john said:What am I missing here? I've wondered for some time about the need for
sun protective clothing. I've never gotten sunburn through bicycling
or any other type clothing. If I don't use a heavy-duty sunscreen (30
SPF or more) on exposed skin, I become a lobster. What is the need for
sun protective clothing? Only albinos are lighter skinned than me. If
I don't need sun protective clothing, who does?
Baffled, John
I have to concur. I don't get it. _Clothing_ is sun-protecting. I
have a similar pallor, always burn if I run around in the sun either
without clothing (but, then, that would be the least of my problems....)
or without sunscreen on exposed skin. I know several dermatologists on
a first-name basis.
I have never had any hint of a burn on parts of my body that were under
clothing. That is sort of what a farmer's tan is about.
I think this is just another case of fear driving people to buy things
that do nothing but drain their wallets.
--
David L. Johnson
"Business!" cried the Ghost. "Mankind was my business. The common
welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and
benevolence, were, all, my business. The dealings of my trade were but
a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!" --Dickens,