I went to the beach last week and the top part of my head (temples and slightly above) got sunburned. I'm talking about actual skin peeling a few days later. I went to a water park the week after and the same thing. Now my hair isn't super long but it isn't super short (maybe a #5 clip with the razor). What can I and all of us do when we go out in the sun???
Really? I thought about applying sunscreen but the idea of putting sunscreen on the top of my head didn't seem right, so I just applied it to my forehead/temples.
I have seen one sunscreen for bald men, but it was too expensive. I used the stuff my wife uses for her face. It's very dry. I have about 1" long hair too. Your hair is much shorter so I think it will work much better. But it worked really well for me. I was in mexico for a week and my scalp didn't get burned at all.
I use ti-silc scalp defense spf-20. http://www.dermadoctor.com It works very well and isn't too greasy and it comes in a spray bottle that mists very effectively.
LOL. My dad uses the copportone stuff mentioned earlier in the thread, and it seems to do the trick...he burns super easily and doesn't usually have a problem with the sunscreen...
I wish I could tan my scalp...it just burns and peels. How do people tan theirs? Couvre does not help this since a total sunblock & scalp stays white which I hate.
tanning is a response to UV exposure. Genetics determines how much you tan per amount of exposure. Some people don't tan, and just mess their skin up trying.
I wear a hat when I'm outside, and I take it off when I'm in the shade, or just take it off for a minute or two in the sun.
I think the sun causes balding to occur faster, but is not enough to cause it by itself.
