Comments on: the truth about sunscreen

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:47:19 +0000

I question whether you have actually looked at a bottle of sunscreen since any of the major brands do block UV A rays. This article is completely disgusting to me. At the age of 29 I was diagnosed with late stage 3 melanoma and it is extremely irresponsible to encourage people to do exactly the opposite of what you should be doing to prevent skin cancer. If you are worried about vitamin D, get a supplement, especially considering in Canada at many times the sun isn’t actually strong enough to get sufficient vitamin D. Hmmm flirt with skin cancer, or take 1 extra vitamin in the morning. I think I will be following the advice of DERMATOLOGISTS who have attended years of school rather than a random article providing NO sources and I would encourage others to do the same.

By: Nat

Nat — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 21:10:10 +0000

Lululemon, I am not impressed. Between a quote on a recently purchased bag and this article my opinion of Lululemon as a healthy lifestyle company has really changed. Your article is opinion based and spreads misconceptions to straight out lies. Please provide sources. If anything it seems you are appealing to the lowest denominator by reassuring tanners what they are doing is healthy or capitalizing on the rumour that sunscreen causes cancer by offering your products as an alternative. Healthy lifestyle brand? More like a corporation developing a false image and twisting the truth to sell more product. How original. As someone who has personally had pre-cancer at a young age from the sun this article is highly offensive. I’m disgusted. To set a few things straight, once you have a sunburn the damage is already done. The burn has mutated cells and you better hope they don’t reproduce. What an ineffective smoke alarm. Further there are sources of food or supplements that supply vitamin D. I could write a whole article here, but readers, please educate yourselves from reputable sources.

By: David

David — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 01:36:24 +0000

We down under have been recommending “rashes” lightweight poly clothing for all the family when swimming for long periods, snorkeling etc. even scuba divers in warm water use them. Very similar to the outfit that our Catherine Freeman wore when running!

By: Bethany Wiles

Bethany Wiles — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:29:46 +0000

I cannot thank you enough for the article.Much thanks again. Great.

By: Suzanne Williams

Suzanne Williams — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:35:55 +0000

I’m glad you posted this. I have seen a lot lately about how sunscreen may be harming us more than helping us. It is difficult b/c I know the chemicals in sunscreen going directly in to our pores is terrible and the fact that it blocks the making of Vitamin D. Problem is that I like to be out and don’t want to get burned. What to do if you are swimming for hours. It is all very confusing, but I’m happy to learn some more from this post.
Suzanne

By: Naadia

Naadia — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:17:14 +0000

Brenda, I think the new FDA sunscreen regulations do a pretty good job of validating this information. Google them!

By: stardx

stardx — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:03:51 +0000

LOL what’s up with the rant above? I don’t expect companies to bend over backwards with “unlimited return policies”, even Costco got rid of that ages ago. I DID have no trouble returning a used jacket once, which many people had issues with, so this was a quality issue, not an issue of me taking my sweet time to return an item…. Tell me how is a company supposed to resell something made for Spring 2010 when you stroll into the store in Winter 2011? Common sense… just like wearing a hat in the sun. (Here I am bringing myself back to topic.) Best sun protection I got while at Disney was a cheap straw hat that kept me cool, and a pair of sunglasses. (Plus, there’s quite a lot of shade there.)

By: Noa

Noa — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 01:43:28 +0000

And thank you for your completely unrelated rant. I felt like I was reading a chapter of The Old Man and the Sea there.

I just wanted to add something about sunscreen – it is also important to consider the use of physical sunscreens. They are made of zinc or titanium dioxide and they are considered to be the safest and most effective type of sunscreen available – regardless of UPF/SPF rating.

There is also some concern that chemical sunscreens (ie: avobenzone and the like) break down immediately upon exposure to sunlight, and may even be a causative factor in the development of skin cancer. 2cents.

By: lululemon athletica GEC

lululemon athletica GEC — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:50:24 +0000

Hi Unsatisfied,
Thank you for taking the time to contact us. I’m sorry to hear that you’re disappointed with the service you received from us, and I will be emailing you shortly to discuss this further.
~ Laura, GEC Online Community

By: Unsatistied customer

Unsatistied customer — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:34:05 +0000

In my humble opinion, creating and sustaining a customer service orientation and culture is something that Luluelemon requires additional training and assistance with. I can understand that return policies are both relevant and important but there also requires to be some leeway to understand an individual circumstance. My experience today at Lululemon was extremely poor as it relates in nurturing a personal bond with the customer! As a working mom facing relentless tasks and responsibilities of the sandwich generation due to aging parents with multiple health care appointments, I lost site of an outfit which I received as a Birthday gift from my husband valued over $150+ (yoga pants valued at $92 + taxes and Raceback tank top valued at $42 + taxes). I must admit with my busy life and aging eyes, I didn’t read the gift receipt of size 7 font but had felt assured from many of my yoga pals that Lululemon had no time limit on returns and that many times they had returned worn, used yoga pants due to quality issues. Hence, today after my daughter’s track meet, I ran up to the store thinking I could do a straight exchange on unworn, unused, completed tagged brand new items. Yet, that was not the case and was informed that they have a strict return policy of 14 days. I have a quality concern as well as my pants and top were too small and I can’t even exchange them for a larger size due to their “14 day policy return.” There is no satisfaction, loyalty or benefit; so why would I ever return to this store. Ironically, as I left the store at Massonville Mall in London ON, I bumped into the Manager of Talbots and informed her and showed her the tags/Gift receipt that stated “Gift for You” – What a joke!. Bottom line she informed – even with return policies, you need to satisfy the customer as this supports a “customer of service culture.” This is the true meaning of customer service so obviously the definition I use for customer service is not the same as your company so I won’t ever, nor will my daughters (and perhaps my colleages) shop at Lululemon!

By: erin @ well in l.a.

erin @ well in l.a. — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:00:38 +0000

“…burn time is announced as part of the weather report…”. HOT, HOT, HOT!! I love my sunscreen – great link adding EWG.

By: Blake

Blake — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:45:57 +0000

I’m with Brenda. A friend posted this article on Facebook, I clicked over and read it, and the information is interesting, but I’m not going to start treating this as knowledge unless you can site creditable sources. Bad science abounds in the blogosphere. Don’t be that guy!

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:28:27 +0000

Hi Brenda,

much of this is common knowledge to New Zealanders, who have a heightened awareness of sun exposure because of the hole in the ozone layer.

If you want more in-depth reading, I suggest you check out EWG’s analysis of sunscreens: http://breakingnews.ewg.org/2011sunscreen/.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:16:34 +0000

Thanks so much for the article, very informative. Do you have sources/studies that you can show to back it up? Helps give validity to what you wrote. Thanks!

By: Alyson

Alyson — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 02:58:31 +0000

Great article! Thanks for posting.