Am I damaging my skin if I lie outside on a warm cloudy overcast day like today without sunscreen?

[loveyouradvice]

Just that really - I typically put on sunscreen when the sun is out and not otherwise....

What do you think?

I've recently invested in SPF50 for face for sunny days... and I have SPF30 knocking around for rest of body

You're still likely to be deficient in winter
My friend works outside and was deficient
Safer to take the vitamin d supplement and use SPF
I can't go out without SPF when the UV is high anyway so supplements it is!

I wear SPF50 every day, but in place of moisturiser, so it's not necessarily any more expensive.

Ahhh that makes sense!!

No you haven't.
UVB are responsible for most of the burning. It is stringent in the summer. Clouds don't offer protection.
UVA is around 365 days if the year and indoors from outdoor light coming through glass and bouncing off reflective surfaces and from screens. It is responsible for much of the ageing wrinkles and pigmentation.
You want a broad spectrum (may be signified by the words broad Spectrum or PA++++) SPF 50 and wear two finger lengths for face and neck. Every single day

@TheCoralDog

I should imagine you’d end up with a serious vitamin d deficiency if you do that!
And the one time your skin was exposed you burn to a crisp!
You only need 15min of morning sun to get your vitamin d for the day.
You will still be getting sun wearing an SPF50 as it wears off and application is never 100 % perfect.

And no. My skin has never burnt to a crisp from being caught out without SPF. Although it is extremely rare I would ever be caught out without it.

If you grew up in a country with high levels of skin cancer it is drummed in to you. Also I'll admit it. I'm vain. I like having nice skin. My skin is is good condition. There is no point spending money on anything for your skin if you aren't religiously applying high spf daily

She'll be prone to hyperpigmentation then so should still be wearing high spf daily. Unless she doesn't mind the pigmentation. I don't know a single dark skinned or Asian skinned person who is ok with the pigmentation but maybe your sister doesn't mind

The met office website. Can search local area. Think there are apps but I’ve not downloaded any yet. I believe that time is when sunscreen is required but bear in mind you will need to apply it a minimum of 20 ideally 30 mins beforehand