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Updated: 11/29/2012 08:00:03AM

Face Potion stops the burn

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WaterLine photo by Tommy Von Voigt

WaterLine photo by Tommy Von Voigt

This is about the right amount of Face Potion to cover your face, head and arms (if your head's not shaved, use a little less).

By Josh Olive

WaterLine Publisher

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For anyone who spends time outdoors in sunny Southwest Florida, sunscreen is indispensable. If you spend more than an hour outside without it, you’re virtually guaranteed a painful sunburn. Eventually, of course, your skin will produce more melanin as a protective measure, but both sunburn damage and higher melanin production are linked to skin cancers. I don’t know about you, but to me sunscreen is a no-brainer.

I can’t stand sunscreen in my eyes. It’s more than unpleasant; it’s actually debilitating. Spending as much time outdoors as I do, I’ve gone through a lot of sunscreen. Most liquid formulas are prone to running, so I used to use spray formulas. I learned the hard way that a little overspray will ruin sunglasses, and I didn’t like the tendency to wear off. I found myself using the spray less and less just because it was a hassle, but every time I came home bright pink my wife would get after me.

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