To not understand why some people won’t wear suncream?!

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Currently sat in the garden and enjoying the sunshine with my factor 30 on... with the family and not one of them is wearing suncream.

I can see their skin burning.

They can see their skin burning.

But they think I’m weird for wearing suncream.

I don’t understand why some people would knowingly do this?!

I'm in my 50s . Sun cream was rare when I was a kid. And yes it did do me harm.

I hate the feeling of sun screen, so I just cover up and stay out of direct sunlight where possible.
I do wear a little on my face but I still hate it.

I wear it if I have to. Like if I'm at an outdoor event or something where I might not be able to find shade.

I have to say, I actually hate the stuff as it makes me feel sticky and dirty as soon as I apply it.

I use La Roche Possay 50 spf dry gel version on my face though. If they can make a dry, clean feeling gel like that, why can't you buy similar in large sizes for body use?

AutoFilled I didn’t say I was sat in the sun. I’m sat in the garden, underneath a parasol, so very much in the shade. I have suncream on as I don’t want to risk it.

I’m not judging anyone, I just don’t understand why my family members are sat here in the sun when their skin is visibly burning.

Well I’m judging you for sitting in the sun in the middle of the day. I would never do this. Sit in the shade now and you don’t need the sun cream.

Lol! And so the hunter becomes the hunted!!

I don’t put sun cream on myself because I don’t sit in the sun , I’m in and out in it but the bits that are exposed ( arms and legs) are a ‘weathered ‘ brown all year and don’t seem to burn . Dh and ds need it as soon as they see the sun as dh is dark but burns and ds is ginger/ blond . Dd is translucent and looks like she ventures out of a coffin when the sun goes down .

I wear it if im.going to be in the hot sun for a while. I think some people are a bit OTT about it though. I generally dislike the feel of creams and oils on my skin so I'll only do it if It looks like I'm likely to actually burn. If I think I can get away without burning, then I won't use any.

I saw a video recently about the damages to coral reefs and fish and other pollution caused by sunscreen dissolved in our seats and lakes. Quite eye opening. I didn't realise how toxic they can be.

because they are dumb. as are many on this thread with their bleats of 'it s not hot' and 'I dont sunbathe'. the science is just so hard, isnt it?

kids do as they are told. adults - help the species, let the dumb take risks.

I never use suncream as I don't burn or tan I just stay the same irrespective of the weather... even on holiday.

I'm a pale ginge who has had years of experience of sunburn - especially as a child. I now avoid the sun and after having a growth removed from my face try to encourage everyone to use suncream. I dose the kids and cover them but my dh he browns easily and just sunbathes without anything on. I don't understand it but I remember a time growing up when family members doused themselves in olive oil and fried in the garden. I like to think these days people are educated about the dangers of the firey nuclear ball in the sky!

I'm excited to receive my SPF 100 soon! After DF had a skin cancer scare (lives in a hot country, never wears suncream - hardly a shock!) I'm even more serious about it.

In my youth I used sunbeds though and I'm thoroughly ashamed.

YANBU

Myself and both kids have been wearing factor 50. My eldest still looks like hes bloody Spanish though! He has tan lines showing his tshirt, shorts and socks but has never burned. My parents tan easily too but don't burn and never drop below a factor 30.
I've a slight tanned looked due to the increase in freckles.
The baby is exceptionally fair and pale, he's slathered in the stuff daily.

YANBU,

I lived in Australia for a year when l was 19, and despite the many warnings everywhere, all the girls l worked with who were between 19 and 25 had skin more aged than my mum who was in her 40s!

Several had had precancerous moles removed too.....

Best lesson for me, as from then on it was factor 50 from May till September, (l am very pale and burn instantly)

My skin is good for my age and l have few sun related moles....

English sun can be just as dangerous as hotter countries.

Those saying I don't us it because I don't burn do you realise that your skin is still being damaged I think it is something to do with UVA ( the star ratings in the bottles) rather than the SPF? Genuine question not trying to be goady.

