How do you protect yourself from the Sun? (plus sketches)

[cyberunicorn]

Sun screen. 100 spf. At least. Yeah.....I like being practically glow in the dark thanks.

Haha my friend actually does or her legs do anyway. We were at disneyland on the buzzlightyear ride and she had shorts on. Her legs shone bright in the darkness it was so funny. Both of us are horse riders so riding pants all year round poor lass i only got away because i had not long being back from spain haha sorry but reading the above gave me a nice memory flash back and i had to share

[Lore-Lei]

I keep covered up and put sunscreen on my face and neck, as well as doing kind of Metal Gear Solid routine with strategically diving into every available patch of shade while I'm on my way to my destination. If I can get away with it, then I do stay indoors during the hottest parts of the day and set out during late afternoon when it's less severe.

That sounds hilarious! I can imagine you ducking and rolling grapplehooking to the shadiest trees and sneaking through the bushes.

I don't want to turn this into an art thread but I just absolutely have to draw this!

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The cloak seems like a great idea and I swear by hats.  Definitely hats.

Sun block and hats

I should have added 'hats' to the mix as well, I feel, but I keep forgetting about it. Sooner I think of bringing an umbrella than putting on a hat.

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Sun screen. 100 spf. At least. Yeah.....I like being practically glow in the dark thanks.

Haha my friend actually does or her legs do anyway. We were at disneyland on the buzzlightyear ride and she had shorts on. Her legs shone bright in the darkness it was so funny. Both of us are horse riders so riding pants all year round poor lass i only got away because i had not long being back from spain haha sorry but reading the above gave me a nice memory flash back and i had to share

Is that really a thing? Sun creams that glow in the dark?

[daffodil101]

Queensland is the skin cancer capital of the world but it's taken people a looong time to get on board with sun protection!

My mum's always been a fanatic about it.  We had hats and long-sleeve shirts when we were kids, which we hated at the time cos the other kids dressed normally.  But we've forgiven her as adults... compared to most people, we have pretty great skin.  We're very pale and don't tan, but we've been trained to be sun-safe so being out in the hot sun without a hat just feels wrong.

I've been sunburned maybe once ever, on a school camp.  I love the clothes that are in fashion at the moment.  I keep a light denim shirt and a hat in the car that I throw on if I'm going somewhere outdoors.  I probably should use sunscreen on my face when I'm driving, but I avoid it because chemicals. I tend to stay inside a lot as well

[Beldarna]

Lovley sketches! I need to buy new sunscreen and I've been putting it off but we're having it really hot now so I need to get some. I use spf 50. I use a cap to cover my head and yesterday I put up mosquioto net around the balcony. Not only does it keep bugs out, it provides a little shade so it gets tolerable being there.

[kaoskat]

Sun screen. 100 spf. At least. Yeah.....I like being practically glow in the dark thanks.

Haha my friend actually does or her legs do anyway. We were at disneyland on the buzzlightyear ride and she had shorts on. Her legs shone bright in the darkness it was so funny. Both of us are horse riders so riding pants all year round poor lass i only got away because i had not long being back from spain haha sorry but reading the above gave me a nice memory flash back and i had to share

Is that really a thing? Sun creams that glow in the dark?

LOL No! The sun screen doesn't glow in the dark! Because I, and presumably cyberunicorn's friend, are very pale, in very low light our bodies still reflect the light making us look glow in the dark.

[cyberunicorn]

I keep covered up and put sunscreen on my face and neck, as well as doing kind of Metal Gear Solid routine with strategically diving into every available patch of shade while I'm on my way to my destination. If I can get away with it, then I do stay indoors during the hottest parts of the day and set out during late afternoon when it's less severe.

That sounds hilarious! I can imagine you ducking and rolling grapplehooking to the shadiest trees and sneaking through the bushes.

I don't want to turn this into an art thread but I just absolutely have to draw this!

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The cloak seems like a great idea and I swear by hats.  Definitely hats.

Sun block and hats

I should have added 'hats' to the mix as well, I feel, but I keep forgetting about it. Sooner I think of bringing an umbrella than putting on a hat.

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Sun screen. 100 spf. At least. Yeah.....I like being practically glow in the dark thanks.

Haha my friend actually does or her legs do anyway. We were at disneyland on the buzzlightyear ride and she had shorts on. Her legs shone bright in the darkness it was so funny. Both of us are horse riders so riding pants all year round poor lass i only got away because i had not long being back from spain haha sorry but reading the above gave me a nice memory flash back and i had to share

Is that really a thing? Sun creams that glow in the dark?

