wobblebot Sun 20-May-18 06:52:18

Having Mediterranean skin myself, I completely agree with you. I spent a good proportion of my childhood on the equator and maybe had factor 15 on the hotter days and have never burned, although I do have freckles on my face.



Having said that, my DS has fairer skin than me and I do use suncream on him daily if I know he is going to be out all day. I'm not one to reapply every two hours though, only if he has been in water. I'm certain that he wouldn't burn without this if I were to practise the ways in which my DP's prevented me from burning in years past but the media and peer pressure certainly do play a part.



When I see text messages from school asking for the DC's to have sun cream applied before they arrive when it is 15C I certainly ignore. Maybe due to the media around rickets a couple of generations ago, my generation went too far the other way and now they are pushing back again?