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?!

YouCanCallMeNancy... give La Roche Posay sunscreen a whirl ... it's amazing and designed for sensitive skin .. it's in any big Boots and online ... x

Every year the warnings get more and more tiresome - apparently people don't plaster sunscreen on thickly enough, they don't rub it in close enough to their eyes, they miss their ears, they miss their feet... It's enough to put you off going out in the bloody sun in the first place - except for the fact that all the doom mongers seem to think you will spend your entire day in the middle of a sandy desert with no shade whatsoever, whereas in reality, it is entirely possible to spend a large part of the day outdoors and still spend most of your time in the shade, and a lot of people are plastering on sunscreen when in reality they will be indoors for the overwhelming majority of the day and in direct sunlight for no more than a couple of minutes...

Tbh I don’t bother in this country because I don’t burn. I do put some on if I’m on holiday and it is very very hot, but only after an hour or so, when I can feel my skin starting to burn.
Saying that, I slather my DS in factor 50 on a sunny day whether he likes it or not. I think he has olive skin like mine but I still won’t risk him burning.

I don’t wear it because I don’t go out in the sun. I can’t stand it on me and feel like I’m dying if the sun is beating down on me.

I have factor 50 on the children.

GameOfMinges

Bob Marley was mixed raced his skin make up completely different to the make up of somone with two black parents

My daughters mixed raced need sun cream their skin is very light
They would go red and burn I would never go red

If it is abusive, as has been claimed on occasion, to allow a child to get sunburnt... is sun cream available on prescription?
No, but food and clothes aren't either.
I'm religious about suncream despite DS hating it. He's blonde and burns and you can't put children in a full UV face mask, plus he'd roast at school in trousers and a long sleeved shirt. DD is mixed race but there's the risk of skin cancer of course and also she does burn as we discovered on a trip to London when she was the only family member to burn (we missed her neck, doh!)

Oh and how many times: heat is nothing to do with UV!

I hate it,but am fair (dark eyes and hair though)and moley, so nothing below 30. My back and arms catch a light tan, but I've never had real tanned legs, even when I'd sit in it.

Also I get my vitamin d from a spray bottle in the health shop. It has 3000 per spray and is like a mouth freshener, it’s lovely!!

I don't wear it most of the time in the uk as the ozone layer is so good. The kids have factor 30 or 50 though.

If you ever visit New Zealand where the world's chlorofluorocarbons (aerosols and refrigeration chemicals now banned) destroyed the ozone layer, you'll get burnt incredibly quickly - suncream is everywhere there - cafes, schools and so on. Spend an hour or two without suncream and you'll get quite burnt - a hazard for unaware tourists.

I use sunscreen and still burn if I'm out for more than 3 minutes.

I was out for an hour earlier today, spent as much time in the shade as I coukd, reapplied the sunscreen after half an hour and still have burnt shoulders. I can't spend March to October indoors, so meh, feel free to judge my sunburn.

I very rarely put sunscreen on , but I dont burn ( except once last year )

I use an anti aging facecrean , and moisturise my decolletage , and at age 58 , I am nothing like a kipper in fact am thought to be younger than I am 😀

So, let other people do as they wish 🌞

I bought myself a new floppy sun hat in Primark this week, have always loved them, tanning your face is something my Granny and Mother always said not to do. And with todays bronzers there is really no need to get all wrinkled up.

It's uncomfortable, takes ages to wash off, you get sand, dirt and dust stuck to you which is even more uncomfortable, it needs updating regularly and isn't particularly reliable otherwise. Plus it might trigger individuals' allergies. We never used to wear it in the 80s, I wonder why it really became compulsory? Someone making money out of it perhaps?

I'd sooner put my trust in hats and those nice thin long-sleeved loose tunic & trouser type clothes. I wish there were more of them available in the shops for kids.

I no longer use sunscreen on my body as they bring me out in a rash but for some reason I don't have the same problem on my face so I use 50 on that but only when it's sunny. I don't really sunbathe but spend a lot of time in the sun, walking and playing sport. I am quite brown but don't go red or peel.

I personally think suncream gives a false sense of security so I tend not to show bare skin in summer and wear long and loose clothes. I do wear suncream on my face.
I think suncream means people spend way too much time in the sun, particularly children.

To be fair, the worst sunburn I e ever had was on my thighs in the 80s. I remember crying, in a tepid bath. My mum still feels guilty, 30 years on.

I wonder why it really became compulsory?
You've heard of skin cancer maybe?

My dh won’t. Idiot.

Tbh I don’t bother in this country because I don’t burn. I do put some on if I’m on holiday and it is very very hot, but only after an hour or so, when I can feel my skin starting to burn.

It’s too late by then.

Skin cancer could have happened in the 80s you know. The obsession with suncream seems a bit of an over-hyped panic reaction when it's not all that reliable in practice anyway.

no hope for many on here. far too much science needed to get the idea , I fear. mn peddles that it is feminine to be thick. sadly it is working.

Assuming that that's aimed at me special - "did you mean to be so rude" - I did say I preferred clothing for sun-damage prevention. Much more effective.

We won’t bother unless we are stuck outside unavoidably through the middle of the day. Prefer hats, long light layers and avoiding the strongest times under the sun.

I'm 44, always smothered myself in suncream since being old enough to do so for myself. Just had two basal cell carcinomas (skin cancer) removed from my face. I've been wearing moisturiser on my face with SPF 30 daily since I was maybe 20. Don't underestimate the power of the sun!