First sunburn of season

By Faye
@FayeHazel (40243)
United States
May 25, 2018 12:28pm CST
Hi all! I got my first sunburn of the season yesterday. My own fault. I didn't wear sunscreen. And I know that I don't tan, I burn. However it was over cast and I didn't think that I was outside that long. Ha ha. I put some lavender oil on it and it's mostly faded already. I was fortunate that my daily facial lotion has a little spf in it, as my face didn't burn. How about you? Do you suntan? Burn easily? Photo: Pixabay
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
25 May 18
I used to tan nicely.Not any more.
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• United Kingdom
26 May 18
Me too
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
26 May 18
@Orson_Kart since I got this anemia does not tan as much
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
29 May 18
@amadeo Aw, I wonder what helps with anemia?
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
26 May 18
Hi Faye. I usually do not go out when it is too hot. But if I do, I do not put anything. I usually look like I am sun tanned most of the time.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
30 May 18
@mlgen1037 So true. Normally I like hot. But sometimes it is just dangerous to be out in the heat
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
29 May 18
And right now I can empathize with that sentiment. It is so very hot here right now. I should go to garden, but.... it's oppressive out there. Your complexion is beautiful!
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
30 May 18
@FayeHazel The struggle is real with that excruciating heat outside.
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@Orson_Kart (6776)
• United Kingdom
26 May 18
Even in the UK we can get strong sunlight in April and May, I used to like being tanned but not anymore after the warnings about skin cancer. Now I put on spf30 or higher if I'm going to be out in the sun more than 30 minutes. P.S. Show me your white bits.
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• United Kingdom
30 May 18
@FayeHazel The last time I had my hand on a young lady's milky white thigh I was on my way to...Where was it now? Oh yeah - Paradise.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
29 May 18
You're wise. The sunlight isn't worth skin cancer. heh heh. *holds up underside of pasty white arm*
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
30 May 18
@Orson_Kart Lol! yes. Actually my inner thigh is really white. And pasty. And doughy. And rolly. lol. Not sure if those things are arousing
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@LeaPea2417 (37355)
• Toccoa, Georgia
25 May 18
My husband got sunburned two weeks ago when we went to the beach. He forgot how powerful the sun rays were.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
29 May 18
It's easy to forget lol
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@JudyEv (340100)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 May 18
I suntan reasonably easily but Vince burns.
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@JudyEv (340100)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 May 18
@FayeHazel Apparently our UV rating is regularly much higher than countries in the northern hemisphere.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
30 May 18
@JudyEv It's sort of funny, before I started this discussion I hadn't really thought on other countries and locations having more UV from the sun than others, but it does make total sense
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
29 May 18
Ah poor Vince - in sunsoaked Australia no less
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
26 May 18
so, are you sunburned in your entire body, or just your arms and legs?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
31 May 18
@FayeHazel that is good. it is so painful when your sunburned skin peels off and if you forcibly peel it, all the more your skin will hurt and have abrasions.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
4 Jun 18
@ridingbet Oh ow! I'm happy that I didn't burn bad enough this time to peel. That is nasty
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
29 May 18
Mostly just my shoulders got the worst of it. Happily my face lotion has some SPF in it. :-)
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
26 May 18
I burn here in Australia.. But when in the Philippines , I get tanned ..
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
1 Jun 18
@FayeHazel Yes the sun in Australia is stronger for some reasons .. and it's dry heat .. whereas in the Philippines it's humid .. there's more moisture in the air which help the skin not to burn ..
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
29 May 18
Interesting! I didn't think aboutt he sun being stronger or lesser in different locations, makes sense though
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
4 Jun 18
@epiffanie Oh I didn't think about the humidity level helping, either. Good point :-)
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@rakski (123153)
• Philippines
31 May 18
I like to have a tan but I always burn easily.
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@rakski (123153)
• Philippines
4 Jun 18
@FayeHazel yes that is true. My skin had enough of the sun already ahaha
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
5 Jun 18
@rakski Too much of a good thing
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
4 Jun 18
Ah, it's a delicate dilemma
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@moffittjc (121589)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 May 18
Being a Florida native, I believe I have a permanent tan that I can't get rid of no matter how hard I try! But even so, I will still get a sunburn every now and then if I stay out in the sun too long!
