Sounds like a plan! I will admit that I am a bit vain about my hands. I do think hands are one of the first things to show age.

The sunscreen stick sounds like a good idea!

Tina

Thanks for posting this idea. I have a burn on the back of my hand that I am trying particularly hard to shield from the sun. I hope the stores are still carrying it this late in the season.

My dermatologist took some brown spots off my face awhile back using this method, and it worked exactly like said. First they looked worse, then they looked scabby, then the scab came off and there was nice pink skin under it!

I would never recommend trying do-it-yourself om your face, but you can remove brown spots elsewhere by applying dry ice. I did it on my arms and it worked. It doesn't take much time, so be very careful!

It's also good to do these procedures in the winter so the tender new skin is not exposed to the sun, presuming your winters are cold and gray like mine.

dedtired, I was thinking that a DIY option for removal would be to buy something like Dr Scholl's Freeze Away which is pretty much the same liquid nitrogen in a can that the doctor's office uses.

I also found a good cover up for my hands that doesn't look like I'm wearing makeup on them - my powdered mineral makeup. I apply some lotion with sunscreen then buff on the mineral makeup.

Oh, good info!

It would be very easy to carry a sun stick in your purse. When you get out your chapstick or lipstick/gloss also take a sec and slather the hands. :)

I'd like to try Aveeno's Baby Natural Protection Sunblock stick. It's for the face but I don't see why you couldn't use it on your hands.

Yes, any of the sunscreen sticks would work. I bought the Banana Boat because it was the least expensive. I've used sunscreen on my face forever, just wish that I had started on my hands much, much earlier. It's annoying that very few hand creams have sunscreen in them. I think that manufacturers are really missing the boat by not having sunscreen in their hand lotions.

I keep a face moisturizer with sunscreen in the car that way I can apply as needed and it does not have the sunscreen smell (which irritates me for some reason). My hope is to avoid the age spots somewhat on my hands and my driving arm, which always ends up tanner than the other.