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We talk you to death - pun very much intended - when it comes to summertime and sun protection - but what about during the winter months? You cannot have a cavalier attitude, even though we do tend to cover up much more. Think about it, though. Your face, sometimes ears and ha...
Thanks so much Healthgal. I've been thinking about this lately for the kids, but I need to remember my our skin too! Even just the other day a friend was at her son's football game - with no sunscreen. She got a bit red, but his nose, ugh! It was a bad burn. She just forgot all about it. Sometime we get so used to thinking sunscreen and summertime we forget that fall and winter can produce some serious sun damage as well.
All the best, sue
PS - See our sunburn and sunscreen tips for more information.
Depending on where you live (I live in the Northeast), sun exposure in the winter does not, at all, produce vitamin D3. It is basically near impossible to receive vitamin D3 benefits from the sun by exposing your skin for 10 to 15 minutes. I've read this in a number of places.
Having that said, my question is, why is it necessary to obsessively apply sunscreen to your minimally exposed body parts (face/hands) during the winter months when the UV rays are simply not strong enough to provide D3 benefits? I think we have become way too obsessed with sunscreen in the country. This is why D3 levels are, in general, alarmingly low in most.