Sunscreen and Stained Jerseys
 

I'm in the South and don't ride without sunscreen. At the beginning of this season I bought a tube of Neutragena 70+, and soon after using it began to notice reddish stains on my jerseys where they contacted treated skin- necklines and arms.

I switched to Coppertone Sport 50 and am seeing the same thing. I've never had this problem before this year.

A web search seems to say that the water used for laundry may trigger/increase the staining, and I do use well water with high iron content.

So I guess I have three questions-

Anybody else having the problem?
If so, have you found a way to remove the stains?
Can you recommend a sunscreen that will not cause the staining?

Thanks for anything you might be able to suggest.

1. Try soaking and washing with oxyclean. It works wonders.
2. Scrub stains with a soap called ZOTE. It can be found at Target or 99c stores. It is a Mexican wonder soap.
3. Try using La Roche Posay sunscreens. I use them and never have a problem with staining. In fact, the stuff sticks so it can be difficult to remove from the skin.

one sun screen you may want to try is banana boat dry block.

i haven't had any stains on my clothes as a result. The stuff is kinda neat. It goes on like a normal sun screen, but then it goes dry. It's so when you are at the beach, sand doesn't stick to your skin. I just like how it's non greasy. Perhaps it'll help? maybe.