The tights in the north thread got me thinking, do northerners need to be as vigilant with SPF?

[Notonaschoolnight]

I'm an almost 41 year old sheep and if I'm told I have to wear SPF30+ everyday then that's what I do now but reading the tight thread got me thinking why is this a blanket statement when weather can vary so greatly.

Those of us living in NE, Cumbria and Scotland spend their lives watching weather reports were our weather couldn't be more different from the rest of the UK, we're lucky if we need a pair of hands to count properly sunny days in a whole year

We've gone to camp bestival the last 3 years and the novelty of the car outside temperature gauge going up and up passed Nottingham will never cease to amaze us.

Does anyone else wonder this or maybe I need another science lesson and it's not all about sun or something

Even in the Southiest South of England you don't need to wear SPF 30+ every day.

Noone in the UK needs daily SPF.

Sorry meant to say just on face as there's been loads of face sunscreen threads recently

Yes. Skin cancer and premature ageing are caused by UVA mostly. Sun burn is caused by UVB. UVA levels are relatively equal in all daylight hours and penetrate windows and glass. I wear sunblock indoors.

And especially if you are following the sun block threads on here about retin a or gylcolic peels. tretinoin is a medication. Nowhere on the instructions does it say wear sun block every day unless you live North of Sheffield. It just says you must use sunblock.

I do and I live in Scotland. However I ride and can be outside for a lot of the day. Tbh I sometimes feel it is just an extra barrier against the wind and rain. I would probably only bother in warmest months otherwise.

sunsmart.org.uk/UV-the-sun-and-skin-cancer/how-does-UV-cause-skin-cancer/how-does-UV-cause-skin-cancer

According to cancer research UK both UVA and UVB damage can cause skin cancer. Being burnt in childhood is a major risk factor.

I live in the NE - I wear factor 30 all through the summer as do my children. We do seem to get less 'hot' weather than the south but it can be just as sunny so I am cautious.
Admittedly I tend not to bother in the winter.

I'm in the far North far beyond Scotland right now. Very easy to burn here because we get sunlight until 10pm these days. I used to get frequent sunburns because I did not use daily facial suncreen. In winter, suncreen is totally pointless (and vitamin D supplements essential) as it can be overcast for a full month and we get very little daylight anyway.

Afaik the advice is that we should all get some sunshine everyday, without sunscreen.

I think the sunscreen everyday is overkill, unless you're working outside all day obviously.