About 25 years ago, a stranger mocked me with "Get a tan! You look like a ghost!" I didn't let that influence me. Now, at 54, I'm loving the skin I'm in!
My flat mate says girls with tans look better. I'm 33 and I do have some aging on my forehead but I will have the last laugh when I don't age like him!
I’m a black woman with super dark skin and I was using this stupid “sunscreen” moisturizer by the brand Simple and it only had SPF 15. I tossed it and got La Roche Posay sunscreen in SPF 60.
Candice Dodd This might sound weird but I think it’s great you use sunscreen. I’ve know so many people who have darker complexions that don’t use sunscreens because they think they don’t need it cause they don’t burn.
You should do a video, "Doctors hate these simple tricks", of things that you guys actually hate seeing people do. Like, fads that spread on the internet and destroy skin, which lead to people visiting you guys. My sister constantly wants to try things from Tik Tok, but I'm always super weary.
Zach M I could think of those black peel off masks that rip your skin 😣 or the past trending mask of charcoal powder and Elmers glue! I am guilty of trying that years ago 😩
@@Elithia.m I ALMOST bought into those peel off masks 😂 I thought it looked super cool but yeah after about 6 months of watching Dr Dray, I now cringe 😂
"A tan is a type of skin injury and both a tan and a burn are both types of skin injuries that put you at risk for premature photoaging, compromise the immune system in your skin and contribute to skin cancer formation." The idea that a tan is a skin injury is mindblowing. Everyday is a school day. Thank you for making it possible for me to save my skin, Dr. Dray. My hero.
@Desislava Atanasova Have you tried the La Roche Posay Shaka Fluid? It's meant to have a very high PPD. That might help. Blue jeans are over SPF 100 if I remember correctly. So you could wear those and loose fitting synthetic colored fabrics for your shirts. They have some of the highest UV blocking potential. Idk if applying the sunscreen first would make a big difference if you are applying it on top of other products. That could be preventing it from forming a cohesive film on the skin.
@Desislava Atanasova sunprotective clothing.Some cover you well and are cooling amd/or breathable etc. Maybe the quatity you apply or/and the rate at wich you apply are the cause.Maybe its the sunscreen that doesnt work for you,maybe it rubs off too easily
Listen to her. I'm 81 years old and my skin is so blotchy with sun spots. They started showing up in my early 40's. I wish we had the products back when I was younger.
Hi , I have all that hyper pigmentation and dark spots. My face is a mess. I need help like yesterday. I can't afford a dermatologist. Your advice will be appreciated.
@@diliaortiz1939 use a physical mineral sunscreen which blocks the sun as opposed to chemical sunscreens that absorb the rays (heat up), then reflect them off your skin. when you have hyperpigmentation and or melasma the physical sunscreen is better bc heat is less absorbed. the sun activates melasma and hyperpigmentation so blocking it and wearing wide brimmed tightly woven hats are your best defense
@@NadiaDakroub I think it depends where you live. In Uk, chemical is cheap and very effective. I heard the same in Europe. In US chemical is not so effective. I know it's effective because my hyperpigmentation that I treated did not return. I use physical on the bottom eyelid area, a very small amount. In Uk it cost around £4.50 for 200ml for chemical..
You can dermaroll on the hyperpigmentation area. I recommend a small needle like 0.25mm, so you don't need numbing cream. Once it's gone, you don't need to roll anymore, it be a waste of money. Sunscreen is all you need, every 2 hours. It will take around 3 to 6 months for the pigmentation to fade. If it's already fading with sunscreen, which it can, then you don't need to dermaroll. It depends how deep the pigment is.
Thank you dr dray for encouraging us to wear sunscreen. I am 15 and just got myself a sunscreen and salicylic acid facewash yesterday!!! Excited to start my sunscreen journey😊
Love how you emphasize 'A tan is a type of skin injury.' I guess everyone should appreciate their natural (untanned/unbleached) skin tones by the way. I feel that the fashion industry should promote this idea, instead of praising pale skin (as in Asia) or tanned skin (as in the West) only.
I’m an esthetician on the coast of South Carolina. I want to play this video on a loop in my treatment room. The social acceptance theory is what I struggle with most with my clients. Thank you!
My mom buys these, she doesn't get the tanning is bad for your skin thing. It helps her skin not get as dry while she's tanning, that's about it. She's fair skinned so she still burns.
Not gonna lie, this was a wake up call for me. I used the products you mentioned last summer -- and while I was successful in getting a tan and not burning, have now realized the damage to the skin that I might've still caused. Thank you!
People congratulate me on my "healthy" tan all the time, but when I tell them I just use super dark fake tan and a spf50+gel every day, I'm suddenly crazy lol
@@ritanichole I've got the tan from St. Moritz and the sunscreen from Garnier, but I always try new products, so this is just what I use at the moment :)
I always get looked at weird for having an umbrella on standby for sunny days... i wish I was in a place where it was normalized to not want SKIN CANCER lmaoo
I tanned from the age of 17 until 36! Tanning beds daily, oils in the sun!!! I'm 38 now and working hard to undue the damage I have done. People don't understand how dangerous these behaviors are. I now spend a lot of time getting facial treatments and my derm is my best friend. I finally grasp the many "lectures" I received for so many years. I've been lucky that I don't look like a piece of leather or have skin cancer yet. It's scary. I hear my still tanning friends say "I burn, but it turns to tan." I. Now ready to combat that comment with an educated answer! Thank you for this video!!!
I literally watch your videos all the way through, no skipping. I just love hearing you talk about all things dermatology. I’ve never heard someone speak with so much knowledge and passion about skincare.
Such excellent advice as always. I was diagnosed with Basal Cell and then Squamous Cell at age of 40 and my derm told me it was most likely due to growing up in FL and playing outside year round without sun protection. Thankfully it's been 10 years since last diagnosis and I am now religious about sunscreen!
My coworkers tried to tell me that I should get a tan since I’m so pale and I was like HECK NO I LIKE MY PASTY SELF THANK YOU 👻 thankfully another coworker who’s dealt with skin cancer piped up and said I was the smart one 😅
You have to be strong of character to go against the trendy style of being tanned. Standing out because you are different from the mass majority. I'm very fair skinned, have dark brown hair but freckles (which I always hated) and I burn very easily. I'm 61 years old and still to this day, people make random comments that I have no tan at all in the summer. Oh and yes, I have had skin cancer too so don't be afraid to stand out by your paleness.
Micaela Foster you are the smart one. I tanned when I was younger and now in my older years have had skin cancer requiring a MOHS and a couple excisions. I now see the dermatologist every six months to get my precancerous spots zapped off. A tan was so not worth it.
@@paulachristie7807 I never tanned intentionally lying in the sun to bake but sunscreen wasn't popular when I was young. We had a swimming pool and I played outside a lot when I was a child. Result: Baso cell carcinoma with MOHS on my right lower eyelid at 53 years old. I see my dermatologist once a year and my sunscreen is precious
I have a darker skin tone and until today I thought that i don’t have to put sunscreen everyday just because of my color. Thank you Dr. Dray you just saved my skin.
