A white man's undershirt -- the kind that comes in a 3-pack -- won't block the sun for much longer than SPF 15 will.
Huh. That reminds me when I used to get a farmer's tan all the time from working in the fields (driving a tractor or swather) while in a white t-shirt.
Hmm. Just me, I guess. Like I said, I burn easily.
I could be full of shit and not know what the hell I'm talking about.
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Although I didn't mean to imply that an undershirt lets through as much UVA/UVB as you'd get without a shirt at all, and without sunblock. Just that you standard t-shirt isn't as good of a block as you might think.
And I have gotten burned through a t-shirt, but I'm a melanin-deprived weirdo.
Well, when I was a kid I'd get burned a few times each spring/summer until I built up a dark enough tan....
Hmm. Just me, I guess. Like I said, I burn easily.
Not just you. I totally have to dress for sun.
I'm sure some people CAN burn through clothing with an open weave... so just buy stuff that's not open-weave. Someone needs an entire catalog for that?
I take vit. D supplements, because my doc did some tests and found out my vit. D levels were, erm, freakishly low. What? Giant burny thing in the sky! It frightens me!
Because its trying to GET you. That's why.
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I don't think this was approved by Parker Bros. (or whatever)....
wow, point out that someone has dropped the ball on something while trying to get it fixed and they turn all snip snappy. ok, co-worker, I'm all set with only communicating with you via email. so not a problem for me.
I'm sure some people CAN burn through clothing with an open weave... so just buy stuff that's not open-weave. Someone needs an entire catalog for that?
Well, aside from the sun aging the hell out of exposed skin (hello, wrinkles!), and, of course, skin cancer, there art medical conditions, such as lupus, that can be aggravated by UVA/UVB exposure. There are also a hell of a lot of drugs -- antibiotics, antidepressants, retin-A -- that make the person taking them extremely sensitive to the sun.
I burn then tan (I think-- it has been years). The sun tend to make me ill because my hair is dark and I get really hot. I am OK with a hat!
One year after I discovered the hat thing, I baked myself in the sun every day the whole summer-- I worked until noon, then laid out for three hours. I was so tan and lovely on my top, and my calves remained fish belly white forever. They do not tan. Neither do my mother's!
I also got a really really bad sunburn but continued laying out and now have scarred from the burn/peel/burn saga.
Well, aside from the sun aging the hell out of exposed skin (hello, wrinkles!), and, of course, skin cancer, there art medical conditions, such as lupus, that can be aggravated by UVA/UVB exposure. There are also a hell of a lot of drugs -- antibiotics, antidepressants, retin-A -- that make the person taking them extremely sensitive to the sun.
I get all that. I'm saying "put on long sleeves" probably doesn't require the latest in textilogical science.
Um, when I say dress for sun, I don't just mean long sleeves. I burn through clothing. I have to think about how thick the t-shirt I'm wearing is. So, yes, if I'm doing things like fishing, windsurfing, anything on the water, I would need to buy SPF t-shirts.
