03-31-2015, 05:16 PM
Good topic! Thanks for the reminder we all need to hear.
For years, I've had trouble with different sunbocks reacting violently with my eyes, rendering me a crying fool, even when I was crushing it on the water, fishing wise. Due to this, the only sunblock products I've been able to use are the "Baby" formulations. Many of these products use titanium dioxide as an active ingredient. They are effective as a sunblock and are usually rated as spf 45-50.
Why is this notable? Titanium dioxide is also used sometimes by lure manufacturers as an ingredient in lure and jig paint. It appears not to repel fish as much as the active ingredients in most adult sunblock products. Subjectively, when I've gotten it on my hands while fishing, it doesn't seem to adversely affect at all the action I've experienced after application.
Anyway, food for thought if one isn't worried about being teased from carrying around a pink bottle of baby sunscreen. ;-)
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For years, I've had trouble with different sunbocks reacting violently with my eyes, rendering me a crying fool, even when I was crushing it on the water, fishing wise. Due to this, the only sunblock products I've been able to use are the "Baby" formulations. Many of these products use titanium dioxide as an active ingredient. They are effective as a sunblock and are usually rated as spf 45-50.
Why is this notable? Titanium dioxide is also used sometimes by lure manufacturers as an ingredient in lure and jig paint. It appears not to repel fish as much as the active ingredients in most adult sunblock products. Subjectively, when I've gotten it on my hands while fishing, it doesn't seem to adversely affect at all the action I've experienced after application.
Anyway, food for thought if one isn't worried about being teased from carrying around a pink bottle of baby sunscreen. ;-)
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