I’ve always been heckled for having pale skin but started lathering on the sunscreen in my teens and 20s. My biggest struggle is convincing my outdoorsy husband to wear proper sunscreen 🥴 I get the response “I’m fine” gahhhhh!
Lol, that's the barometer i use when assessing how much damage I've had after summer ends. If my skin gets any darker than I am naturally, I look at it as either insufficient sunscreen habits, or a failure in sunscreen. Which has made me embrace my skin more. Everyone's God given skin color is gorgeous as is 👍
I am level one which is why I wear jeans, long sleeve shirt and sunscreen on my face and chest. I look crazy in Texas but I will age gracefully and not have cancer so it’s worth it!!
I feel the same. My husband thinks I'm ridiculous at times but I dont care because I will look stunning when I'm old compared to most light skinned women who tanned lol
@Denise Vasquez Lemrick You don't really need **that** much sun to get your recommended levels of vitamin D. You could easily just absorb it on places like your forearms, which is preferable to your face and neck. Or you could just take a supplement, either way. Most calcium supplements often contain vitamin D and other trace minerals necessary for bone health.
I always get asked why I’m not trying to tan when I go on holiday/vacation or in the summer, people can’t seem to get their heads around the fact I’m comfortable being “pale”. It took me years to accept myself and I did use to use these products as a teenager but always got heat rash/prickly heat anyway 🤦♀️
Same. Glad I had the guts to go against the pressure soon enough, while the ppl I grew up with still “work on their tan”. It’s so much more liberating and time saving to just love yourself as you are.
I wish the damage of the sun is immediate so people including myself would have gotten sun smart in our earlier years. I’m paying now. Thank you for advocating sun protection.
I was a child in the 70s/80s when we had "Sun tan lotion" rather than anything that offered any protection. I wised up when I was a teenager and would use the highest protection available (which was no more than a 20). I'm 47 and I'm seeing the damage I accumulated in my youth showing up now. While my skin still looks good I wish we'd had this knowledge when I was a kid. Cover up your children folks!
I started tanning in the early 90’s after intense peer pressure to be tan. I’m naturally very fair skinned. I not only used tanning accelerator, but even used baby oil and laid out in the sun! In addition, I started going to tanning beds...until I was about 28 or so. Now at 43 years old I’ve already had a pre-cancerous place removed from my shoulder. The left side of my face shows really bad damage from driving and riding in the car, not only darker areas but I have a huge white spot in the middle. Thank goodness I’ve used sunblock for several years now however, the damage has been done. I sincerely hope that anyone looking at the comments will come across ours and think twice before going to a tanning bed or going out in the sun without protection!
I was born in mid 90's and didn't realize the importance of sun protection until I was 18. My mom never put any sunscreen on me even when we were on vacation. What's worse my family has always made fun of me for being so "pale" and encouraged me to get a tan. Sigh.
I started tanning as a child. Because my parents didnt reinforce spf, they made us do heavy farm work in the sun. I burned alot up and my family made fun of me because I was pale while the rest of the family was tan. I never could get color until I was an adult, I tanned because of insecurity and it helped my depression. I'm only 28 and ugh my aging. So kids......put in some god damn spf!
I used tanning oil when I was 16, it was cloudy out so I didn’t think I would get much sun.. I went home with sun poisoning. Not sunburn, straight poisoning. I passed out walking back to the house, & woke up in blisters while throwing up..never again will I use it.
@Faraway - back it up there. Just because you’re lifting up something doesn’t mean you have to put down another thing. Tanned skin is not dirty. Tanned skin is beautiful. All skin color is beautiful. Your words could really hurt somebody, be careful.
At 56 I remember laying out in the sun when I was young slathered with baby oil. Never tanned but now I'm paying the price. I have age spots and my chest is ruined! Although I still look young for my age (at least that's what people tell me) I wish I would have known better. Now I am diligent with sunscreen but it took a long time to find one I liked so I would wear it every day. So glad I found your channel, I was here when you only had a few subscribers and am so happy that so many people are following you! Hope your Mom is doing well!
I am exactly the same. I am 69 and paying heavily for laying in the sun with baby oil too. I love Dr. Dray and boy do I put on sunscreen every day even walking toward a door or window.
Yeah that was the times for sure sunblock not spoke about I’m from a boater family lived on the water 💦.. sun ☀️ every where .. but now nooo way long sleeve when u run 🏃♀️ sunblock every day !!☝️
Back then the "experts" told us it was good for us. As it turns out, 15 to 20 minutes is sufficient for vitamin D but longer can cause serious problems down the road. But none of us knew that back then. Following generations will hopefully benefit from all us boomer guinea pigs ... 😉
My idol! You changed my skin forever. Suffered with acne for 10 plus years! Learning from your videos I have figured out my skin and a regimen that has reduced my breakouts! I can not express how grateful I am for your honestly and the knowledge you share. Acne is the worst and really was frustrating!! You have really changed my skin and more importantly my life! I am forever grateful to you! Infinite xo’s
It’s embarrassing to see. I went to secondary school in central London and there was a little green outside the school. We would see people on their bikinis sunbathing in the concrete jungle. My friend who is also black (I am too) would always laugh and point them out.
I am 53 years old & as a child, we would go to the pool, lay out, go fishing & NEVER have sunscreen on back then!! I am a sunscreen 'Queen' now but I think back at all the damage I did to myself!! The sunburns were numerous!! Sunscreen wasn't big back then!! I am afraid of getting skin cancer now!! I hope & pray that people with children, teens, even adult children will show them this video!! Thank you Dr. Dray for getting this video out!!!
54, Same here Kel. I wish I had known too! All the sunscreen in our day was alcohol based and burned like a son of a gun🔥. I’m an SPF worshiper now & religious about my yearly Derm visit.
@@cindylyssikatos3182 My parents never even used any on us!!! I guess they didn't grow up with it so we didn't either!! Oh well, I learned the hard way!! Now, I probably drive people nuts about using sunscreen!! LOL, I don't care just trying to give some good advice!! 🤗
I'm 56 and I identify too. I had a pre melanoma about 20 yrs ago and that was a big wake up call. I embrace my fair skin now and always wear sunscreen. I hate those age spots that have popped up too.
I put UV film on my windows. I didn't do it for skin reasons (I always have thick curtains up) though. I did it because I adopted a white cat and the vet said that she is more likely to get skin cancer and to keep her out of the window. I thought it would be cruel to not allow her to look out the window so I got UV blocking window film instead. It's not very expensive and it's easy to install. It's also renter-friendly too since it just comes right off when you move. You use soapy water to apply it so very little chance of causing any damage whatsoever.
