Hi,
Would really appreciate some advice on this. My dd aged 10 tans at the slightest exposure to sun. I had terrible sunburn when I was 17 so never sunbathe, always wear long sleeves and trousers in the sun, SP15 daily moisturiser or factor 50 under makeup in summer, hat etc.
For both dcs (ds 12) I always provide and use factor 50, hats, long sleeved tops, rash vests if in an outside pool, try to get them to stay in shade etc. They are resistant as many kids are but I always do as much of the above as necessary given the weather.
Dh is pale skinned and had red hair when younger and burns easily, I am dark haired and would go brown quickly if it did go in the sun. We are both English with Irish relatives (me) and possibly some mediterranean blood far back on my side and my grandfather, mother, ds and I all have blood trait which is usually mediterranean in origin.
So, ds is always pale or possibly with the lightest of colour but dd goes, I kid you not, dark brown at the first sign of any sun, despite being treated identically to ds. She has a few very dark moles, none of which look suspicious. Her skin colour attracts comments ALL the time. Now this I can weather but I am concerned as to why this happens at all. I haven't taken her to the gp as she is not ill in any way. I did ask a dr friend (not gp or skin doctor) and she said it is just that she tans very very easily and she produces melanin very easily as a protective mechanism against the sun. To my mind any tan at all = skin damage. Any thoughts please.
Thank you.