Tanned during vacation even with prodigious sunscreen use

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Anonymous wrote:Who told you sunscreen prevents tanning?!

This! Are people really this ignorant.

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I wear sunblock year round and am still multiple shades darker in the summer.

I also wear a UPF 50 rated wide brim hat and am always in the shade whenever possible. It blocks harmful UV rays, not the actual sun. If you tan easily, you will still tan.

Actually if you are wearing high enough sunscreen and taking care, no you should not be tanning. Sorry people, you're doing it wrong.

Agreed. You need WAY more sunscreen than you think. You are probably applying far less than is required in order to get the advertised SPF. You need between 1/4 and 1/2 of a teaspoon of sunscreen for your face to get the full protection of the advertised SPF. I've measured this out (both 1/4 teaspoon and 1/2 teaspoon) and it is A LOT. I aim to apply 1/4 teaspoon of SPF 50 mineral sunscreen every morning to my face and I reapply throughout the day. I also wear a hat every time I am outside for an extended period of time. I went to the pool all the time over the summer and went to the beach several times and I did't tan or burn at all.

For your body, most adults need about 1 oz of sunscreen to get the advertised SPF. Trust me, it is A LOT. Most people apply far too little, which is why they still tan or burn even when applying suncreen.

You are wrong. I have melanin. My skin goes from light yellowish brown to dark brown regardless of whether or not I dump an entire bottle of European quality ingredient sunscreen on.

I will burn without sunscreen. Either way I will tan.