When I was 13, I bought a book on skincare and read about the dangers of tanning. From then on, I've always maintained the pale look. I have no desire to look brown or orange lol
I never knew that a tan is a skin injury. My mom is Sicilian and always brags about how dark she gets in the summer. Heck, I wear shorts and shirts without sunscreen to tan. I only use sunscreen on my face (which my mom was laughing at me for a couple days ago). Now I'm going to put sunscreen on my legs and arms too.
Annie C. She’ll look pretty later in age either way. The goal should be to avoid skin cancer. The lessening of wrinkles is a nice byproduct. To sit and claim she’ll be pretty IF she doesn’t get any sun, is ridiculous.
I had a second degree sunburn at 11 years old. Other than that I was always diligent with sunscreen especially after that. Fast forward at 19 years old I ended up with Melanoma. I get so frustrated when people say “I don’t burn so I don’t need sunscreen” 🙄
YES THANK YOU 🙏🏻 I’m a Latina with really fair skin and have always been made fun of because I “needed a tan”. WELL LISTEN, I don’t need a tan, I need my health. I’d rather have peace of mind and enjoy my natural features. I will say, though, sometimes I fake-tan my legs because I grew up hiding them and now my arms are a little bit darker and the difference of colors bothers me 😂. But sunscreen always everywhere!🙌🏻
I’ve seen some people on tiktok struggling with some skin issues and I told them to sub to you because hopefully they can find something that could help them
When I was a kid in the early 80s, we called it "suntan lotion" because the whole idea of sunscreen was not even on the radar. I remember then SPF 15 "sunblock" came on the scene and it seemed so ridiculous compared to the SPF 2 & 4.
Excellent video. When I was a teenager and in my 20’s I was mocked for being “too pale” but now that I look 15 years younger than my actual age I’m laughing. I’m not trilled to have to put on sunscreen and be so conscious of the sun but I’d rather not have large chunks of my skin hacked out later thank you. It’s worth the effort. My youngest son graduated from highschool last year and he is also pale skinned, he was voted most likely to put sunscreen on during a rainstorm lol!
In Asia where I live, people would do anything to be pale, they bleach their skin and use fairness creams. Its just so crazy. People who have white skin get cheered on however, dark skin is not preferred but thankfully , its changing now. So be proud and happy with what you have.😄
As a child and teenager I wanted dark skin, so I was out in the sun from 10am to 2pm. In addition to putting my face in the sun because according to me it helped me with acne. I never got a tan and got blisters, ulcers, really bad sunburn, later I developed cystic acne and photosensitivity. Today I am a half-vampire and I LOVE sunscreen, I like to think that it is never too late to make good decisions.
So glad for people like you dr.dry to inform me I didn't know these facts just 5 years ago I didn't even were spf and Im 35 now thank you so much . I'm glad I can educate my kids on spf and now I can do better for myself now. I was the parent who always used sunscreen on my children but not on me. I do now.
Thank you Dr. Drey. I’m a redhead so I use sunscreen and never tan. I’ve been mocked many times for being so fair and not getting a tan. I don’t care what they say.
As a 15 year old, I'm glad I got acne or else I wouldn't had discovered Dr.Dray's channel when I was searching for solutions. My gut always felt skeptical towards all of these popular "skin" fads like tanning, using lemon peel oil, 'clean' skincare, etc. (Thankfully I never participated in them.) Seeing Dr.Dray debunk all these fads made me feel so reassured and I'm so confident that my skin will age beautifully, I don't care if my family tells me I'm overreacting as I lather my entire body with sunscreen cuz I know I'm taking care of myself.
@Snake Eyes X well, in order not have vit D deficiency you could expose your legs to the sun for about 20 min every day, it's safe and should do the job :)
@@aiquesono I have a great doc who explained that it depends which longitude you live near. If you are too far north or south of the equator, the sunlight won't help produce enough vitamin D3 and you should supplement. Other docs have told me the same.
I know this I’ve known this for years and used factor 50. My husband is one of these people who you are talking about. Chasing the sun and slowly burning. Thank you so much for this video I’ll show it to him. You are probably saving countless lives spreading the message about avoiding the sun as much as possible, like you would cigarette smoke. Thanks for all your videos Dr Dray ❤
You are a skin care goddess! I won’t buy any skin care at all without first checking your channel. Your skin is perfection. You radiate good health, and classic beauty. As far as that tiny bit of sunscreen on your nostril, I doubt I’d have noticed it. Even I did, no doubt I’d have KNOWN it wasn’t a booger 😊 Thanks, Doc!
Do these tanning lotions have warning labels about tanning increasing your risk of skin cancer and premature aging? Similar to the cancer warnings in cigarette ads? And if not, why not? 🤔
I can vouch for everything you're saying. I'm 65 and come from baby oil and tin foil waaayyy back before sunscreen. I have LOTS of sun spots from those days. Fortunately I don't have skin cancer; but 4 out of my 7 family members do have quite a bit of it. THANKS!! I LOVE your videos!!
I have the fairest skin and used to burn while I was in the sun as a kid while my friends would get a tan. I finally learned that I needed to wear sunblock, long sleeves, and a hat, and now that I'm in my 40s people often comment that my skin looks really good for my age. Thank you, Dr. Dray, for this very informative video! You are great!
Yup- I feel like a case study for this. As a teenage I used these products and I didn’t have to wait 20/30 years for my first melanoma. Got my first melanoma at 23 yrs old and second melanoma at 30. Oh don’t forget the tanning bed as a teenager too.
When I was 12 I started on tanning beds, by 17 I was going on the tanning beds twice a day. Now at 33 I only use fake tanner's and use SPF 50. I think I may have gotten away with any long term damage and take really good care of my skin, but oh how I wish I knew what I know no, when I was a young teen. We don't have any of those products here in the UK and all of our fake tan have to say in the bottle that they don't have any SPF in them and prolonged exposure to sun can cause ageing and skin cancer.
You are the first person on skin care that talks about the number one factor of aging skin and the one that doesn't cost to avoid, I worked on an office for five years and wear a long sleeves uniform, every day and didn't expose myself to the sun , I live in a hot humid weather, with a beach near, let me tell you my skin was so smooth and even toned, people would comment on it, I use only drugstore products now with no frangance and sunscreen every day, because I could confirm the best cream out there is actually sunscreen, you are very honest and knowledgeable and more people should pay attention to professionals not celebrities when it comes to skin care.
Phototype 3 here - I grew up in Florida and rarely wore sunscreen as a kid because I had a really deep tan for so long. Once I was tanned I rarely burned unless out in the sun for so long. Now that I live in the north I am very pale and slather sunscreen like it’s my life. I wish I had worn it more a kid!
