how to use sunblock on face

[starfish365]

Using sunscreen on a boat can also be a hazard...ask me I know...picture this....put on sunscreen cause well you know...gotta catch some rays. Go for a swim about an hour or so later. Climb back up ladder. Oopss.....slimy hands from sunscreen, slipped and just about killed myself (not literally) but very painfully took full force of the fall in my underarms and inside of upper arms...was black and blue for about 2 weeks. Note to self : no more sunscreen on a boat. :54:

 

[divewench]

If those diving in drysuits, sunscreen will significantly decrease the life of your latex gaskets.

 

[glbirch]

I'm as concerned about that as I am the fact that fish urinate.

And therein lies the problem. I'd just rather the reefs be there for my daughter to enjoy.

 

[blueberry]

can waterproof sunblock be used under a wetsuit? will it be damaged easily?

 

[Spectre]

And therein lies the problem. I'd just rather the reefs be there
for my daughter to enjoy.

You are trying to tell me that the little bit of sunblock on my face, diluted in billions of gallons of water, is going to have any effect on a reef? What about what ends up in the water after going through the cooling system of an engine, or the exhaust from the engine? Or do you dive out of row boats?

Hey.. while we're at it.. lets kill all the parrotfish.. they keep eating the reef.

Hey... do you use charter boats that tie up to a moring ball that's attached to the reef, or do you live drop?

 

[AmyJ]

but I can also bring it down a couple ATMs and use it as a type of mace for marine life that won't sit still while I photograph it.

ouch!!! I don't think I'd ever want a photo that bad!

 

[transman]

I use Bullfrog 36spf. Put in on before you get on the boat. It is absorbed and does not leave a slimy film. Divemasters in coz tell me it is safe for reef and fish. I also wear a wide brimmed hat during surface intervals.

 

[H2Andy]

real divers don't use sunblock

(nor do they whine when they get skin cancer)

 

[archman]

real divers don't use sunblock

(nor do they whine when they get skin cancer)

These people must fall under the category of "old & bold divers".

 

[H2Andy]

don't you mean old and bald???