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By the lovely Grace Farris.
P.S. Momsters on vacation and solo meals.
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These are like summer Valentines and I love them.
Just last week I had a friend I hadn’t seen in a long time tell me her and her husband still slice watermelon the way I did at their house about 10 years ago. I had no idea it was a talent!
Don’t leave us hanging – how did you slice it?!
Wah, I cannot do any of those things well.
LOL. I thought the exact same thing
It’s 5 pm on a Friday and I’m sitting in an auto repair shop with my 6-year-old thanks to the world’s fastest deflating tire. I am as cool a cucumber as can be, and I appreciate you noticing! (Okay I happened to have a snack and the iPad on me, the latter of which I never carry, but whatever. It’s all me.)
By the lovely Grace Farris whose observations about life are enjoyed by so many. Thanks Grace!
Agreed!
These are the nicest compliments.
I came here to say the same! I have loved this week’s content–the honesty about tough weeks, the hopefulness of the engagement, and ALL the compliments.
Yes, my summer thermostat is also 76! All I get are complaints, but I think it’s the perfect temperature. Cool enough to be comfortable, but warm enough that you still need to wear shorts.
Thanks! I actually needed to hear this.
The sunscreen comment made me smile. I ordered the Goop Unseen Sunscreen based on a recommendation from an earlier COJ article. Because I live in Europe, the bottle I received is labelled differently than the USA one. Due to the extra regulations here, it showed that Unseen does not block UVB, which causes cancer and wrinkles. I also learned why the EU doesn’t allow factor 40 to be sold here, so it is instead factor 30 here. I now know a bit more about sunscreen and promptly returned the Goop sunscreen as texture doesn’t trump no UVB protection for me. I also have an increased appreciation for the protection the EU gives to its citizens about sunscreen information!
Wow! Thanks for being so knowledgeable about sunscreen. :D
haha well said Kelley!! And thanks for the info Jacinta, I had no idea… I’m going to make sure my next sunscreen purchase blocks UVB too. You rock!!
This is upsetting news since the Goop website says it blocks UVA and UVB – I’ve bought and used it many times! Ugh!
I’d love it if you could share what sunscreens you do love that fit these criteria!
Thanks for the responses all! I will give a little more info because of a few of them. So my understanding began from knowing that in the EU the words UVA/UVB on the front of the bottle will only have a circle around them if the sunscreen provides UVA/UVB protection. So I googled to see if Goop Unseen was broad-spectrum, i.e. UVA + UVB protective, before purchasing and yep, its website said so. Hence my surprise when my bottle arrived and there was only a circle around UVA and not around UVB.
The answer I found is that the US definition of UVA + UVB protective is not the same as the EU one. So the Goop website is telling is telling the truth for the US definition. It is just that the EU has a tougher definition. Further Googling indicates that because the EU considers sunscreen an important public-health issue, it currently sets higher standards for product claims and ingredients than the US. From my reading, and that is important, it is just my understanding, I do not think the US definition offers sufficient enough skin protection. I think it says far more that the EU says it is not sufficient enough. Interestingly, this is not the first time I think I have come across this. I tried last year to order an American sunscreen from Amazon and I couldn’t place the order because I got a warning that my country’s mail system does not deliver toxic chemicals! I thought that was weird at the time and now I think I understand why…
So, because I am in the EU, I only purchase sunscreen that has a circle around both the words UVA and UVB. In America, perhaps a solution is to find the version sold in Europe, check if the ingredients are the same and then see how it is classified here. Or perhaps after reading more about the different definitions you are very happy with the American one. Sunscreen is worth reading about I have discovered! I am using ACO Sun Face Fluid Mattifying SPF50 but get some piling from it so would be open to a better texture with similar protection 😀
Actually, the EU formulation is labeled “High UVB Protection” but doesn’t mention UVA protection (those are the aging rays). The formulations in the US and EU are different, not just the label. The SPF in the US Unseen Sunscreen is 40; in the EU, it’s 30. This may affect other aspects (such as UVA and UVB coverage). In fact, the U.S. Supergoop Unseen has the distinction of having earned one of the highest marks of UVA protection, designated by a Japanese PA rating of A+++. Below are the details as outlined on the Supergoop website. You’re doing a great job, Kathy! And no, I don’t work for Supergoop; I just take sunscreen really seriously :)
From the Supergoop website:
A PA rating is obtained via a Japanese testing protocol to measure the protection against UVA rays (the aging rays). In the U.S., as per FDA regulation, sunscreens simply state if they offer protection from UVA rays (via a Broad Spectrum claim) but it doesn’t indicate exactly what level of UVA protection that is. Until recently, PA +++ was the highest UVA protection rating but an update to the protocol now allows for PA ++++. Any Supergoop! products that have a PA rating will be visible on the packaging next to the SPF number.
For a list of PA+++ products, see here: https://help.supergoop.com/article/7pvu78kbzy-what-is-a-pa-rating
Yes! Every time coj recommends goop sunscreen I recall my dermatologists words “don’t do it!”
Haha! Underrated but wonderful abilities. Love Grace so much!
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