Hi all,

It is summer time here, apart from the ugly sunblock lotions, what are your strategies to avoid the sun.

I usually wear long pants and a hooded zip up sweatshirt all summer

I usually wear long pants and a hooded zip up sweatshirt all summer

Really? Hood? No body stare lol

Iam thinking to get big hat, so far Iam trying to be indoor as much as I can

Really?? hood? no body stare lol

Iam thinking to get big hat, so far Iam trying to be indoor as much as I can

Hood and everything, yeah people stare. Haha, one day I was the only person in an amusement park with one on

I walk around with my parasol. I don't care who stares. Actually, I have noticed a lot more people are walking around with them than in the past. In addition to keeping the skin light, it protects against UVA aging.

Basically becoming vamp, going out doors in the early morning or when the sun begins to set, avoiding extreme sun exposure as much as I am capable of, using high spf sunblock... hmm I even used a sheet of paper over my head while walking a few times to help block some of the sun. I knew I looked a bit silly, but whatever works.

I cover my arms and chest with a big scarf... I know what I am up to... let them stare!

Wow guys you are brave, I cover up everything anyway since starting mono. Long sleeve etc only hand and face is visible, I try to avoid the sun as much as I can but I have this friend we always argue lol. She loves sitting in the sun, and I find a shade, and she does not understand. She does not know about mono.

Now days I just don't go out so antisocial

Lol well it's totally normal to carry an umbrella.. or you can just wear lots of sunscreen and a floppy hat
Try to keep your legs covered though

U guys wearing scarves and such, I bet you sweat off like 30 pounds.

lol well it's totally normal to carry an umbrella..or u can just wear lots of sunscreen and a floppy hat
try to keep ur legs covered though

u guys wearing scarves n such, i bet u sweat off like 30 pounds.

Lol umbrella?? I told my sis that and she said with no rain? You will look like a fool, I am not walking with you :D

Lol umbrella??? I told my sis that and she said with no rain? you will look like a fool, I am not walking with you :D

Lmaoo a lot of people do that.. it's just protecting yourself from the sun...
Lol I'm not going to lie I use to run up to old little ladies and tell them it wasn't raining.. lmao, idunno I don't see it as a big deal anymore

Well!I will go to Eghware Road and buy that dress which muslim women wear head to teo and only eyes are showing.:pthat is the best thing to protect yourself from sun.:rolleyes:

Lol
Its very normal in Cameroon to use an umbrella in the dry season which is like summer in the west to shade the sun! People do it and its so normal.No one stares!

dolice wrote:
well!i will go to Eghware Road and buy that dress which muslim women wear head to teo and only eyes are showing.that is the best thing to protect yourself from sun.you are too funny

Hey is it true... dark colours attract sunlight and light colours reflect the light.. I assumed dark colours protected your skin...
Also I heard the higher the SPF you use when outside... the more it darkens the skin... not entirely convinced though...

I wear about three or five or twenty coats of sunscreen hehe

Lol don't that look caked on... which sunscreen do you use?

hey is it true.......dark colours attract sunlight and light colours reflect the light..i assumed dark colours protected your skin......
also i heard the higher the SPF you use when outside.....the more it darkens the skin......not entirely convinced though....

:eek:Huh? The higher SPF... the more it darkens?? :eek:
Oh! What would one do!

Lol... don't quote me on that :p... that's what I heard... might not be true... hopefully it isn't... I use spf 50

I use spf 50-spray though.Its very easy to apply.Anyone using it too?I like it because it makes my skin shinny!

lol don't that look caked on......which sunscreen do you use?

Whatever's available. And it doesn't. Because I let it soak in first

Hey but a person has to have some sun exposure... in order to make vitamin D...
Link - As low levels of vitamin D are linked to a growing range of health problems... Could sunshine save your life? | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1147262/As-low-levels-vitamin-D-linked-growing-range-health-problems--Could-sunshine-save-life.html)

@dizzel - no matter how much you avoid the sun even with sunblock unless your just a night bird and sleep in the day, you will get sunrays.

That's good enough plus drink lots of milk which helps synthesise Vitamin D.


You should be sorted that way . Supplements of Vit D suck!

hey but a person has to have some sun exposure...in order to make vitamin D.......
Link - As low levels of vitamin D are linked to a growing range of health problems... Could sunshine save your life? | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1147262/As-low-levels-vitamin-D-linked-growing-range-health-problems--Could-sunshine-save-life.html)

You have to bake for hours under the sun to get vitamin D, the amount you get from the sun not worth the damage caused to the skin.

I do want to say that I have EXTREMELY low levels of vitamin D. My doctor was actually amazed at the number. The recommended level is 75. The "normal" level is in the 50s. My vitamin D level is 6.

I can't stand the taste of milk, so I don't drink it, and I have a job that keeps me indoors for much of the daylight hours.

I have endometriosis and PCOS, and suffer from depression--all of which are being linked back to low vitamin D levels.

I would honestly consult with a doctor if I were trying to lighten my skin and needed to avoid the sun, just to make sure that you're not hurting yourself by lowering your vitamin D to critical levels.

Are vitmain D supplements useful?

I'm on supplements now--but they're prescribed, and the amounts are extreme. I wouldn't want to tell you whether they'd make a huge difference in over-the-counter amounts----I'd really advise that you ask your doctor about that.

Vitamin D Supplements do not get absorbed well in the body.

The best way to ever get Vitamin D is to take the really early morning sun.

Milk is another food that has it in large quantities but this form of Vitamin D is also not as good as the sun rays/

Vitamin D is the only Vitamin which cannot be supplemented well through food.

How do you absorb vitamin D?

Your body uses sunlight to convert it.

It's in very, very few foods. Supplements can help, but supplements are generally not a good way to get ANY nutrient--your body just does not absorb it as well.

@ synnen - I agree !

Oh nice, All monobenzone users are vampires :D

Haha I'm glad I'm not the only one who looks crazy during summer. I stay completely covered up, long thick pants, long sleeves, and I wear driving gloves while I'm driving to keep that pesky sun away from my hands. My mom says I look nuts but I don't really give a damn, it's worth it to salvage your skin.

I wear at least an spf 55 sunblock, and a sunblock moisturizer for my face. Sunglasses, haha I'm the type of person you'll see walking out in the scorching heat with my hoodie over my head.

It is really depressing when you are working hard on your skin lightening, get 5 minutes of hot sun, come home, wash your face , look in the mirror, and see you have darkened. I just bought a new UV parasol. And I wear sunblock. I dress heavily in summer too. I try especially to cover my neck.

Sara_UK , I really need your help , can you tell me where you get your monobenzone powder? Please , can you help me? Or you can sell to me at a higher price? I just need the real thing

Thanks
I await your reply
Deli