Not to wear suncream at all with slightly olive skin tone

[justineanna]

I have the sort of skin that never really goes white I get quite tanned in the summer and it barely fades until the next summer when I just top it up, I just always look tanned/olive but I’ve never got sunburnt so have never worn suncream, I smother the children in it as they have much paler skin tone like their dad.
should I be wearing suncream regardless?

You might not get sunburn, but your skin will be ageing.

Yes

And sun damaged

Yes you should!

My skin is completely ruined by thinking like you, don’t be me.

Imagine I am future you - please wear sunscreen!

Maybe it’s time to start wearing it then, I just never thought to as I don’t burn and I’ve never actually sunbathed so I’m just out and about in the sunshine.

You can still get skin cancer.

Thank you I’ve taken note

Wear it.

You might not burn but you're still exposing your skin to all those UV rays and increasing your risk of skin cancer so yes, you need it. Everyone should use sun cream regardless of their skin colour

Unless you have some kind of magic skin that doesn't develop cancer, then of course.

What's with all the threads lately where people have no concept of sun safety?

Yes. Wear it. I'm mixed race and quite dark and thought I didn't need to bother. I'm over 50 now spending a fortune on retinols and creams to try and fade all the pigmentation.

you will still be increasing your chance of melanoma by 40% every time you ‘get brown’

For vanity and cancer risk! Do it.
My friend is a sun lover and is 43. She’s already had two dodgy moles and has skin like my 71 year old MIL!

I wear it 365 days of the year. It’s part of my routine, like brushing my teeth!

Yes i think it's a good idea. There a some really good ones for day to day now, that are really light on the skin. I'd have a look at Korean brands like thank you farmer

I’m sorry to tell you this, but my dad took the same approach and did get skin cancer. Olive skin, and he never burnt, same as me. I always wear it

Are you talking about wandering around in a t-shirt in the UK ? In May ? Unless you are out for hours and hours there is no need for sun cream. At this time of year your body needs the vitamin D....

I don't think it's that risky not to wear it in the UK. I can't use sunscreen. I've never burnt in this country and I'm as pale as milk.

I also don't look older than I am. I'm actually regularly mistaken for being a lot younger than I am.

I really worry about some people's vit D levels given that they're plastering themselves in sunscreen all winter.

Well I didn’t mean to sound lacking in common sense, I didn’t wear it as a child and I always assumed it was to stop sunburn so I didn’t think I needed it. I was asking to clarify.

sunscreen does block Vit D absorption.
I prefer a brimmed hat and clothing with some spf coverage.

I don’t know what circumstances the OP is talking about. You could ask her. My point still stands: whatever your skin colour you can still get skin cancer.

Face and neck? I wear it every day even in the depths of winter. Arms and legs only in the summer if i'm going to be out in the sun for longer than 30 mins.

Honestly … I don’t bother. I probably should but I’m just not a sun worshipper and like the OP I have never burned. I don’t think I look notably older than I am (45) but if I do it’s a bit late now!

My DH was like you. Rarely wire sunscreen, rarely burnt. Late 60s, had a basal cell carcinoma on his nose. The slowest growing and least dangerous of skin cancers. But because of the location he ended up having most of his nose cut off in a 9 hour op, it was rebuilt using a flap of skin from his forehead and cartledge from his ears. Took 2 years to fully heal, and he now has permanent scarring. As he is 70+ he doesn't give a shit but if he was younger he would be more bothered. Get the spf50 on.

Yes, you should. No burning does not mean no damage. Damage isn’t always visible until after it’s done. I speak as someone who has had several malignant melanomas removed due to complacency about sun cream.