Definitely important information. But, I do wish she’d also mention that we do need a measure, albeit small amount, of sun exposure. The hard stance on sunscreen is great but you do need sun exposer so your body can make use of the calcium you take in. Sun exposure is what our bodies need to acquire Vit D. There are far too many people who are Vit D deficient & it causes a HOST of issues. Like depression. Getting 15 min of sun exposure 1-2 a week is about ALL me need to synthesize the appropriate amount of Vit D. So direct sun, with at least both arms, face & legs (up to knees) for 15 min. Then do your sunscreen stuff. But Vit D is CRITICAL! There are supplements but because of stomach acid & digestion etc., the amount That actually is bioavailable after that, is so negligible.
Exactly! There have been studies that showed that Northern European countries (like Sweden or Finland for example), which have very little sun exposure, have many more cases of osteoporosis and vitamin d deficiencies in comparison to southern countries in Europe such as Italy or Greece. We literally need the sun to survive.
Unfortunately most of the damage is already done. When I was kid my parents never used sunscreen. Lots of summers at the beach with zero sun protection. I ever burned but I was extra dark
Damage is also done for me too. I got a lot of bad burns as a kid, also got tanned over the summer...kind of depresses me now to think about, but I try to just turn that regret into motivation to wear sunscreen. Most of the time it helps!
Hahaha, thanks for the warning 😂 Thanks for always being an evidence based, logical, and trustworthy source for skincare and dermatology advice. It's made a huge difference to me and I'm so grateful to you for what you do.
Thanks for the video. Honestly this is the first time I hear that tanning, by itself (not tanning after the burn), is bad. I thought that a little sun, in the time of the day when the sun is not bad, would be ok, and that a gradually and slowly developing tanning effect was not a problem, and would increase our natural protection even. I have to research more about this..
I'm so glad that I found your channel. I was unknowingly, unintentionally being in the sun unexposed! I wear sunscreen year round now! And I encourage my family & friends too as well!! Thanks for the information.
Great video-I was raised on the beaches in Santa Cruz, CA and a tan was *everything* . I remember my family doctor telling me to wear a hat and avoid the sun, how I wish I would have listened to him now that I'm in my 50's and spending good money to combat all those years of aging sun exposure. When tanning oils came out in the early '80s with SPF 2 and 4 my friends and I started using them because we thought we were doing something to protect ourselves from skin cancer, but other kids wouldn't use it at all because they thought it would interfere with getting a tan! At least my 19-year-old son uses SPF 100 and a hat!
I don't understand... i don't use any of these products of course and i use spf 50 all days yet getting a tan in the summer is inevitable for me and a lot others im assuming... like what else can i do im so worried? i love being outdoors in nature and the sun makes me happy . how can a little tan be so horrible when it seems so natural? has something around us changed that we can't take the same amount of sun that has always naturally always be available to us? i genuinely want to understand, how can that be? (im not talking about excessive purposeful tanning, just what you can't really avoid living a healthy lifestyle)
I really wish that this information was available when I was a teenager, and young adult . I have suffered 2 nd degree sunburn. Scared for life from this , and worked at a tanning bed . Would go tan 2 times a day . I destroyed my skin , my epidermis. Living in the south as a young adult, looking good was more important then health . Then the AZ sun to top it off ! Trying to repair my skin in my mid 30s . Use Retinol, and Glycolic acid. What else would help ? Also have suffered from severe cystic acne hormonal. Finally I have it under control, first time in my life. I was using is squalane, cannot seem to find a very affordable form of this. Oh I just started using a Laroche Posey that has ceramides and peptides in it. Any additional advice would help change my life for the better. Thank you so much, your advice has already help vastly improve my life with your videos . Keep up the good work ! Your a beautiful person !
The most accurate representation of tanning skin is in SpongeBob with a seal with naturally caramel complection but leathery. Then Patrick gets a tan similar to burned fried chicken
I wish I had this information when I was younger.. I haven't tanned in 8 or 9 years now but used to be an avid tanner completely oblivious to the damage and I really wish I had been presented with the knowledge and warnings that I know now.
I’m 23, I’ve only had 4 really bad burns in my life despite wearing sunscreen. But I regularly never wear sunscreen out, only at the beach. I’m I still getting skin cancer? I just ordered a bunch of sunscreen from target just now after watching this video.
I lived in Florida and don't tan. My friends can't believe I don't lay out by the pool every day. I'm 67 and am not about to look any older than I already do. Thank you for educating people on this.
When I was in high school, my spanish class took a trip to Costa Rica. On our beach day, a girl covered herself in a tanning oil and laid out in the sun. She ended up turning so red she almost looked purple and flying home covered in blisters.
As an Asian, Filipino kid, getting tan is the last thing that we want. Although we are obsessed with bleaching our skin which is equally bad, my family and I, have never done it and we've been using sunscreen ever since. When I was in hs, I'm the only one wearing sunscreen. Now that I'm 22, I still look 15. Hahahaha
Love you, Dr. Dray, and your skin care wisdom. Growing up during the 1970’s, I started using sunscreen after receiving several blistering burns. When my mom would see me apply it, she would wipe it off! That’s how much people worshipped the goddess of the golden tan, without knowing her sinister side. Keep spreading the word!
Concerning because the age of skin cancer diagnosis is getting younger and younger - 20's. Dr. Dray, would you consider doing a video along with skin cancer photos - the really bad reality of it? Sometimes people need to see what this kind of cancer does to people :(
About 25 years ago, a stranger mocked me with "Get a tan! You look like a ghost!" I didn't let that influence me. Now, at 54, I'm loving the skin I'm in!
Gunnar no matter the skin tone, use spf, and focus on the health and taking care of your skin rather than focusing on your skin tone
As you should! If that’s you in your profile picture, you look amazing!
@@saydie6646 Thank you so much! That is me, in Australia, last year with a Quokka :)
i love your profile pic!!! i’ve been wanting to meet a quokka lol
My flat mate says girls with tans look better. I'm 33 and I do have some aging on my forehead but I will have the last laugh when I don't age like him!
I’m a black woman with super dark skin and I was using this stupid “sunscreen” moisturizer by the brand Simple and it only had SPF 15. I tossed it and got La Roche Posay sunscreen in SPF 60.
How much did the La Roche Posay sunscreen cost
Try Black Girl Sunscreen! Created by an African American Lady!!! I believe that it is mineral but won't leave the white cast!!!
MatterTheEditor In Canada they’re around $25-$30 depending on what kind.
Candice Dodd This might sound weird but I think it’s great you use sunscreen. I’ve know so many people who have darker complexions that don’t use sunscreens because they think they don’t need it cause they don’t burn.
does it leave a white cast on you?? I think neutrogena makes a sunscreen that looks basically clear, and also gives a nice dewy glow
You should do a video, "Doctors hate these simple tricks", of things that you guys actually hate seeing people do. Like, fads that spread on the internet and destroy skin, which lead to people visiting you guys. My sister constantly wants to try things from Tik Tok, but I'm always super weary.
