Skin Cancer: Enemy of the nudist

[R.M.GREENMAN2]

Those of you who live at sea level don't have to worry about it too much, but those of us at alttitude or more apt to get it. Outside of the fact that I severly limit sun exposure, using vampire strenghth sunblock (SPF 2000) does anyone know a better way? Nocturnal naturallism?

Naw, I just get moon burned.

As if you couldn't tell, I am bored and started a new topic.

[R.M.GREENMAN2]

Those of you who live at sea level don't have to worry about it too much, but those of us at alttitude or more apt to get it. Outside of the fact that I severly limit sun exposure, using vampire strenghth sunblock (SPF 2000) does anyone know a better way? Nocturnal naturallism?

Naw, I just get moon burned.

As if you couldn't tell, I am bored and started a new topic.

[hw]

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Originally posted by R.M.GREENMAN2:
[qb] Those of you who live at sea level don't have to worry about it too much, but those of us at alttitude or more apt to get it.
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I've never heard of that before. I would think it would be the amount of time spent in the sun without sunblock, how light your natural skin color is, how many times you have gotten sunburned, then those nasty little genetic factors.

I heard an ad. on the radio the other day for a tanning salon that offered a new type of tanning bed. This new tanning bed supposedly had no UV rays. Having never used a tanning bed, I'm not sure how all this works.

[Stevedaoust]

Outside of staying indoors, there are places that spraypaint a tan on. That is, a dye is sprayed on you that lasts for up to 6 weeks. It's a bit complicated at first because you need to dance in a shower stall while they apply the dye then don't touch it all until it dries a bit, then you shower off. If done properly, it doesn't stain clothes and it lasts for weeks, without the burden of a burn. BUT it costs money...and it's not the real thing. You decide.

Steve

[R.M.GREENMAN2]

hw, It is a fact that in a place like Denver, having less atmosphere due to our alttitude, we have less natural UV protection, and people tend to tan/burn quicker. Unlike Cali. we only have 5 months in which it is comfortable enough to wear minamal clothing, therefor we are not thought of as a "Tanning State".
When I lived in Florida, I had gone floundering and forgot sunscreen, I thought I was coming home as a lobster but to my surprise ,I didn't even get a little pink.

[aunaturelone]

Plenty of problems at sea level for the skin cancer prone, esp. in the tropical and subtropical areas. Water and sand both reflect UV very nicely. A light haze makes it stronger, not weaker.

Beyond about 50 deg. lattitude the problem drops off, unless you are in the southern hemisphere; there the ozone layer is thin to none.

Tan gradually, don't tan heavily and use at least SPF 6 sunscreen. Unless you have light skin, in that case then go for the thick stuff, at least SPF 10 to 20. (Depends on how long you plan to stay outside, how much shade you are in and how thickly and frequently you apply it.) Make sure it protects against the entire UV spectrum, A & B. Make sure it is waterproof (like Bullfrog) or keep reapplying it.

SPF 36 and higher is for vampires and fair skinned mountain climbers. It means you can spend the entire summer solstice nude to sunset and get the equivalent of 15 minutes of noontime sun only spread out over an entire day. That's so little UV you risk rickets.

[R.M.GREENMAN2]

Yup. I am one of those fair skinned mountain climbers. Or a vampire. Depends upon my mood [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

[hw]

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Originally posted by R.M.GREENMAN2:
[qb] hw, It is a fact that in a place like Denver, having less atmosphere due to our alttitude, we have less natural UV protection, and people tend to tan/burn quicker. Unlike Cali. we only have 5 months in which it is comfortable enough to wear minamal clothing, therefor we are not thought of as a "Tanning State".
When I lived in Florida, I had gone floundering and forgot sunscreen, I thought I was coming home as a lobster but to my surprise ,I didn't even get a little pink. [/qb]

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Thanks Greenman, Like I said I had never heard of that before. Of course being a native Californian, and still here I just know my limits for sun exposure in CA. I love to garden but limit my time. If I know I'll be out longer than 10 or 15 minutes swimming, I use a SPF30 sunscreen. If I don't, I do sport the lobster look. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_redface.gif[/img] Ouch [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

[nudeinfl]

Living in Florida where our highest altitude is about 3 ft above sea level, skin cancer is a major problem here. Like anywhere else, unprotected exposure to the sun causes problems.

However, if its the choice between the know effects of the sun and spraypainting myself, I'll take the sun. Who knows what is in the dyes that they use. We'll find out 15 years from now that the dye contains aresenic or something.

[Evernude]

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Originally posted by nudeinfl:
[qb]However, if its the choice between the know effects of the sun and spraypainting myself, I'll take the sun.[/qb]

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I agree 100%. I read somewhere that since 1900, over 20,000,000 chemical compounds have been developed for one reason or another and no one really knows what most of them do to the human body. Even worse, no one knows what other wacky compound is developed when you mix them. Think of how many totally unrelated chemicals you mix every day! What does your hand lotion turn into when you fill up your car and get gas fumes on it? WHO KNOWS? I think chemicals play a much larger role in all cancers than we know.

[Evernude]

A study was done that showed people who are in the sun all day and stay tanned without burning actually have a lower skin cancer rate. They looked at construction workers who worked with their shirts off all day. As a group they had very low skin cancer rates. Part of the study said that this was due to the PROTECTIVE effect of a tan. The other and more scary indication was that they work outside all day, rather than in an office under flourecent lights. Researchers believe that constant exposure to florecent lights could cause skin cancer.

So, the moral of the story is: Be a nude construction worker!

[R.M.GREENMAN2]

Evernude, there are certain things I don't want hit by a hammer!

[Evernude]

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Originally posted by R.M.GREENMAN2:
[qb] Evernude, there are certain things I don't want hit by a hammer! [/qb]

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Or a nail gun. OK, how about steel toe boots and a strapless kevlar cup, for minimum tan lines. I'm sure OSHA would approve that.

[Naturist Mark]

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Originally posted by R.M.GREENMAN2:
[qb] Evernude, there are certain things I don't want hit by a hammer! [/qb]

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The most likely thing to hit with a hammer is the body part you use to hold the nail.

Don't improvise.

-Mark

[OZJames]

Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world because we love the beach. Sunbaking at sea level is NOT safe without blockout sunscreen cream

I think people place too much emphasis on a tan.

Use cream every day when in the sun is best. Its one of lifes great pleasures putting sunscreen cream on your partner (all over) and having your partner put it on you (all over) if you know what i mean !!!!

JAMES