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personally I used to burn pretty easily (light skin, freckles) When I was much younger and spent most my time indoors. However I took up multiple outdoor activi
by katbyte 8y ago
personally I used to burn pretty easily (light skin, freckles) When I was much younger and spent most my time indoors. However I took up multiple outdoor activities and after quite some time in the sun it’s rare for me to burn even after hours in the sun with no sunscreen, and if I do burn it heals fairly rapidly.
So outside genes there may be some sort of adaptation going on.
- copperx 8y agoTrue. Another thing to consider is that regardless of the health effects, sun exposure ages your skin; sometimes dramatically so. A compromise would be to use sunscreen on your face and neck (since they don't produce that much vitamin D anyway, if I'm remembering a study correctly), but leave the rest of your body uncovered. Perhaps add sunscreen to your hands too.