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@moffittjc (121589)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 May 18
@FayeHazel Permanent tan and lots of cases of skin cancer! Ah, the joys of living in Florida! LOL
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
29 May 18
Ah nice to live in a place which comes with the condition of pemanent tan :-)
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
30 May 18
@moffittjc Oh didn't think about the skin cancer thing. Yeah that's no good. Hey - are there tanning booths there? It's popular here. Most gyms will have a "tanning" section, and sometimes the tanning is in stand alone places. -- there I would imagine you wouldn't have need for it.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
26 May 18
I learned my lesson in Florida. I burn easily and get sun poisoning. I actually got a burn in a drizzle at a pool in Rio de Janeiro. My doctors all tell me to wear sunblock even if I walk to the mailbox outside. Once you burn, the damage is done.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
29 May 18
@FayeHazel It's awful! Trust me. I will never allow it to happen again.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
29 May 18
Sun poisoning sounds bad. :/ Ah sounds wisest to always use that sunblock
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
30 May 18
@DianneN Ew. I'm happy you can avoid it happening
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
10 Jun 18
@FayeHazel Does it hurt. I got coloring yesterday. Instead of taking a nap after I feed my cat early morning I stayed up and sat outside and got color. I sit out on nice days so I start slowly but lately I have been inside during the week and outside on our Sabbath which is Saturday. i read and pet my cat and relax.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
11 Jun 18
@FayeHazel I used to sit outside in the backyard of our house in Minneapolis and would get very good color.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
16 Jun 18
@Hannihar Sun bathing feels so nice
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
10 Jun 18
AH - I was lucky this time, it was only moderately uncomfortable. I know bad enough burns can make one have a fever and all. I'm happy you got some nice sunlight and color :-)
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@YrNemo (20255)
27 May 18
I always look very tan (almost like the cartoon character Inki) during summer and promptly pale again during winter.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
29 May 18
You introduced me to something new. Inki! How cute!
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
30 May 18
@YrNemo I just looked up some still images, I bet watching video is even cuter
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@YrNemo (20255)
29 May 18
@FayeHazel When I first saw Inki (while watching cartoons with my kids years ago), I was so impressed. (I think my kids were very surprised watching me watching Inki ).
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@dgobucks226 (35615)
25 May 18
I will burn without protection even though I wouldn't say I am fair-skinned. At the beach SPF-50 is a constant companion, lol.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
29 May 18
Ah that spf 50 is the good stuff , isn't it?
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@dgobucks226 (35615)
31 May 18
@FayeHazel Well, one application will do ya, ha
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@odhicar (40)
• Rajshahi, Bangladesh
9 Aug 21
If you fear the sun, your decay will come. If you work hard, then the message of victory will come in all works
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
9 Aug 21
Hm, I wouldn't say that I "fear" the sun... only that I don't like the sunburn. Anyway, thanks for posting
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• Rajshahi, Bangladesh
9 Aug 21
thanks you too
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@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
26 May 18
When I go to a tropical destination I use a very high factor sun cream and sun block. I wear a sun hat, drink water and cover up my body at the hottest times of the year. In New Zealand my skin could burn even if the sun was out for 20 minutes so even on a dull day I applied sun cream. Some friends went to Spain's Canary Islands and it was very windy. They came home with much sunburn. Even when it is windy wear sun cream in a place like that.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
29 May 18
Oh wow, I didn't stop to think about the sun being stronger in certain locations. Sounds ideal to me :-)
@shaggin (72136)
• United States
26 May 18
My son and I both got sunburns yesterday as we were outside longer then I had expected. We went to the park and played basketball and climbed rocks then after we went to my parents house for cake and ice cream for my sister and since my niece had chicken pox we stayed outside. I do care about myself but I do feel bad my son is burned. It's not bad but still. I've never heard of putting lavender oil on a burn. I always use vinegar when the burn is bad enough to need something on it.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
29 May 18
Ah vinegar, I hadn't heard of that. Maybe I'll try it :-)
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@Courtlynn (67085)
• United States
25 May 18
I burn, then tan. Lol. And i never use sunscreen, unless at a themepark for the day.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
29 May 18
Aw no. Im sure it's a nice tan once its faded from a burn though
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@Courtlynn (67085)
• United States
29 May 18
@FayeHazel usually. lol.
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@Kandae11 (55036)
26 May 18
Not me - my tan is permanent.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
29 May 18
PRetty!
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@porwest (90915)
• United States
26 May 18
Not always. But yeah, it usually gets me unexpectedly. And yep, those overcast skies are a deception.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
29 May 18
So easy to feel safe when there are clouds in the sky
@august18 (3907)
• Tunisia
29 May 18
Same here. I get sunburned easily. But I never go anywhere without my sunscreen.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
30 May 18
That is wise - always protect your skin
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