Guest guest Posted June 21, 2001 Report Share Posted June 21, 2001 the titanium one is chemical free and also has whole leaf aloe, it is recommended for sens. skin sensitive to chemical sunscreens. it is actually called titaniun dioxide sunblock. i am sure that some men out there dont want a tintd sunblock. valarie Re: sunblock > Valarie, > > The PTR sunblock product which Dr. Nase recommends in his book is the > Max Tinted Protective Day Cream. From what I saw at > http://www.beauty.com , PTR has many different types of sunblocks and > sunscreens which aren't all the best when it comes to people with > rosacea. I don't know which of the sunblocks you're referring to when > you say titanium dioxide PTR sunblock when there are so many. I think > almost all of them have titanium dioxide as one of the active sunblock > ingredients. The one which has rosacea-friendly ingredients is the Max > Tinted Protective Day Cream and is recommended by Dr. Nase in his > book. (Sorry to repeat this!) You might be taking a chance if you get > another sunblock/sunscreen from the PTR line. > > Take care, > Matija > > > > > is anyone using the titanium dioxide PTR sunblock? i wonder why > narse doesnt mention this product, maybe it's new. let me know how you > got on with this product. > > thanks valarie > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2001 Report Share Posted June 22, 2001 After having my wedding pictures virtually ruined by the blotching caused by sunscreen I have done a serious investigation of sun protection products. First, sunblock is good, sunscreen is not. This is because sunscreen uses chemicals to counteract the sun's effect on the skin, whereas sunblock uses a metallic component to physically reflect the sun. Although the term " active " is incorrect for the metallic component since it does not interact with anything, this ingredient is what is doing the work; everything else is either a carrying agent or an additive. Some additives can be good, i.e. a decent moisturizer. Lastly, not all metals are created equal. Titanium is probably the best since it is incredibly non-reactive. This means it won't interact with your skin's chemistry and do something undesirable. Zinc is fairly good, but is more easily absorbed by the skin so one has to wonder what else is going on. Someone mentioned a make-up with iron oxide as an ingredient. This sounds bad; iron oxide is rust, and is still chemically active. I cannot imagine this being good for anyone's skin, let alone someone with skin problems. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2001 Report Share Posted June 22, 2001 After having my wedding pictures virtually ruined by the blotching caused by sunscreen I have done a serious investigation of sun protection products. First, sunblock is good, sunscreen is not. This is because sunscreen uses chemicals to counteract the sun's effect on the skin, whereas sunblock uses a metallic component to physically reflect the sun. Although the term " active " is incorrect for the metallic component since it does not interact with anything, this ingredient is what is doing the work; everything else is either a carrying agent or an additive. Some additives can be good, i.e. a decent moisturizer. Lastly, not all metals are created equal. Titanium is probably the best since it is incredibly non-reactive. This means it won't interact with your skin's chemistry and do something undesirable. Zinc is fairly good, but is more easily absorbed by the skin so one has to wonder what else is going on. Someone mentioned a make-up with iron oxide as an ingredient. This sounds bad; iron oxide is rust, and is still chemically active. I cannot imagine this being good for anyone's skin, let alone someone with skin problems. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2001 Report Share Posted June 22, 2001 After having my wedding pictures virtually ruined by the blotching caused by sunscreen I have done a serious investigation of sun protection products. First, sunblock is good, sunscreen is not. This is because sunscreen uses chemicals to counteract the sun's effect on the skin, whereas sunblock uses a metallic component to physically reflect the sun. Although the term " active " is incorrect for the metallic component since it does not interact with anything, this ingredient is what is doing the work; everything else is either a carrying agent or an additive. Some additives can be good, i.e. a decent moisturizer. Lastly, not all metals are created equal. Titanium is probably the best since it is incredibly non-reactive. This means it won't interact with your skin's chemistry and do something undesirable. Zinc is fairly good, but is more easily absorbed by the skin so one has to wonder what else is going on. Someone mentioned a make-up with iron oxide as an ingredient. This sounds bad; iron oxide is rust, and is still chemically active. I cannot imagine this being good for anyone's skin, let alone someone with skin problems. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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