OP, here, so far, did not specify for how long on a daily basis, he expects to be in the sun, and at what point he begins to burn, and whether he believes burning to be an important issue in determining when to apply sunscreen. In going back and rereading OP's initial post, my current assessment of what OP says (according to what was written in the first posting) seems to be that he was suggesting that it is good to wear sunscreen at all times, as a prevention, which seems to be a different presumption from me and possibly some other members... though certainly, several people may believe the same thing, which is not a real problem (b/c to each his own).
B/c it seems that some of the different opinions on this thread have to do with the question of at what point does a person believe sun exposure is bad, and at what point should one begin to wear sunscreen. One of the assumptions here may be whether OP believes any exposure to be bad, or only that exposure that causes burning to be bad. Currently, I am beginning to think that it would be helpful to know the answers to those questions b/c the preventative treatment approach would be different depending upon these kinds of considerations... .and maybe even we could just agree to disagree if some of the base presumptions are different.
My presumption is that the sun is good, unless it burns you too much, iike the guy in the earlier picture.![[Image: smile.gif]](https://rooshvforum.network/images/smilies/smile.gif)
As a fair-skinned caucasion, I personally do not use any sunscreen, unless I am going to be in the sun for more than a few hours in a day - though some people may begin to burn at about an hour. I probably would begin to burn after about 2-3 hours depending on the intensity of the sun. Accordingly, even though I may be out in the sun quite a bit on various days, my sun exposure time usually does not add up to more than a few hours in a day.. and usually at most one hour, when I go for a walk or jog. Accordingly, I do not frequently use sunscreen or lotion, and so far, I have never made my own homemade sunscreen, as is described in the earlier link. However, in about the last couple years, I have been increasingly attempting to follow more and more of a low carb paleo diet, yet I was doing that more for overall health rather than in consideration of its sun burn protection.
B/c it seems that some of the different opinions on this thread have to do with the question of at what point does a person believe sun exposure is bad, and at what point should one begin to wear sunscreen. One of the assumptions here may be whether OP believes any exposure to be bad, or only that exposure that causes burning to be bad. Currently, I am beginning to think that it would be helpful to know the answers to those questions b/c the preventative treatment approach would be different depending upon these kinds of considerations... .and maybe even we could just agree to disagree if some of the base presumptions are different.
My presumption is that the sun is good, unless it burns you too much, iike the guy in the earlier picture.
As a fair-skinned caucasion, I personally do not use any sunscreen, unless I am going to be in the sun for more than a few hours in a day - though some people may begin to burn at about an hour. I probably would begin to burn after about 2-3 hours depending on the intensity of the sun. Accordingly, even though I may be out in the sun quite a bit on various days, my sun exposure time usually does not add up to more than a few hours in a day.. and usually at most one hour, when I go for a walk or jog. Accordingly, I do not frequently use sunscreen or lotion, and so far, I have never made my own homemade sunscreen, as is described in the earlier link. However, in about the last couple years, I have been increasingly attempting to follow more and more of a low carb paleo diet, yet I was doing that more for overall health rather than in consideration of its sun burn protection.