at sunny arms from cycology (just watch it piss down with rain all day)
Velociraptor May 2021 1:07pm, 3 May 2021 52,449 posts	0 Velociraptor Sun sleeves and a cap for the bike leg would be sensible if it's not rainjacket weather. And the worst of the sunburn risk will have passed by the time you get to the run.
EvilPixie May 2021 1:37pm, 3 May 2021 24,995 posts	0 EvilPixie 👍 Thanks 😊
MH May 2021 1:39pm, 3 May 2021 836 posts	0 MH I've got super-sensitive skin and rosacea and have to be really careful what I use on my face. I also would burn in a full moon so I have to use sunscreen. I use this heliocare.co.uk it's oil free and whilst it says it's a gel, it's actually gel cream so just like a thicker lotion. I use it all year.
jda May 2021 7:54am, 6 May 2021 9,994 posts	0 jda Big hat! Peaked cap when running, not perfect but enough to help. NB top of head is most vulnerable for me, maybe not the OP’s issue Not a lot of sun round here and most of my running is in the winter.
halfpint May 2021 8:05am, 6 May 2021 34,829 posts	0 halfpint I have super sensitive skin and the best I’ve found is sunsense sensitive. It’s a reflector type which means it goes on white and I’ve marked various clothing. I might need to try that helio stuff.
larkim May 2021 10:35am, 7 May 2021 14,234 posts	0 larkim Is it just me, or did EPs post suggest a use for sun cream that I'd not encountered before?
larkim May 2021 11:31am, 7 May 2021 14,236 posts	0 larkim What do Tour de France riders etc use? Whatever it is, they either have something that lasts all day without reapplication and works well, or are all at risk of melanomas later in life.
EvilPixie May 2021 11:43am, 7 May 2021 25,088 posts	0 EvilPixie well any endurance athlete or indeed any athlete I lost a good friend to cancer that start of as a melanoma, was cut out thought all was good then bam brain cancer I never used anything as a kid and was outside for most of the day every day as I had horses
Fragile Do Not Bend May 2021 11:44am, 7 May 2021 8,345 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend Everyone else was too polite to mention it larkim