Zach M I could think of those black peel off masks that rip your skin 😣 or the past trending mask of charcoal powder and Elmers glue! I am guilty of trying that years ago 😩
@@Elithia.m I ALMOST bought into those peel off masks 😂 I thought it looked super cool but yeah after about 6 months of watching Dr Dray, I now cringe 😂
Pls protect your sister im so concerned for all the kids watching all those awful tiktoks
In my field, it’s keto dieting.
@@cinthiasegura732 I hateeeee tiktok too
"A tan is a type of skin injury and both a tan and a burn are both types of skin injuries that put you at risk for premature photoaging, compromise the immune system in your skin and contribute to skin cancer formation."
The idea that a tan is a skin injury is mindblowing. Everyday is a school day.
Thank you for making it possible for me to save my skin, Dr. Dray. My hero.
kshiftkometh you are being sarcastic right
sophiepmonful I knowww
And it kind of makes sense now, when I think about it. Because it always peels off, and what peels off? Scars, when they heal.
Right!! Mind blown
@@ebbyc1817 omg. Stop. You're making my brain hurt 🤣🤣🤣
Nubian Princess Anyone can face racism. Get off your high horse.
I get told that I'm so pale and that I need a tan. My response is always "tanned skin is damaged skin".
I wear sunscreen everyday, rain or shine.
im going to start saying that lmao
You should reply that I don't need a tan or skin cancer
@Desislava Atanasova Have you tried the La Roche Posay Shaka Fluid? It's meant to have a very high PPD. That might help. Blue jeans are over SPF 100 if I remember correctly. So you could wear those and loose fitting synthetic colored fabrics for your shirts. They have some of the highest UV blocking potential. Idk if applying the sunscreen first would make a big difference if you are applying it on top of other products. That could be preventing it from forming a cohesive film on the skin.
@Desislava Atanasova sunprotective clothing.Some cover you well and are cooling amd/or breathable etc.
Maybe the quatity you apply or/and the rate at wich you apply are the cause.Maybe its the sunscreen that doesnt work for you,maybe it rubs off too easily
@@Batmangutten sunscreen definitely should be applied last
Listen to her. I'm 81 years old and my skin is so blotchy with sun spots. They started showing up in my early 40's. I wish we had the products back when I was younger.
You are precious!😘 Thanks for that advice!❤
i cant thank this woman enough, my skin is at its best thanks to her, sunscreen and fragrance absence made a huge difference in my hyperpigmentation
Hi , I have all that hyper pigmentation and dark spots. My face is a mess. I need help like yesterday. I can't afford a dermatologist. Your advice will be appreciated.
@@diliaortiz1939 use a physical mineral sunscreen which blocks the sun as opposed to chemical sunscreens that absorb the rays (heat up), then reflect them off your skin. when you have hyperpigmentation and or melasma the physical sunscreen is better bc heat is less absorbed. the sun activates melasma and hyperpigmentation so blocking it and wearing wide brimmed tightly woven hats are your best defense
@@NadiaDakroub I think it depends where you live. In Uk, chemical is cheap and very effective. I heard the same in Europe. In US chemical is not so effective. I know it's effective because my hyperpigmentation that I treated did not return. I use physical on the bottom eyelid area, a very small amount. In Uk it cost around £4.50 for 200ml for chemical..
You can dermaroll on the hyperpigmentation area. I recommend a small needle like 0.25mm, so you don't need numbing cream. Once it's gone, you don't need to roll anymore, it be a waste of money. Sunscreen is all you need, every 2 hours. It will take around 3 to 6 months for the pigmentation to fade. If it's already fading with sunscreen, which it can, then you don't need to dermaroll. It depends how deep the pigment is.
@@fearless6947 amazing that sunscreen can do that
Thank you dr dray for encouraging us to wear sunscreen. I am 15 and just got myself a sunscreen and salicylic acid facewash yesterday!!! Excited to start my sunscreen journey😊
@SAMIKSHYA BHANDARI I got uv doux spf 50 sunscreen. It was recommended by my dermatologist
@SAMIKSHYA BHANDARI 😂😂yes
well done. wish I started at your age :)
You girls are lucky to find her at this age!!!
Wish I woulda started that early ! Your so lucky to have access to the internet and start taking care of yourself so young !
Love how you emphasize 'A tan is a type of skin injury.' I guess everyone should appreciate their natural (untanned/unbleached) skin tones by the way. I feel that the fashion industry should promote this idea, instead of praising pale skin (as in Asia) or tanned skin (as in the West) only.
Facts
Thanks yeah ur right😣
🙌 yes
Would be nice if not every other actress or tv personality had a face full of Botox too. That’s just not reality for most people
fashion industry exists to sell products, which they can't do unless they make people feel inadequate about themselves. isn't capitalism wonderful? /s
Korean women do everything possible to get white skin
I’m an esthetician on the coast of South Carolina. I want to play this video on a loop in my treatment room. The social acceptance theory is what I struggle with most with my clients. Thank you!
many of these tanning sunscreens have an spf of 4... now what is that supposed to do lol
A freakin 4?! Wow! That is so sad and it’s probably wicked expensive
Right, what are you good for a minute
Marketing.
They may as well just go outside and tan and ruin their skin instead of buying a product that basically does nothing
My mom buys these, she doesn't get the tanning is bad for your skin thing. It helps her skin not get as dry while she's tanning, that's about it. She's fair skinned so she still burns.
Not gonna lie, this was a wake up call for me. I used the products you mentioned last summer -- and while I was successful in getting a tan and not burning, have now realized the damage to the skin that I might've still caused. Thank you!
People congratulate me on my "healthy" tan all the time, but when I tell them I just use super dark fake tan and a spf50+gel every day, I'm suddenly crazy lol
😂 good on you for protecting your skin!
exactly people hate on fake tans when they are the safe option!
Which tanner and spf do you use? 😀
@@ritanichole I've got the tan from St. Moritz and the sunscreen from Garnier, but I always try new products, so this is just what I use at the moment :)
Same!! My friends are like umm a sun tan is natural. I’m like, technically, so is cancer! 😅
As an asian, back then, I was surprised that western people don’t use umbrellas for sunny days lol.
Hahaha me too!
I always get looked at weird for having an umbrella on standby for sunny days... i wish I was in a place where it was normalized to not want SKIN CANCER lmaoo
Lol but it's cause the grandmas don't want to look dark not cause of uv protection
I use an umbrella in summer. IDGAF what people think. Lots of kids laugh and point.
I wear sunscreen and use umbrella even on cloudy days. I just hate sun and grey cloudy daylight. Lol.
I tanned from the age of 17 until 36! Tanning beds daily, oils in the sun!!! I'm 38 now and working hard to undue the damage I have done. People don't understand how dangerous these behaviors are. I now spend a lot of time getting facial treatments and my derm is my best friend. I finally grasp the many "lectures" I received for so many years. I've been lucky that I don't look like a piece of leather or have skin cancer yet. It's scary. I hear my still tanning friends say "I burn, but it turns to tan." I. Now ready to combat that comment with an educated answer! Thank you for this video!!!