Haha sorry that was her actual legs haha i think the sun cream might have helpped haha

[SkyCakes]

I have got a few awful sunburns in the past. So ive learned to put on screen and wear a hat. I don't sunbathe. Im not an outdoors person either. Nowadays I cant be too careful. Skin cancer is something I really don't want.

[lostpony]

We had no trees, so I made my own shade.  Notice the hat standing by...

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[NovelNerd]

I love the outdoors but don't spend s lot of time out during the summer. I spend most of my outside time in the morning and evening outdoors. I try to avoid the direct heat of the day times if I can.

[Galactica]

Your sketches are cute- they really look like G3.5!

I generally just try to avoid the sun, not too hard in Seattle.  (Except of late).  When I can't avoid it, I scuttle from shade to shade spot like a vampire.  Or wear a hat and sunglasses and long sleeves.

I wear a longjohn wetsuit when I get in the water or go on vacation, and can't recommend them highly enough.  Protect you from burns AND jellyfish!

[Artemesia's Garden]

I wear hats when it's really hot.  We don't get much sun here in the UK and the cool weather suits me fine.

[Lore-Lei]

Queensland is the skin cancer capital of the world but it's taken people a looong time to get on board with sun protection!

My mum's always been a fanatic about it.  We had hats and long-sleeve shirts when we were kids, which we hated at the time cos the other kids dressed normally.  But we've forgiven her as adults... compared to most people, we have pretty great skin.  We're very pale and don't tan, but we've been trained to be sun-safe so being out in the hot sun without a hat just feels wrong.
Yikes! Didn't it pay off in the end, huh?

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Haha sorry that was her actual legs haha i think the sun cream might have helpped haha

LOL No! The sun screen doesn't glow in the dark! Because I, and presumably cyberunicorn's friend, are very pale, in very low light our bodies still reflect the light making us look glow in the dark.

Oh, alright. I thought about these rave party kind of glow at first, haha.

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Lovley sketches! I need to buy new sunscreen and I've been putting it off but we're having it really hot now so I need to get some. I use spf 50. I use a cap to cover my head and yesterday I put up mosquioto net around the balcony. Not only does it keep bugs out, it provides a little shade so it gets tolerable being there.

Your sketches are cute- they really look like G3.5!

I generally just try to avoid the sun, not too hard in Seattle.  (Except of late).  When I can't avoid it, I scuttle from shade to shade spot like a vampire.  Or wear a hat and sunglasses and long sleeves.

I wear a longjohn wetsuit when I get in the water or go on vacation, and can't recommend them highly enough.  Protect you from burns AND jellyfish!

We also have a net put up everywhere, albeit more against the flies than the sun. We also have (white) blinds for our rooms we keep partially down during the day, so our rooms stay nice and cool for a longer time.
And sunglasses, I don't really wear them to be honest. People think I'm crazy for exposing something so vulnerale when fading everything else but your eyes do need the vitamins from the sunlight like you skin, and you can close them or squint when you've been out for too long. So for me, sunglasses just feel rather unnecessary.

Also, thank you for the compliments. And a promise is a promise, have some Metal Gear Dashie:

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[Sukey]

I wear Sunblock with minimum SPF 50- I still got burnt this weekend when we went to an outdoor flea market- it was sooo hot   I don't tolerate heat well, so long sleeves are not an option for me.  I wish someone would invent sunblock that is more lotion like and less greasy-like.  I hate it so much, but I hate being burned.  I am so pale.

[Radiance]

I use a mineral based sunscreen, the chemical ones irritate my skin. I work with horses so I'm in the sun a lot, but I'm also a goth and want to be as pale as possible, lol. I wear a hat and these 'sun sleeves' that are stretchy synthetic fabric tubes for your arms. They're kind of expensive so I made some from some old tights I had. Seems to work pretty good.

[Harmonie]

I protect myself from the sun by...not spending any time out in the sun.  I'm not one for being outdoors unless it is chilly and overcast.

It's funny, though, because the worst sunburn I got was when it was cloudy. I remember it was like May or so and we were doing a car wash for my high school marching band. I got TERRIBLE sunburns that day, straight down to my feet. It hurt SOOO bad. And then I went through two marching band seasons themselves and never got a single sunburn from all of those days out in the hot sun. Very weird.