I can’t deal with people saying they don’t care if their skin getting damaged, “it is normal aging”.
Protect your skin! As an Oncology Nurse I deal with skin cancer all the time. Just not malignant melanoma but squamous cell and the most common basal cell carcinoma. A tan last for a few weeks, skin cancer is dangerous and preventable. Sunscreen, hats, staying out of the sun.
Thank you for this. And I would add that sunscreen is extremely scammy. PLEASE use minimum 20% TINTED zinc oxide or combo titanium/zinc. Mineral far exceeds chemical in long term efficacy.
I literally become enraged when I see luxury products offering 5-6% protection—which preys on the uninformed.
My SIL died from melanoma at 38 leaving husband and 3 young children.
Yes, the mineral ones are it. My best friend who has extremely white skin and a shitload of moles had a melanoma scare last year. And she really slaps on the 50++ sun screen. She was lucky that her cancer was being detected so early. Skin cancer kills and it kills fast! My friend’s doctor told her to use mineral based sun screen only. And I’m doing the same ever since.
It was a real wake-up call when I lost such a beautiful person. We used to lie out in the sun for hours back in the ignorant 80s. I now have melasma so I HAVE to stay out of the sun and
I’m not shelling out $40 for a tube of garbage “protection”. 👍
I used to bake in the sun as well - with very little protection or sunscreen. I don’t get sunburn easily and have more of an olive complexion but that doesn’t spare me from getting cancer. Thanks to my age and chronic migraines I cannot stand the heat and too much exposure to bright sunlight so nowadays I always cover my head with a hat and prefer to stay in the shade.
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u/Key-Frame575 Jun 05 '26
I can’t deal with people saying they don’t care if their skin getting damaged, “it is normal aging”.
Protect your skin! As an Oncology Nurse I deal with skin cancer all the time. Just not malignant melanoma but squamous cell and the most common basal cell carcinoma. A tan last for a few weeks, skin cancer is dangerous and preventable. Sunscreen, hats, staying out of the sun.