Do you need protection from the sun?

[Catzsy]

I am pretty fair skinned so unless I wear sun protection of a high factor to start with all I do is burn.
A natural tan does look great I think as opposed to fake ones. I really envy people who only have to look at the sun and get a nice healthy colour. What type are you? Also do you think we should avoid the sun at all costs because of the dangers of skin cancer? I do believe that sun helps promote health as it boosts our immune system as it is a natural provider of Vitamin D.

[leah]

not usually, it depends how hot it is, if it's really hot then yeah i'll need a bit but if it's just a bit sunny i tend to tan

[Mikey]

I don't really tan that welll :( But like if it's a really sunny day and i'm out and about then my arms get tanned a bit.

[Shar]

I get tanned very quickly
sometimes I get burnt like today :(

[Swastika]

Im naturally brown so nah i dont use protection - i can go to spain and abroad and not use any sun cream.
Only time ive ever slightly been burnt is in the canary islands, and thats because its like 50 degrees, i wasnt even badly burnt, just my shoulders were hot lol.

[Cosmic]

I'm half Spanish so I think that works in my favour. I usually get a tan only a day or two into a holiday and rarely ever burn, in fact I'm pretty sure that I've only ever been sunburnt once.

[Nicola]

I burn pretty easy which sucks. I broke the lid on my suntan lotion bottle this morning - gutted :( It's not a very high factor anyway so I'm going to need to buy some more.

[immense]

i am pastier than the twilight peeps after their make up. have freckles......

me and the sun = no

[Special]

i go red for about a week, then go brown from there after and it lasts for 4-6 months :)

[FlyingJesus]

Thread question and poll question aren't necessarily related - I don't tan much at all but I don't tend to burn for some reason either, so I don't need huge amounts of protection. Even in Egypt last summer I was only using factor 30 and didn't burn anywhere, which makes me something of a miracle child as gingers go.

[Rozi]

Well like 2 years ago in Greece I was wearing factor 50 and still managed to get rly burnt, but I was snorkling so my back was quite exposed :(

but no, generally I burn on my face and chest, but everywhere else is fine.

[Erotica]

I need to have sun protection on because I burn quite easily.

[Sharon]

I need sun protection, I quite easily burn

[kuzkasate]

I like a good tan me, and the Sun doesnt really effect me, have no problems with it.

[Nemo]

Not sure how i tan, but ive NEVER been sun burned in my life.

[kuzkasate]

i tan quite easily lol. but like, never been burnt in my life

[Jessie]

I don't think i've ever burned in my life? I think im just lucky but it takes me ages to get a decent tan ;ll

[Richie]

I don't think I do, I never have.

[buttons]

everyone does:S
i use spf 15 (not very high) on my face everyday, my dads side of the family have olive skin so i tan really really easily, i'm pretty pale normally. i don't burn at all but i wear protection anyway, normally spf30

[wiktoria]

I tan quite well, don't need to wear sun protection :P

[Catzsy]

Thread question and poll question aren't necessarily related - I don't tan much at all but I don't tend to burn for some reason either, so I don't need huge amounts of protection. Even in Egypt last summer I was only using factor 30 and didn't burn anywhere, which makes me something of a miracle child as gingers go.

But they aren't unrelated and asking what factor sun cream peeps use is pretty uninspiring, FJ :Pxx

[AlexOC]

No, which is strange, i dont burn but then i dont get much of a tan. I went to India and didnt need to wear any sun cream

[Roxy]

I don't go really dark but I still tan fairly easily, usually get burnt on my back if I go on holiday though but that tends to be it

[Volumise]

i tan quite well even though i am kinda tan already but i go darker.

[-:Undertaker:-]

I didnt use any suncream I dont think last year.. even when I was on holiday - I never burn, only slightly sometimes on my shoulders but thats it.

[alexxxxx]

burned once at a water park in italy, but never burned since or before cause i am very brown for a whitey - infact i've been racially abused for being the wrong race on more than one occasion.

[dogboy123]

I tan OK. Not really well though

[Angel-Light]

I hardly ever tan and only really need to put suntan lotion on my shoulders, neck and face as they burn really easy :(

[immense]

guess i'm the only proper white person here then ;l

[Abbie.]

i have really fair skin.. i normally go on holiday for 2 weeks.. go there white, come home white (Y)

[immense]

i have really fair skin.. i normally go on holiday for 2 weeks.. go there white, come home white (Y)
yay, reppin pale x

back in the 1800s we wudda been kl

[Abbie.]

yea i hate going on holiday, i sit in the room and eat cereal all day with my other pale sister LOL while the rest of my family turn black in the sun.

[Metric1]

Nope, I wear oil in the sun.. I'm gunna start protecting my face though!

[wixard]

i'd tan in canada or..basically anywhere not here
i get freckles on my face too which i love but they fade too fast :(

burn, err yeah. you're gonna burn if you're in hot sun with no cream unless you're like....not white
but i hate the sun sooooooooo, try avoid it

[W00TZEH]

I tan easy and only need the lowest factor sun cream (usually an 8) if any :)

[Stephen]

I swear black people burn really easy

[wixard]

shaz you're chinese i didn't think that was possible to burn


awww man you can't do the time link videos?
oh well 02:32 - 02:39


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GegQ_jXCD4Q#t=02m32s

[Grig]

Nope, I don't. I'm already quite tanned 24/7 lol! Here in Hong Kong we get lots of sun. However, if I go get sun burnt or if the UV index is very high, then yes I would put on some sun scream.

[Wig44.]

I tan pretty easily and almost never burn, without sun cream ofc which is pretty much industrial waste anyway. Get plenty of midday sunlight (seek shade before you start to burn though, which will eventually take longer) don't use sun creams which are likely the cause of skin cancers, get good vitamin d levels and a good tan and enjoy yourself.
http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/sunlight.html for references and a good read.

[Black_Apalachi]

I burn pretty easily and sort of tan. Face and arms were fairly burnt after a few hours on the beach the other day and at Glastonbury last year mine and my friend's legs got so burnt we could barely walk. I was actually in agony whenever I tried to get up or sit down for the following two or three days.

I never really use sun cream, can someone explain what the different numbers mean? :P

[Narnat,]

I don't really tan that welll :( But like if it's a really sunny day and i'm out and about then my arms get tanned a bit.

Mikey we were at cadets for like 15 min and your face was red .. and the rest of your body was white .. what a liar ;)

[Blinger$]

How strong each one is. SPF 45 is the strongest overhere..

The stronger it is, the more protection

[Hollie]

I burn if I don't wear sun cream but I still tan :)