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The Sunburn Thread
Now, being fair skinned and slightly folicly challenged I have encountered a problem in Spain that I had not totally appreciated would be so difficult before I came here.
I only have to be out in the sun for a very short time and I start to burn, although I do get a nice tan the following day. I've tried 30 factor waterproof sun cream, but a 30 min dip in the pool leaves me tingling later in the day. So what kind of stuff do you lot use. How do you cope with the very strong sunlight. How does the spectre of skin cancer effect your actions? |
Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by Mitzyboy
(Post 4773213)
Now, being fair skinned and slightly folicly challenged I have encountered a problem in Spain that I had not totally appreciated would be so difficult before I came here.
I only have to be out in the sun for a very short time and I start to burn, although I do get a nice tan the following day. I've tried 30 factor waterproof sun cream, but a 30 min dip in the pool leaves me tingling later in the day. So what kind of stuff do you lot use. How do you cope with the very strong sunlight. How does the spectre of skin cancer effect your actions? they have lived here for years....both very fair - no tan at all! better than sunburn |
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I burn at first then from then on its all tan, once I get the tan I hardly burn. I use factor 12 and it works for me. Although at the start had painful sunburn on legs when I made the switch from sunbathing with trousers on to wearing shorts. :rofl: Just don't go in the pool if you do put more cream on, the waterproof thing is a lie imo. I went in the other day and came out went on balcony in sun then got burnt arms but luckily went overnight.
Right time to go out and and catch some more rays ;) |
Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by Mitzyboy
(Post 4773213)
Now, being fair skinned and slightly folicly challenged I have encountered a problem in Spain that I had not totally appreciated would be so difficult before I came here.
I only have to be out in the sun for a very short time and I start to burn, although I do get a nice tan the following day. I've tried 30 factor waterproof sun cream, but a 30 min dip in the pool leaves me tingling later in the day. So what kind of stuff do you lot use. How do you cope with the very strong sunlight. How does the spectre of skin cancer effect your actions? Use a higher factor, even a total block and apply it more often. I always ware a baseball cap even when I am swimming as I have burnt my head when in the pool (take it off if swimming underwater and pop it back on after). OH always where his hat when pottering about in the garden, you would not believe just gardening for 15 mins can cause sunburn of the old bonce if you are a wee bit thin on the ground:p |
Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by Fuzzlepop
(Post 4773285)
I burn at first then from then on its all tan, once I get the tan I hardly burn. I use factor 12 and it works for me. Although at the start had painful sunburn on legs when I made the switch from sunbathing with trousers on to wearing shorts. :rofl: Just don't go in the pool if you do put more cream on, the waterproof thing is a lie imo. I went in the other day and came out went on balcony in sun then got burnt arms but luckily went overnight.
Right time to go out and and catch some more rays ;) |
Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by Mitzyboy
(Post 4773306)
Trouble is I'm coming to the conclusion I'm getting burned in the pool. I remember in Vegas some years ago staying in the pool to keep cool and I got terrible sunburn, naively not realising it can be worse in the water
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Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by crispygirl
(Post 4773324)
As well as the cap you can slip on a thin T-shirt....just a thought
I just go in it for a while then go in the shade, increasing the sun time slowly each time. I never go white though, so never seem to burn, but I can tell when I have had enough and never overdo it. Dont forget the rays still go through water, sun shades etc though so be very careful. ;-) |
Re: The Sunburn Thread
My hubby was a work one day listening to the radio. There was an item on skin cancer discribing what the mole looks like if it is cancerous. Hubby then looked at the mole he had on his stomach and decided to get it checked out to put his mind at rest. His doctor had a look at it and told him he didnt think it was anything to worry about but would refer him to a specialist just in case. It a good job he did because it was skin cancer!! They took a biopsy and within a week he was in Christies having half his stomach taken away to make sure it couldnt spread. He had the all clear a few years ago but he is now paranoid about the sun. From now till September he will put factor 30 or above all over then put his hat on and sit in the shade. He then re-applies sun cream about every half hour. In the winter he puts factor 30 on but only once or twice through the day.
When we first met 19 years ago I had a mole on my arm. Benny had just been through his ordeal and noticed this mole. I thought my mole looked quite attractive but he kept mithering me to go to the doctors. The doctor referred me and they took the mole out. The specialist told me there were the very early signs of cancer there but it was so early that I didnt need further surgery. They also said that if I had never had it looked at then there was a chance I could be dead in 5 years!!!! So in my view Benny saved my life, because there was me thinking I had an attractive mole but it could have been deadly. |
Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by jdr
(Post 4773353)
I only used cream once and ended up burnt, it gives a false sense of security.
I just go in it for a while then go in the shade, increasing the sun time slowly each time. I never go white though, so never seem to burn, but I can tell when I have had enough and never overdo it. Dont forget the rays still go through water, sun shades etc though so be very careful. ;-) Where the sun is concerned I am a shrinking violet, I think I must be the only person that had 3 weeks in the Caribbean and came back as white as I went. The only time I am out in the sun is walking between the house/shop and car, when we go for our late afternoon walk, and just before I dish a meal up (very hot cooking) then on with the cap and in to the pool. I will not even sit outside a bar unless there is some shade, and I still get a tan so just imagine if I was to sit out in it; I have never got sun burn in the four years I have been here except for the once I burnt my head in the pool. |
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may I suggest something?
