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how much sun spray for 1 week?

12 replies

backonthewagon · 20/07/2016 18:43

2 adults and 1 child. The child will wear spf 30 malibu once daily spray all day with a uv sun suit. 2 adults will wear it on their backs the first day and P20 spf 15 spray the rest.

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dementedpixie · 20/07/2016 21:08

Where are you going and why only spf15?

Kirriemuir · 21/07/2016 06:57

Depends where you are going? You need more than one day with spf 30 on your back. I never come down from a 30 if abroad. I tan well.

Kirriemuir · 21/07/2016 06:58

Child should really be on a 50 not a 30.

faceymcfuckface · 21/07/2016 07:02

Everyone should be on 50. Sorry to be a bore.

Passthecake30 · 21/07/2016 07:02

last year I used about half a bottle of sun lotion per person per week. Spf 50 for kids and myself, spf30 for some parts of dp (spf50) for his back/chest

PollyCoddle · 21/07/2016 07:09

We are just back from a week with two kids and used 2 X SPF50 Nivea spray bottles, 1 X Nivea tube for their faces and 1 X Nivea wet skin spray for top ups.

The adults used 1.5 X 250ml SPF 30 bottles. Adults tanned. Kids were quite pale and just look a bit "healthy" now

PollyCoddle · 21/07/2016 07:10

Not Nivea. Neutrogena. Sorry.

Tinklypoo · 21/07/2016 07:16

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AuntieStella · 21/07/2016 07:17

They recommend that even creams sold as once-a-day are reapplied, because they can and do rub off.

It sounds as if you are olive skinned or darker and not going anywhere particularly sunny. I'd allow a bottle per person, and then buy more as needed.

FaithAscending · 21/07/2016 07:19

I've just bought a multipack from Boots - got 3 bottles of Soltan (factor 50, 30 and 15) and after sun which I reckon will do us for the week (2 adults 1 child here).

dementedpixie · 21/07/2016 07:27

We used shitloads in turkey for 2 weeks. 6x200ml tins of nivea spray, 4x300ml trigger spray nivea, 4 or 5 x 200ml Aldi spray stuff. 2 adults and 2 kids in over 40 degree heat so we were in and out the pool a lot. It needs reapplying every 1-2 hours and I wouldn't trust all day stuff. We had mostly factor 50 but the last few bottles were factor 30.

specialsubject · 21/07/2016 15:01

Never trust once a day suncreams, they do rub off. Lengthy deliberate sunbathing is also not smart.

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