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Alternative to sunglasses....

Derwentrocker

2007-06-16 21:54:04

Whilst in Egypt last year lying on my back on the sun bed catching rays i suddenly had an idea.

My sun glasses are quite big, so therefore i get my face half tanned

I wanted to find something else that i could use without burning my eye lids, and i wanted to share with you an idea that works.

Buy some tiny goggles from the tanning salon, mine were a quid. Take off the elastic, and lie on your back and there is no glare with these in your eyes. Because they are safe for tanning, they are equally just as good on the beach. Also all your face is brown.
My friend tried it and its brilliant.

If your salon has the bigger goggles no need to worry.......cut the middle out and smooth it over, and pop them onto your eyes.

It is only practical when lying on your back, but if you do buy the small goggles then you can leave the string elastic in place if you like.

I have packed mine

Michelle x

willieg1888

2007-06-17 05:50:57

Great tip, but being Scottish and fiscally prudent, I have a cheaper alternative.

Take a bagfull of plastic teaspoons on holiday with you. Break the handle off a couple of them and , hey presto, disposable shades.

You don't have to worry about losing them and, with luck, the hotel is an easy source for replacements.

The patented "Willie G Disposable Shades" can also double up as convenient ice cream spoons (before you break off the handle!). Indeed, they have a multitude of uses.

WG

Fiona

2007-06-17 07:09:41

And another plus- if you see anyone lying on the beach with sunbed goggles minus the elastic, or broken plastic teaspoons over their eyes - you will know they are fellow HTers :lol:

Chivas69

2007-06-17 08:36:39

I think the main plus of the teaspoons idea is that any would be theives would see the teaspoons and think you're such a cheap %$$&*&^ that you have nothing worth nicking and leave you well alone!

nickmacuk

2007-06-17 09:12:24

There is a recent theory that wearing sunglasses increases the risk of skin cancer :shock:

apparently the eye senses the suns intensity and triggers the release of body chemicals that help protect the skin so if you have sunglasses on this process is affected.

LesB

2007-06-17 10:46:32

just close your eyes very tightly

its free

Acorncup

2007-06-17 17:08:25

Nick that theory is very interesting.

Here is a link to the article, which is worth reading.

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/8739/Sunglasses+raise+risk+of+cancer

Note that it still important to protect your eyes from UV light, to decrease the risk of getting cataract and macular degeneration. Glass and polycarbonate spectacle lenses do cut out most UV, and plastic lenses can be treated to block UV.

Check the label on your sunglasses. Sometimes cheapest is not best.

CazzMicknTom

2007-06-17 17:29:08

just close your eyes very tightly

its free

Cheepskate. :rofl

LesB

2007-06-17 20:07:37

its less cheapskate looking than lying there with broken plastic tea-spoons on your eyes

mrnkar

2007-06-17 22:46:07

Last year I got skin cancer on my face, just above my lip and two spots at the side of my nose, just where the plastic nose bits of my sun glasses touched, my aunt also has it and hers is just where bottom of the rim of hers was. Had to have a skin graft but luckily everything is now fine. I have talked to loads of people since and so many people seem to get these cancers where the edges of their glasses or sunglasses are. I have always been very careful in the sun, spending most of my time in the shade as I can't stick the heat , wearing a sunhat and applying suncream all the time. I don't know whether to ever wear sunglasses again as these cancers have a habit of returning, but I now wear total sun block on my face all year. Just a word of warning to everyone. Karen

willieg1888

2007-06-18 05:50:08

mrnkar,

Sorry to hear about your problems, I'm so happy that things are OK now.

Chivas69/LesB,

Shame on both of you. there's a major difference between being a cheapskate (someone who will not spend money under any circumstances) and being fiscally prudent (someone who is sensible in terms of un-necessary expenditure).

Fiona,

Out of all these people, you are the one who got it right. I was looking forward to visiting El Gounna and spotting all the HT'ers on holiday. I'll just have to rely on spotting those who have bought T shirts.

Michelle,

Apologies, I'm sure your sunbed goggles look much better than T spoons any day.

All,

Have a nice holiday, but be careful with the sun. Skin damage is no laughing matter.

Regards

Willie G

sheppo

2007-06-18 11:42:26

I always put plastic spoons on my eyes as I suffer from swollen eye lids the first few days of my jollys, did buy the proper things once but had a white mark over my nose so hubby came up with the idea of the spoons and they work a treat.

cate_taylor

2007-06-18 15:21:00

I can remember the first time I went skiing. it was Easter 1991 and of course we had to wear goggles. When we all went back to school, anyone who'd been on the trip was easily spotted by the tell tale white patch where the goggles had been, the rest of our faces were brown.

Derwentrocker

2007-06-19 13:45:07

The goggles i bought havent got the ridge across the nose, its all elastic and comes off, the cups just fit in the eyes brilliantly. So when i have finished with them, i put the elastic back on.

Acorncup

2007-06-19 21:40:03

mrnkar, sorry to hear of your experience....

I think the cancers are often found round the eyes, because the cheekbones and nose are angled and get more sun, also the skin is quite thin there.

Sunglasses (or UV protective specs) do protect the internal structures of the eye from UV damage

but as the article said, you must remember not to fry the rest of you while your eyes are feeling cool

.......

ElleDee

2007-06-20 23:29:08

Gee... this has turned into scary stuff!!!! I really wouldnt know how to identify any skin cancer to be honest. I have had major skin problems, but this has been identified as chronic ezcema, but then part of my treatment is cream which has strong cancer side effects

Derwentrocker

2007-06-21 08:13:03

I always put high factor on my face even when i am not on holiday, but never on the eyes. My main concern was because i wear glasses but i have prescription sun glasses also, but they are fairly big. Part of my face was white the other tanned.I knew the sun bed goggles would be better for sun protection because of the tubes in the sun bed unit. I got burnt on the eye lids a few years back, now that was painful.

Acorncup

2007-06-21 08:28:37

ElleDee, please don't lose any sleep over it!!

Skin cancers round the eyes are often not the rogue "moles" we are asked to look out for on our bodies, but are like crusty scabs that won't heal up, and tend to water or bleed.

They can usually be removed very successfully...obviously the smaller the better, but I have seen some brilliant repairs.

So if anyone has a sore spot round their eyes/temples/cheeks/nose, that doesn't heal up in a week or so, please get it checked out

(sorry if this is a bit off topic)

ElleDee

2007-06-21 09:42:30

Excellent advice, thank you. I think more advice like this should come with all the advice that we get about keeping clear of sunbed salons, using high factor suncream.

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