I literally watch your videos all the way through, no skipping. I just love hearing you talk about all things dermatology. I’ve never heard someone speak with so much knowledge and passion about skincare.
Such excellent advice as always. I was diagnosed with Basal Cell and then Squamous Cell at age of 40 and my derm told me it was most likely due to growing up in FL and playing outside year round without sun protection. Thankfully it's been 10 years since last diagnosis and I am now religious about sunscreen!
My coworkers tried to tell me that I should get a tan since I’m so pale and I was like HECK NO I LIKE MY PASTY SELF THANK YOU 👻 thankfully another coworker who’s dealt with skin cancer piped up and said I was the smart one 😅
You have to be strong of character to go against the trendy style of being tanned. Standing out because you are different from the mass majority. I'm very fair skinned, have dark brown hair but freckles (which I always hated) and I burn very easily. I'm 61 years old and still to this day, people make random comments that I have no tan at all in the summer. Oh and yes, I have had skin cancer too so don't be afraid to stand out by your paleness.
You do you 👻
I’m a spray girl
Micaela Foster you are the smart one. I tanned when I was younger and now in my older years have had skin cancer requiring a MOHS and a couple excisions. I now see the dermatologist every six months to get my precancerous spots zapped off. A tan was so not worth it.
@@paulachristie7807 I never tanned intentionally lying in the sun to bake but sunscreen wasn't popular when I was young. We had a swimming pool and I played outside a lot when I was a child. Result: Baso cell carcinoma with MOHS on my right lower eyelid at 53 years old. I see my dermatologist once a year and my sunscreen is precious
I have a darker skin tone and until today I thought that i don’t have to put sunscreen everyday just because of my color. Thank you Dr. Dray you just saved my skin.
I’ve always been heckled for having pale skin but started lathering on the sunscreen in my teens and 20s. My biggest struggle is convincing my outdoorsy husband to wear proper sunscreen 🥴 I get the response “I’m fine” gahhhhh!
My hubby is same! 🙄🙄🙄
I think most men are the same. My husband will only wear sunscreen when we go on holiday
You should be grateful for your pale skin. It's the best
I can relate
I cant convince my husband that uva can also cause damage even if we’re indoors. 😫
It’s a good summer for me when I am just as pale at the end of the summer as I was at the beginning!🌞
Go Ginny. You are Goals! I am covering head to toe but still manage to get a slight tan...
Same xD I don't understand the whole needing a different summer and winter foundation shade thing cuz I stay protected and pale all year long
I love pale skin!
Lol, that's the barometer i use when assessing how much damage I've had after summer ends. If my skin gets any darker than I am naturally, I look at it as either insufficient sunscreen habits, or a failure in sunscreen. Which has made me embrace my skin more. Everyone's God given skin color is gorgeous as is 👍
Same. I embrace the pale! :)
I am level one which is why I wear jeans, long sleeve shirt and sunscreen on my face and chest. I look crazy in Texas but I will age gracefully and not have cancer so it’s worth it!!
I feel the same. My husband thinks I'm ridiculous at times but I dont care because I will look stunning when I'm old compared to most light skinned women who tanned lol
Amanda Aguilar Jeans can be tough to wear during the summer months.
I'm also a type 1. I didn't start sun protective behaviors until a little later in life but I am so passionate about it now.
C. Lord I was that same teen. So stupid. Thank God didn’t do it religiously. Doing all I can now to stay UVA free and have good skin hygiene;)
@Denise Vasquez Lemrick You don't really need **that** much sun to get your recommended levels of vitamin D. You could easily just absorb it on places like your forearms, which is preferable to your face and neck. Or you could just take a supplement, either way.
Most calcium supplements often contain vitamin D and other trace minerals necessary for bone health.
All I can think of is how Dr.Dray is an older version of Nancy from Stranger Things
OMG
You mean Nancy from weeds?
I love it! Such a cute compliment!
I ALWAYS thought that
YES
I always get asked why I’m not trying to tan when I go on holiday/vacation or in the summer, people can’t seem to get their heads around the fact I’m comfortable being “pale”. It took me years to accept myself and I did use to use these products as a teenager but always got heat rash/prickly heat anyway 🤦♀️
I am the same!! I do not get it. I rather just fake tan and look after my skin! Spf 50+ always haha.
Same!!
Also I just burn so das not fun
I enjoy the fact I don't have to buy 2 separate sets of makeup because I stay pale all day every day.
Same. Glad I had the guts to go against the pressure soon enough, while the ppl I grew up with still “work on their tan”. It’s so much more liberating and time saving to just love yourself as you are.
I wish I could take back the ten years of tanning I did when I was younger. Still trying to reverse the damage I did.
I wish the damage of the sun is immediate so people including myself would have gotten sun smart in our earlier years. I’m paying now. Thank you for advocating sun protection.
It is!! Tanning IS sun damage
Amen.
Same!! 🙋🏻♀️ should’ve loved my pale skin all along.
Mother of the skincare
Is that you kylie
So true
i agree
More like Mother of common sense
Never fully understood the difference between UVA and UVB until I started watching Dr. Dray. Thank you for educating us! 😎
Since I started accutane I’ve been avoiding sun like a crazy person, wearing sunscreen 24/7. Even after my treatment I won’t ever tan again
I was a child in the 70s/80s when we had "Sun tan lotion" rather than anything that offered any protection. I wised up when I was a teenager and would use the highest protection available (which was no more than a 20). I'm 47 and I'm seeing the damage I accumulated in my youth showing up now. While my skin still looks good I wish we'd had this knowledge when I was a kid. Cover up your children folks!
I started tanning in the early 90’s after intense peer pressure to be tan. I’m naturally very fair skinned. I not only used tanning accelerator, but even used baby oil and laid out in the sun! In addition, I started going to tanning beds...until I was about 28 or so. Now at 43 years old I’ve already had a pre-cancerous place removed from my shoulder. The left side of my face shows really bad damage from driving and riding in the car, not only darker areas but I have a huge white spot in the middle. Thank goodness I’ve used sunblock for several years now however, the damage has been done. I sincerely hope that anyone looking at the comments will come across ours and think twice before going to a tanning bed or going out in the sun without protection!
@@JenDoe1
Thank you for sharing your experience
I was born in mid 90's and didn't realize the importance of sun protection until I was 18. My mom never put any sunscreen on me even when we were on vacation. What's worse my family has always made fun of me for being so "pale" and encouraged me to get a tan. Sigh.
I put sunscreen on my child every time and my husband thinks I’m crazy
I started tanning as a child. Because my parents didnt reinforce spf, they made us do heavy farm work in the sun. I burned alot up and my family made fun of me because I was pale while the rest of the family was tan. I never could get color until I was an adult, I tanned because of insecurity and it helped my depression. I'm only 28 and ugh my aging. So kids......put in some god damn spf!
