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[quote=Anonymous]No sunscreen is bananas. Unless you NEVER go to the beach or pool or do any outdoor sports, there are certain situations where it's just irresponsible to not wear sunscreen, I play tennis outside three seasons and I wear a hat or visor and will wear a sun shirt sometimes as well but it's not possible to protect myself completely without sunscreen. Even in a sun shirt, I have to do my neck, face, the backs of my hands. I am melanin-challenged and very burn prone.

That said, I support the idea of avoiding sunscreen when you can. My daughter and I both wear wide brimmed hats, a lot of my warm weather clothes are fuller coverage (long sleeve linen shirts, midi skirts) and I naturally gravitate towards the shade in my day to day life.

Using sunscreen doesn't have to mean slathering yourself in it all day every day. Unless you're a landscaper or something, your need is never going to be that high and there are other ways to protect your skin (actually most landscapers wear hats and long pants and long-sleeve shirts anyway, to protect against bugs and encounters with things like poison ivy).[/quote]

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