I know that most of you don't want to hear this ...

[blamebrampton]

But holy hell it was hot here today ... not as bad as Melbourne, nor Adelaide, where it was in the 40s again, and will be again tomorrow. Poor anthraxia , I think of you and the lot down there! It was only low 30s in Sydney, so things could be worse, but still quite draining!

I may have to come back to London sooner than I had planned, so that I can strangle the Times's Dominic Lawson. One more chorus of 'Ooh, it's cold, therefore there is no climate change' and I shall be forced to beat him about the head with an atlas, before showing him that London and Calgary and parts of Siberia are all at the same latitude, and then strangling him. If the Gulf Stream stops, he'll be embarrassed about confusing science with alleged left-wing conspiracies, the goose.

Meanwhile, scarves wrapped around heads, two pairs of tights and two pairs of gloves, you lot! Good luck! I hope the gritters make your street and that the heat holds up inside. As for me, I am running out of clothes I can take off and still be able to go out in public ... And if anyone has recommendations for a sunblock that's good for sensitive skin, do share!

Oh, and Happy Birthday ladydeth12 !

Comments

[noeon.livejournal.com]

:( I first bought it in Germany and have ordered it successfully from Canada. I've heard of Boots No. 7 but never used it.

Yes. The scrubbing. And the white rings. There was a chemical block a few years back that Neutrogena still uses called Parsol 1789 that will turn your clothing yellow when you perspire, although they swear they've solved the problem. Many are still worried about the nanoparticles, too, and how deeply they penetrate into cells. I do think that zinc oxide in general is better, but it's hard not to have some chemical component for efficacy.

Spots and mankiness are better than skin cancer, although then there's the need for sun in vitamin D synthesis. Worry and intelligence cause wrinkles too, dear editrix extraordinaire :D

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Raitala pointed out that my forehead wrinkles are all the sort one gets from an expression of horrified disbelief. She's quite right, too ;-)

And in Sydney, one requires 8 minutes of sun a day, before 10am or after 3pm, through sunblock, in order to get your daily dose of Vitamin D. MADNESS!

[ms-kilian.livejournal.com]

Have you tried the new invisible zinc products? I use the tinted facial moisturiser daily.
And also this suggests we need to be exposed to the sun without sunblock and between 10 - 3.
http://www.mindfood.com/at-sunshine-vitamin-health-body-nutrients.seo
That, to me, is terrifying! I fear the sun (which I know juxtaposes my enjoyment of the dry heat).
And yes, I get my science news from women's mags.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

KILLIAN! PUT DOWN THE TRASHY WOMEN'S MAGS! I AM NOT EDITING THEM! On a serious note, the 'Australians all have Vitamin D deficiency' blather has been doing the rounds for some time now and has no supporting evidence aside from other health mag articles. You will notice, for example, the lack of children with rickets in our cities. Journos tend to write from press releases, alas, and the crazy health movement is filled with, you guessed it, crazies.

It is true that people in care have higher levels of Vitamin D deficiency than they used to, but that is only because some of them are virtual shut-ins these days, which speaks only of terrible conditions in homes.

And yes, I do use invisible zinc, but it needs a good scrubbing to get it off, which annoys my poor old sensitive skin :-(