Black people, do we need sunscreen?

[OG_StankBrefs]

Didn't think so till mah freshman year of college. Went to Miami for spring break and was layed out chillin on da beach for hours.

Gettin ready to go to da club and err time I touched mah shouldas da shyt was sore and stung a bit. Next aftanoon I started peelin a lil and got freaked out.

Quickly realized I got got. Wasnt bad but shyt wierded me out because i didnt think black folks could get sunburn.


Tales of a red nikka.

 

[FLYINHAWAIIAN]

You think in Nigeria they walking around with sunscreen on every day?

 

[KOOL-AID]

Yes we do!

I didn't use to wear it because I thought we didn't. I got sun burned on the back of my shoulders and it was gray for months until I exfoliated it off. My face got sun damaged because I didn't wear sunscreen. It would stay tan and shiny like a penny while the rest of my body loss it's tan during the winter. I had to go to a derm. to get it back to it's regular color. Retin a and chemical peels

Info on chemical peels please, a pm will suffice

 

[SmarkMero]

Lucky my Brother and my sister in law got me this for Christmas. Came in handy after DR Natasha Sandy hit me with the real.

 

[Dank Hill]

I been to beaches around the world and aint been burnt a day in my life. Cant speak for everyone tho

 

[Giselle]

Info on chemical peels please, a pm will suffice

You can buy some of them online, but I went to professionals and got one done.

You should google some.

 

[Drake is God]

It depends on how much white blood you have in you.

 

[Beck.er.]

Yes.
Melanin isn't an invincibility shield. Depending on the situation you should use sunscreen. Most of us spend the majority of our daily lives indoors and live places where natural high UV exposure is seasonal. When we do get that exposure we're running around half naked during peak hours for prolonged periods, basically going one to one hundred when our bodies need a gradual build up.

According to the American Academy of Dermatology, all types of skin cancers are increasing among people of color in the U.S., including African-Americans and Hispanics. In people of color, basal cell carcinoma is the most common of the skin cancers, and leads to more deaths because of late detection.

We have also learned that people with darker complexions develop skin cancers in the least sun-exposed areas, such as the soles of their feet, palms, toenails and fingernails, and around the mouth. Cancerous moles, freckles, lesions and sores present very differently in darker-pigmented skin. They may be red, purple or black in color. They may change in size quickly or bleed easily.

Chicago Defender

 

[filial_piety]

Yeah for those of you who keep calling yourselves "black" even though you have mostly white genes...yes

 

[Krazy]

Yes.

Especially If you suffer from Hyperpigmentation, it can make its appearance worse.

Although i dont use it.

 

[Luck]

I should've worn it when I went out to the islands on vaca.

Didn't get "burned" but my skin was peeling off something terrible when I came back to the chi

 

[RAX 010]

no

 

[Dominoes]

I don't remember the last time I used it.
However, I'm open to wait on a study conducted by melanated, pan-African researchers to decide if I personally need it

 

[Dwayne_Taylor]

Yes, not matter how light or dark you are. Especially if you have moles or freckles you can get skin cancer.

 

[pon]

For those who don't mind reading
Could Human Photosynthesis power the future?

melanin based foods? put me on fam

Chlorella
Spirulina
Blue algae
Chaga
Mushrooms
Kale
Amaranth
Cabbage
Seaweed