Bald and Burned While Snorkeling

[tonyadams]

Hi - pretty new here and wondered if I could tap in to the collective wisdom. My wife and I will be going to St. John in early April (yea!) and we will be snorkeling daily. I wear a shirt to snorkle but am afraid that any sunscreen I use on my head will not be effective after 30 minutes or so. We plan to snorkel 2-3 hours a day. Does anyone know of:

1) sunscreen that will last through snorkeling

2) a hat designed for snorkeling

Thank you for your help and this great forum.

Bob

[augie]

A bandana tied "do-rag" style should work...

[lark22]

Also, people have recommended buffs....
http://www.buffusa.com/index.html

[Jumbiegirl]

My husband is bald and he'll snorkel over an hour at a time using 30 SPF Sport and doesn't get too burned.

[augie]

Check these out...

http://dee-rags.com/

[Ron_L]

Check these out...

http://dee-rags.com/

This question came up when we were discussing the Buffs a couple of weeks ago. Several folks suggested using a good waterproof sunscreen and reapplying often. For me, i still have a little hair up there, so getting sunscreen onto the skin is tough. I decided to order a couple of Dee Rags from the site that Augie linked above. I may end up looking like an aging yuppie biker, but my head should remain burn free!

My Dee Rags haven't arrived yet, but they should be here in a couple of days. I'll let you know what I think.

[augie]

I bought one for my wife a couple of years ago to keep her hair manageable when scuba diving.

My wife is a huge manta ray fan. Dee didn't have any material with mantas, but I was able to find a bolt for sale that did on ebay. Bought it, sent it to Dee, presto! - custom made birthday gift!

[CariBert]

Here's another one to throw in the mix.

http://www.scubadorag.com/coco/scuba.asp

I got one the other day, fits well, your masks actually helps hold in in place, and everybody thinks I ride a motorcycle now. Helps my "bad boy" image, ya know...

-Bert

[tonyadams]

Excellent! Of course, a doo rag. Thanks all

[waterguy]

I'm hair challanged I use face sunscreen it is fps 45 and is more of a cream the a lotion

[lpowmacback]

My husband has the same situation - so for our next trip I've explored some solutions.

I'd looked into the do-rag option but that urban-biker-dude look is not for him and some of them seem to have too much material to swirl around in the water and get in the way. I came upon a swim cap made of Nylon & Spandex (we got the Nike one).It is very comfortable and needs no ties.

We found them locally at Sports Authority but they are everywhere on the internet... here's a link with a picture:

http://www.highpointswim.com/?p=product&pid=485

[Bob & Anita]

Bob is fairly bald.

He uses Coppertone Sport SPF 45 and will snorkel a good hour and a half at a time and doesn't get burned. He will reapply between snorkels.

[Jost Kidding]

Last year on our trip I used the same kind of swim cap Lisa mentioned and it worked great. My wife especially enjoyed the opportunity to make fun of me.

[California Girl]

A friend of mine who is a surfer recommended "Banana Boat Surf" to me. It's SPF 50, waterproof and it lasts for 8 hours. Also, you can put it on just before you enter the water, not a half hour in advance.

[MrsCARolph]

These ideas have been helpful--thanks everyone. My finace is not bald (yet) but has fine blonde hair and he always comes home with a red scalp. Thanks for the ideas!