I used tanning oil when I was 16, it was cloudy out so I didn’t think I would get much sun.. I went home with sun poisoning. Not sunburn, straight poisoning. I passed out walking back to the house, & woke up in blisters while throwing up..never again will I use it.
I wish I knew all this when I was younger, I still have people giving me crap about my pale skin
Pale skin its beautiful
@Faraway - back it up there. Just because you’re lifting up something doesn’t mean you have to put down another thing. Tanned skin is not dirty. Tanned skin is beautiful. All skin color is beautiful. Your words could really hurt somebody, be careful.
At 56 I remember laying out in the sun when I was young slathered with baby oil. Never tanned but now I'm paying the price. I have age spots and my chest is ruined! Although I still look young for my age (at least that's what people tell me) I wish I would have known better. Now I am diligent with sunscreen but it took a long time to find one I liked so I would wear it every day. So glad I found your channel, I was here when you only had a few subscribers and am so happy that so many people are following you! Hope your Mom is doing well!
I am exactly the same. I am 69 and paying heavily for laying in the sun with baby oil too. I love Dr. Dray and boy do I put on sunscreen every day even walking toward a door or window.
I'm 59 and right there with you.
Same here Michelle. Wish I’d known.
Yeah that was the times for sure sunblock not spoke about I’m from a boater family lived on the water 💦.. sun ☀️ every where .. but now nooo way long sleeve when u run 🏃♀️ sunblock every day !!☝️
can I askw hat the baby oil is for? I've never heard of that beofre
I remember being a teenager in the 1980s and laying out in the sun with baby oil on, baking for hours. Wish I could take that back.
Same. What the heck were we thinking?!😳
Me to, we added iodine to the baby oil.
Back then the "experts" told us it was good for us. As it turns out, 15 to 20 minutes is sufficient for vitamin D but longer can cause serious problems down the road. But none of us knew that back then.
Following generations will hopefully benefit from all us boomer guinea pigs ... 😉
Me also and now dealing with sun cancer
See a dermatologist on a regular basis, just in case
Can we just take a minute to appreciate the glowing and healthy DR DRAY skin.
Thank you to sharing your knowledge with us ❤️
Amen!! Dr Dray skin has a radiance and glow...natural beauty!
My idol! You changed my skin forever. Suffered with acne for 10 plus years! Learning from your videos I have figured out my skin and a regimen that has reduced my breakouts! I can not express how grateful I am for your honestly and the knowledge you share. Acne is the worst and really was frustrating!! You have really changed my skin and more importantly my life! I am forever grateful to you! Infinite xo’s
this is so true in the UK. the minute the sun comes out everyone runs outside with no spf and tans for hours on end
It’s embarrassing to see. I went to secondary school in central London and there was a little green outside the school. We would see people on their bikinis sunbathing in the concrete jungle. My friend who is also black (I am too) would always laugh and point them out.
I am 53 years old & as a child, we would go to the pool, lay out, go fishing & NEVER have sunscreen on back then!! I am a sunscreen 'Queen' now but I think back at all the damage I did to myself!! The sunburns were numerous!! Sunscreen wasn't big back then!! I am afraid of getting skin cancer now!! I hope & pray that people with children, teens, even adult children will show them this video!! Thank you Dr. Dray for getting this video out!!!
54, Same here Kel. I wish I had known too! All the sunscreen in our day was alcohol based and burned like a son of a gun🔥. I’m an SPF worshiper now & religious about my yearly Derm visit.
@@cindylyssikatos3182 My parents never even used any on us!!! I guess they didn't grow up with it so we didn't either!! Oh well, I learned the hard way!! Now, I probably drive people nuts about using sunscreen!! LOL, I don't care just trying to give some good advice!! 🤗
I'm 56 and I identify too. I had a pre melanoma about 20 yrs ago and that was a big wake up call. I embrace my fair skin now and always wear sunscreen. I hate those age spots that have popped up too.
"they are the rays that come through the window and age you"
**pulls down shade on window next to bed**
🤣🤣 yeah & that picture she showed scared me! 😬
Gotta get those blackout curtains ^^
gonna also start wearing masks while at home lol
I put UV film on my windows. I didn't do it for skin reasons (I always have thick curtains up) though. I did it because I adopted a white cat and the vet said that she is more likely to get skin cancer and to keep her out of the window. I thought it would be cruel to not allow her to look out the window so I got UV blocking window film instead. It's not very expensive and it's easy to install. It's also renter-friendly too since it just comes right off when you move. You use soapy water to apply it so very little chance of causing any damage whatsoever.
When I was 13, I bought a book on skincare and read about the dangers of tanning. From then on, I've always maintained the pale look. I have no desire to look brown or orange lol
@@taylorg7783 of course not, totally agree with you. I just mean in regards to tanning.
So true, I wish I knew then what I know now - SPF 50 instead of Ban de Soleil SPF 4!
I'm always looking forward for the "Well hey guys!"
Me too
Same
I say it right along w her 😊
I never knew that a tan is a skin injury. My mom is Sicilian and always brags about how dark she gets in the summer. Heck, I wear shorts and shirts without sunscreen to tan. I only use sunscreen on my face (which my mom was laughing at me for a couple days ago). Now I'm going to put sunscreen on my legs and arms too.
you'll look pretty later in age
Annie C. She’ll look pretty later in age either way. The goal should be to avoid skin cancer. The lessening of wrinkles is a nice byproduct. To sit and claim she’ll be pretty IF she doesn’t get any sun, is ridiculous.
I had a second degree sunburn at 11 years old. Other than that I was always diligent with sunscreen especially after that. Fast forward at 19 years old I ended up with Melanoma.
I get so frustrated when people say “I don’t burn so I don’t need sunscreen”
🙄
sorry to hear that :/
Sorry to hear that😌
YES THANK YOU 🙏🏻 I’m a Latina with really fair skin and have always been made fun of because I “needed a tan”. WELL LISTEN, I don’t need a tan, I need my health. I’d rather have peace of mind and enjoy my natural features.
I will say, though, sometimes I fake-tan my legs because I grew up hiding them and now my arms are a little bit darker and the difference of colors bothers me 😂. But sunscreen always everywhere!🙌🏻
Hope you are having a great day! I sent this video to my 17 year old daughter. Fingers Crossed she will watch it!
Omg .. my 15 year old son .doesn't like to put supported he thinks he knows everything. Sunscreen is a huge conversation here 😒
Im praying for you
Great info. Everyone who cares about their skin should watch this channel!
I’ve seen some people on tiktok struggling with some skin issues and I told them to sub to you because hopefully they can find something that could help them
Great advice
When I was a kid in the early 80s, we called it "suntan lotion" because the whole idea of sunscreen was not even on the radar. I remember then SPF 15 "sunblock" came on the scene and it seemed so ridiculous compared to the SPF 2 & 4.
