Anonymous wrote:I really don't worry about it. I have had skin cancer. Just put sunscreen on and check your moles/skin every so often. There are so many things that are a bigger problem in life. Skin cancer is so treatable if caught early. Seriously, don't overthink this, not worth it.

I've had skin cancer too and couldn't think further from you on this. I wish people took sun exposure more seriously. I hate that my kids are made to be out in the mid-day sun for school sports. I actually don't use much sunscreen because I just stay out of the sun or covered up. But still, I wish people paid more attention to it. I have many family members with skin cancer - several who are not at all pale. Sure, once you know what to look for, you feel confident that you can catch something. But there are plenty of places that you can't see and there are plenty of people who get melanomas that don't look too bad. Everyone's moles/freckles look different so it's not really as easy as you say.

I really don't worry about it. I have had skin cancer. Just put sunscreen on and check your moles/skin every so often. There are so many things that are a bigger problem in life. Skin cancer is so treatable if caught early. Seriously, don't overthink this, not worth it.

You also need to wear it to protect you even when you are not directly in contact with the sun, eg, when it is cloudy or you are indoors near a window.

Also, it's isn't effective as most people apply it. I think you are supposed to use an entire teaspoon on your face, and most people use a very small amount.

Anonymous wrote:How can I be the only one perplexed by this?

I am perplexed by your perplexity, since I have clear evidence of sun damage on my face, despite wearing hats and doing my best to use sunscreen.

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Anonymous wrote:I am extremely fair skinned. I use sunscreen like some people use body lotion in the morning. I'm sure it loses it's effectiveness during the day, but it's sufficient to keep me from getting burned while I walk at lunch. Without it, I'd be red in ten minutes.

It loses effectiveness in two hours. It's doing nothing for you at lunch.

Not the poster you quoted, but...I put it on my face in the morning and again at lunch. My father had skin cancer so Im extra aware of it.

Anonymous wrote:I am extremely fair skinned. I use sunscreen like some people use body lotion in the morning. I'm sure it loses it's effectiveness during the day, but it's sufficient to keep me from getting burned while I walk at lunch. Without it, I'd be red in ten minutes.

It loses effectiveness in two hours. It's doing nothing for you at lunch.

I am very pale. I use face cream and makeup with SPF in the morning. I wear a hat absolutely everywhere (unless I'm in the shade). I cover up arms and legs in lightweight clothing. I stay in the shade whenever possible, so I'm never really out in the sun during the peak hours. If I have to be, my face is covered by my wide brim hat and I apply sunscreen as often as necessary on other parts of my body. For me, the key is to stay out of the sun at times when I would get burnt and cover up. Same with my kids.

My daily facial moisturizer has SPF 30 so it's not only moisturizing, it's providing sun protection. Since it's in the formulation already I figure I'm covered in any case and really don't give it a second thought (on a regular work day where I'm inside for most of the day). On a day where I plan to be outside I use that moisturizer and another sunscreen on top, and also on other parts of my body.

I am extremely fair skinned. I use sunscreen like some people use body lotion in the morning. I'm sure it loses it's effectiveness during the day, but it's sufficient to keep me from getting burned while I walk at lunch. Without it, I'd be red in ten minutes.

I put on sunscreen in the morning and again before I lave work or go out for lunch if I am going to be in the sun for more than 5 min. I also wear a hat. Trick is with most sunscreens you have to apply 15 min before being out in the sun - so you have to think ahead.

How can I be the only one perplexed by this?

Doesn't it seem like a waste? You're in the sun for five minutes in the morning and it's worn off by lunch.

I usually put mine on after a shower in the morning. Since I have makeup on all day I don't (and can't) reapply it. By the time I leave the office at 6 the sun is probably not all that bad. On the weekends (at the park or at tha pool) i definitely reapply it.

I do put sunscreen on my face in the morning but doesn't it cease being effective in an hour or so?

Does anyone put more sunscreen on during your average day when you might be outside here and there but you aren't at a park?