Specialsubject- 'kids do as they are told' hmmm. That is not consistently my experience but good for you! Wrestling sun cream on an extremely resistant 2yr old is very challenging. At home I can make her go inside if she refuses to wear it but in some circumstances getting perfect coverage on a small child is virtually impossible. There are some very judgy responses on here, I also lol'd at sitting in the sun being 'wrong'

I hate the feeling on sun cream and will kit wear it unless I know I will burn (this only happens if I am out for 3 plus hours under direct sunlight exposing areas of my skin that are normally not exposed). On a day like this I would just wear a sun hat and stick to shade as much as possible.

My dad won't wear suncream, he has some sort of sensory issue with creams and won't use anything like that (conditioner, moisturiser etc. ) and won't even be in the vicinity of someone applying suncream.

However he always wears long sleeves and a hat to avoid getting burnt. I don't understand why someone would deliberately try to get sunburnt.

Everyone needs good suncream . Read this is an article today.

Some people believe that those with more melanin in their skin do not need to use sunscreen. This is because melanin acts to diffuse UVB rays and may protect against sunburns, to some extent.

While people with darker skin are more protected from the sun, they should still use a full spectrum sunscreen. UVA damage is not blocked by melanin in the same way and can lead to premature skin aging and wrinkles.

Melanin will also not protect the skin from extreme sun exposure, such as spending long hours in the sun unprotected. People with darker skin are also not protected against skin cancer.

One study noted that skin cancer survival rates were lowest in people with darker skin, including African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders. These results indicated a need for better screening and awareness of the risk of skin cancer.

@dragongirl10 that wouldn't be from day to day exposure. Australia has a tanning culture (well, white settler descendant Australia does). Most likely you were working with idiots. I grew up there and have fairly normal skin (couple of freckles but I get freckles everywhere so I don't think it us sun related).

Although to be fair you get less sun exposure in Australia than Britain

It’s a mental thing isn’t it? Understanding sun cream. I think there are still a lot of people who think it helps you get a tan and a load of people who think it prevents a tan. Neither of which is really true. Then you’ve got people who think only pink skin is bad and going brown is fine, not sun damage. Then you’ve got the people who don’t really believe you need it in the UK, just on holiday, which makes no sense really.

I think there’s a bit of cynicism, which I share to a degree, about the sun cream industry. The idea that a bottle only contains about five coverings and that you need to layer it on inches thick - it smacks of marketing and sun cream companies cashing in a bit.

Also, sun cream is unpleasant and the last thing you want to wear in the sun. I now buy the roll on creams which are fantastic for children.

I'm pale, blond, green eyes & freckles and pretty much never wear it because I can't stand the feel of it (I do have some sensory issues though)

However, I don't spend any considerable time in the sun, always stay in the shade and wear loose clothes, sunglasses & hat etc and in my 34 years have only ever burned mildly a couple of times

If I have to spend a prolonged period of time in the sun then I will wear sun cream but I avoid it wherever possible

I don't wear it in the UK but then I don't go outside in it that often. If I was to sit outside today I would, if I was sat in the shade I wouldn't. I posted on another thread a couple of weeks ago about how every single suncream gives me spots. Its not an allergy, its because they're so greasy, for this reason after a bath/shower I only use body lotion on my legs and arms. They feel disgusting to wear TBH. I'm trying to find a gel one as DH wants to go on a sun holiday in October but so far they're all Factor 50 and I would like SOME form of a tan.

The benefits of sunscreen were under dispute fairly recently (even discussed on cancer research U.K. website - not sure what current view is ). Apparently they stop Some rays more than Others (so stop the vitamin D ones, and help prevent some skin cancers, but aren’t as effective on the melanoma causing ones).

For that reason I prefer uv clothing. So if we’re at the beach kids are in full wetsuits or uv rash vests and I am usually in a wetsuit. Preferably zinc on face/feet, but will use waterproof suncream.

Ds3’s allergic to most sunscreen & refuses to wear it. I have always been fierce about clothing.

I'm very pale. The slightest bit of sun and my freckles come out. I usually wear factor 50. I don't like burning and will try my best to avoid it.