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(@jaslynz)

Posted : 10/04/2014 3:35 am

Hello, I'm a student who plays sports on Mon, Wed and Fri every week from 3-6 pm, and usually it's very sunny. This schedule is fixed and there is no way I can change or skip trainings... I was wondering if I do the regimen in the morning, and I get exposed to the sun which causes sweat during 3-6, will the regimen have any effect on my skin? I'm quite paranoid. Will it help if I use sunscreen?

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(@geeking)

Posted : 10/06/2014 1:43 am

You MUST use sunscreen daily when going outside for prolonged periods of time to prevent damage/burns. Definitely take a bottle of sunscreen/moisturizer to your games/meets and put it on prior, try finding a sweat-proof one.

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(@a97)

Posted : 11/16/2014 4:55 pm

I strongly agree with geeking. You have to apply sunscreen as the last step of your morning routine and take that sunscreen with you and reapply every hour or so.

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(@rudy23)

Posted : 11/16/2014 5:11 pm

I wouldn't use sunscreen unless the UV index levels is high.

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(@a97)

Posted : 11/17/2014 10:26 am

I wouldn't use sunscreen unless the UV index levels is high.

No matter how cloudy it is, your skin is still being damaged by uv rays. While tanning can temporarily make acne less noticeable, it permanently damages your skin. Daily sunscreen application prevents premature skin aging and, most importantly, skin cancer.

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(@rudy23)

Posted : 11/17/2014 10:38 am

 

I wouldn't use sunscreen unless the UV index levels is high.

No matter how cloudy it is, your skin is still being damaged by uv rays. While tanning can temporarily make acne less noticeable, it permanently damages your skin. Daily sunscreen application prevents premature skin aging and, most importantly, skin cancer.

I'm not saying it's okay to stay out on the sun all day long but we need the sun genetically because it makes our body produce vitamin D which is more than a vitamin, it's a hormone that plays a huge role for our body. The key is to never get burn.

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(@a97)

Posted : 11/17/2014 10:50 am

 

 

 

I wouldn't use sunscreen unless the UV index levels is high.

 

No matter how cloudy it is, your skin is still being damaged by uv rays. While tanning can temporarily make acne less noticeable, it permanently damages your skin. Daily sunscreen application prevents premature skin aging and, most importantly, skin cancer.

I'm not saying it's okay to stay out on the sun all day long but we need the sun genetically because it makes our body produce vitamin D which is more than a vitamin, it's a hormone that plays a huge role for our body. The key is to never get burn.

I wish that this could be true l.But sun damage is cumulative. Getting 10 min of sun exposure everyday won't keep your skin from being

damaged.

For the vitamin D, Using sunscreen won't necessarily result in vitamin D deficiency. You can still get vitamin D from food and supplements.

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(@rudy23)

Posted : 11/17/2014 6:47 pm

 

 

I wouldn't use sunscreen unless the UV index levels is high.

No matter how cloudy it is, your skin is still being damaged by uv rays. While tanning can temporarily make acne less noticeable, it permanently damages your skin. Daily sunscreen application prevents premature skin aging and, most importantly, skin cancer.

I'm not saying it's okay to stay out on the sun all day long but we need the sun genetically because it makes our body produce vitamin D which is more than a vitamin, it's a hormone that plays a huge role for our body. The key is to never get burn.

I wish that this could be true l.But sun damage is cumulative. Getting 10 min of sun exposure everyday won't keep your skin from being

damaged.

For the vitamin D, Using sunscreen won't necessarily result in vitamin D deficiency. You can still get vitamin D from food and supplements.

Are you saying that we should avoid the sun completely? And it would be quite hard to get the necessary vitamin D just from food we eat.

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(@rudy23)

Posted : 11/18/2014 11:30 am

That website is there only for one purpose, to sell products. In order to enhance their market, they're providing selective information.

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(@a97)

Posted : 11/18/2014 1:00 pm

 

That website is there only for one purpose, to sell products. In order to enhance their market, they're providing selective information.

I've read in many places about studies that showed that applying sunscreen daily can somewhat decrease vitamin d production but not to the point of deficiency. My point is that you can fix your vitamin d level simply by taking a vitamin d3 supplement, but sun damage just can't be fixed. It's totally up to you, and of course avoiding getting burnt like you're doing is better than nothing.

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Posted : 11/18/2014 1:13 pm

You can definitely increase your vitamin D level with supplements, I agree with that. Sun damage is irreversible, I agree with that too.

I don't agree with the fact that you seem to consider any kind of sun exposure as sun damage.

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(@a97)

Posted : 11/18/2014 4:47 pm

Sun damage starts the moment uv rays hit the skin. This damage may not appear until years and years of unprotected sun exposure. I am not trying to block sunrays completely and actually nobody can, but we can minimize this damage by minimizing unprotected sun exposure. Maybe a little sun exposure daily won't do a lot of harm. But try not to tan a lot and skip tanning beds. If you love a tan, look for a self tanning product instead.

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