Digest Number 398

[Guest guest]

It doesn't matter what color you are, tanning is

bad for your skin just like burning. Having

darker skin helps, but even the darkest person

needs to protect themself.

 

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> Mon, 22 Apr 2002 09:09:05 -0400 (EDT)

> patricelfarmer

> Sunscreen

>

> Is it necessary for a child that tans to use

> sunscreen? I hate to sound

> ignorant. But, it's because my daughter and I

> have different skin types.

> I am multiracial with light brown skin and my

> daughter is mostly white

> with white skin. She does tan and doesn't burn.

> I use to put sunscreen

> on her but found it nearly a waste of time. She

> only burned as a baby on

> her knees-(stroller) and on her cheeks. But,

> she hasn't burned since. If

> a child tans, aren't they protected from the

> sun because of melanin?

 

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[Guest guest]

This was a sad and disappointing issue. I love this magazine. I don't

think I'll cancel my subscription, but I think I'll write a letter. My mom

even did the index for all her back issues! :-/

Doh

 

>

 

> I am writing about A Real Life magazine, to which I've been a r for

> years. It's rare that I can pick up a publication and feel that nearly

> everything I read applies to me and my life in some way, to feel so

> nourished.

>

> It's a sad day today, because I had to cancel my subcriptio to my favorite

> magazine ever. She apparently saw the light and decided that " some people

> need animal products " after having been vegetarian for years. She read Eat

> Right for Your Blood Type, which, while very convincing has little or no

> scientific backing. She is claiming that she feels better eating some fish,

> and that it's ok because she appreciates the animal's sacrifice. Yeah.