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Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by rugbymatt
(Post 4773445)
may I suggest something?
Rosemary |
Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by crispygirl
(Post 4773382)
I will not even sit outside a bar unless there is some shade, and I still get a tan so just imagine if I was to sit out in it;
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Re: The Sunburn Thread
Mitzyboy - coat your head with tomato ketchup and put on a rubber head cap - it worked for me:thumbsup:
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Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by rugbymatt
(Post 4773445)
may I suggest something?
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Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by julie22
(Post 4773502)
Mitzyboy - coat your head with tomato ketchup and put on a rubber head cap - it worked for me:thumbsup:
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like this or have I got it wrong?
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Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by rugbymatt
(Post 4773529)
like this or have I got it wrong?
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Re: The Sunburn Thread
use kids brand suncream .... factor 30 on the kids label stuff is much more protective, lasts longer and is very waterproof.
son number 1 tans well so needs a lower factor son number 2 is a strawberry blonde/redhead, very pale skin and even though he's in the sun every day normally for 4 hours he doesnt ever get burnt (and spends alot if it in the water). The kids suncream really does work very well. |
Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by Mitzyboy
(Post 4773306)
Trouble is I'm coming to the conclusion I'm getting burned in the pool. I remember in Vegas some years ago staying in the pool to keep cool and I got terrible sunburn, naively not realising it can be worse in the water
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Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by julie22
(Post 4773502)
Mitzyboy - coat your head with tomato ketchup and put on a rubber head cap - it worked for me:thumbsup:
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Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by Mitzyboy
(Post 4773679)
Touche :D
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Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by rugbymatt
(Post 4773691)
or....................toupe?
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Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by Mitzyboy
(Post 4773695)
hair today .... gone tomorrow
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Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by rugbymatt
(Post 4773700)
lets not split hairs here eh?
wheres my thread going |
Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by rachelk
(Post 4773497)
Good point. Even when you think you're in the shade you're not completely protected. I try to wear factor 50 at all times (fair skinned and burn easily) but I think the danger is those "oh, i'll only be out for 10 mins" as you go to hang out the washing / nip to the shops etc. Those 10 mins all add up.
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Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by Tableland
(Post 4773794)
Yes, it is cumulative, so nipping out in the sun 6 times for 10 minutes through the day is the same as sitting out in it for an hour. You get tanned in the shade because of scattered UV radiation. It has nothing to do with heat, which is infrared radiation. It is determined by atmospheric conditions and proximity to the sun. Both UVA and UVB can cause skin damage, although the former can't pass through glass. A tan without burning is still sun damagem and while your tanmight fade, the damage remans forever. Always wear a hat and a long-sleeve shirt of a dark material, always wear sunblock factor 30+, and try to avoid the sunniest part of the day (approximately 10:00 - 15:00).
I have quite a deep tan that never seems to really fade, have never burned........don't sunbathe |
Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by Mitzyboy
(Post 4773713)
well I'm trying to get to the root of the problem
wheres my thread going still, if we are not careful, it could get a bit hairy! |
Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by Mitzyboy
(Post 4773713)
well I'm trying to get to the root of the problem
wheres my thread going you may never find it again |
Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by lynnxa
(Post 4773808)
actually it gets hotter here from 2 ish
I have quite a deep tan that never seems to really fade, have never burned........don't sunbathe |
Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by Tableland
(Post 4773912)
As mentioned in my first post, it bears little relation to how hot it is. Most people get burned when the temperature is slightly lower for the simple reason that they incorrectly equate burning to heat. Wrong.
I was agreeing with you (except to point out that the hottest time of day is not really as you stated) |
Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by lynnxa
(Post 4773928)
errm:confused:
I was agreeing with you (except to point out that the hottest time of day is not really as you stated) |
Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by Tableland
(Post 4773948)
Sure no problem. That's why I said "sunniest part of the day" and not "hottest" by the way.
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Re: The Sunburn Thread
Remember that while the sun is directly overhead the UK at 12 midday (GMT), Spain is further west so it's later than that. Add on the fact that spain is an hour ahead in clock time (plus an extra hour for summer time) then the sun is at its strongest here at approx 3pm - dependng on how far east/west you are.
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Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by rachelk
(Post 4774238)
Remember that while the sun is directly overhead the UK at 12 midday (GMT), Spain is further west so it's later than that. Add on the fact that spain is an hour ahead in clock time (plus an extra hour for summer time) then the sun is at its strongest here at approx 3pm - dependng on how far east/west you are.
the Greenwich mean line goes through Denia/Javea but the theory is right....I think:blink: |
Re: The Sunburn Thread
OK .... so far I have worked out from various threads that I should only go out at night, I should smother myself in tomato sauce and dress in rubberwear. My question is ..... will I ever make any new friends?
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Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by lynnxa
(Post 4774311)
actually I live due south of London
the Greenwich mean line goes through Denia/Javea but the theory is right....I think:blink: |
Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by Mitzyboy
(Post 4774319)
OK .... so far I have worked out from various threads that I should only go out at night, I should smother myself in tomato sauce and dress in rubberwear. My question is ..... will I ever make any new friends?
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Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by rugbymatt
(Post 4774351)
I like the way you say new.
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Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by Mitzyboy
(Post 4774358)
You have a point ..... maybe I'll try brown sauce instead
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Re: The Sunburn Thread
Originally Posted by rugbymatt
(Post 4774369)
have you heard the one about what FTO owners use for contraception?
NO :frown: |
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