Excellent video. When I was a teenager and in my 20’s I was mocked for being “too pale” but now that I look 15 years younger than my actual age I’m laughing. I’m not trilled to have to put on sunscreen and be so conscious of the sun but I’d rather not have large chunks of my skin hacked out later thank you. It’s worth the effort. My youngest son graduated from highschool last year and he is also pale skinned, he was voted most likely to put sunscreen on during a rainstorm lol!
Sunscreen Queen. Period
I wish people would stop hating on pale skin..I love my skin but still get hate on it
I can relate
A lot of people actually love it..when it's clear and glowy..it's so ethereal
Love the skin you were born in. Your beautiful pale skin is what makes you match your features
In Asia where I live, people would do anything to be pale, they bleach their skin and use fairness creams. Its just so crazy. People who have white skin get cheered on however, dark skin is not preferred but thankfully , its changing now. So be proud and happy with what you have.😄
You would be loved in Asia if you have pale skin
As a child and teenager I wanted dark skin, so I was out in the sun from 10am to 2pm. In addition to putting my face in the sun because according to me it helped me with acne. I never got a tan and got blisters, ulcers, really bad sunburn, later I developed cystic acne and photosensitivity. Today I am a half-vampire and I LOVE sunscreen, I like to think that it is never too late to make good decisions.
So glad for people like you dr.dry to inform me I didn't know these facts just 5 years ago I didn't even were spf and Im 35 now thank you so much . I'm glad I can educate my kids on spf and now I can do better for myself now. I was the parent who always used sunscreen on my children but not on me. I do now.
Thank you Dr. Drey. I’m a redhead so I use sunscreen and never tan. I’ve been mocked many times for being so fair and not getting a tan. I don’t care what they say.
"One potential positive of sunburn is that it gets people to come inside" LOL LOOOOOOOVE IT
As a 15 year old, I'm glad I got acne or else I wouldn't had discovered Dr.Dray's channel when I was searching for solutions.
My gut always felt skeptical towards all of these popular "skin" fads like tanning, using lemon peel oil, 'clean' skincare, etc. (Thankfully I never participated in them.)
Seeing Dr.Dray debunk all these fads made me feel so reassured and I'm so confident that my skin will age beautifully, I don't care if my family tells me I'm overreacting as I lather my entire body with sunscreen cuz I know I'm taking care of myself.
"being inside for a prolonged time" don't worry... I haven't exited my house in almost 8 months 😂
Viola Ristori I haven't even opened my heavy curtains during all of this! I'm becoming some kind of night creature!
Lol I thought I was the only one.
@Snake Eyes X well, in order not have vit D deficiency you could expose your legs to the sun for about 20 min every day, it's safe and should do the job :)
@@aiquesono You're better off getting supplements instead of intentionally exposing your legs to sunlight
@@aiquesono I have a great doc who explained that it depends which longitude you live near. If you are too far north or south of the equator, the sunlight won't help produce enough vitamin D3 and you should supplement. Other docs have told me the same.
I know this I’ve known this for years and used factor 50. My husband is one of these people who you are talking about. Chasing the sun and slowly burning. Thank you so much for this video I’ll show it to him. You are probably saving countless lives spreading the message about avoiding the sun as much as possible, like you would cigarette smoke.
Thanks for all your videos Dr Dray ❤
Thanks for clarifying Dr. Dray. People are always touting those studies and confusing us- especially the "Clean" camp
Totally true. I'm Type III and can relate to the narrative you mentioned.
You are a skin care goddess! I won’t buy any skin care at all without first checking your channel.
Your skin is perfection. You radiate good health, and classic beauty.
As far as that tiny bit of sunscreen on your nostril, I doubt I’d have noticed it. Even I did, no doubt I’d have KNOWN it wasn’t a booger 😊
Thanks, Doc!
Do these tanning lotions have warning labels about tanning increasing your risk of skin cancer and premature aging? Similar to the cancer warnings in cigarette ads? And if not, why not? 🤔
@@doodoo7207 no it isnt
I can vouch for everything you're saying. I'm 65 and come from baby oil and tin foil waaayyy back before sunscreen. I have LOTS of sun spots from those days. Fortunately I don't have skin cancer; but 4 out of my 7 family members do have quite a bit of it. THANKS!! I LOVE your videos!!
I have the fairest skin and used to burn while I was in the sun as a kid while my friends would get a tan. I finally learned that I needed to wear sunblock, long sleeves, and a hat, and now that I'm in my 40s people often comment that my skin looks really good for my age. Thank you, Dr. Dray, for this very informative video! You are great!
So happy that I’m black & don’t have to worry about having a tan for the summer 😬
Lucky! Got that SPF though?
I have a very deep complexion and I still wear sunscreen on my face and body.
Totally! I've been teased for years for not tanning in the summer, but I literally cannot tan. I just get excruciating, blistering burns.
I hate tanning. I look too dark
I hate tan ..i love my porcelain skin
Yup- I feel like a case study for this. As a teenage I used these products and I didn’t have to wait 20/30 years for my first melanoma. Got my first melanoma at 23 yrs old and second melanoma at 30. Oh don’t forget the tanning bed as a teenager too.
When I was 12 I started on tanning beds, by 17 I was going on the tanning beds twice a day. Now at 33 I only use fake tanner's and use SPF 50. I think I may have gotten away with any long term damage and take really good care of my skin, but oh how I wish I knew what I know no, when I was a young teen.
We don't have any of those products here in the UK and all of our fake tan have to say in the bottle that they don't have any SPF in them and prolonged exposure to sun can cause ageing and skin cancer.
You are the first person on skin care that talks about the number one factor of aging skin and the one that doesn't cost to avoid, I worked on an office for five years and wear a long sleeves uniform, every day and didn't expose myself to the sun , I live in a hot humid weather, with a beach near, let me tell you my skin was so smooth and even toned, people would comment on it, I use only drugstore products now with no frangance and sunscreen every day, because I could confirm the best cream out there is actually sunscreen, you are very honest and knowledgeable and more people should pay attention to professionals not celebrities when it comes to skin care.
i wish dr drays channel existed when i was a teen, i struggled with so many skin problems then, dr dray helped me learn a lot.
You perfectly described me in my 20's. And surprise surprise, I did get skin cancer at 37. SPF 100 daily and out of the sun during peak hours.
Phototype 3 here - I grew up in Florida and rarely wore sunscreen as a kid because I had a really deep tan for so long. Once I was tanned I rarely burned unless out in the sun for so long. Now that I live in the north I am very pale and slather sunscreen like it’s my life. I wish I had worn it more a kid!
Definitely important information. But, I do wish she’d also mention that we do need a measure, albeit small amount, of sun exposure. The hard stance on sunscreen is great but you do need sun exposer so your body can make use of the calcium you take in. Sun exposure is what our bodies need to acquire Vit D. There are far too many people who are Vit D deficient & it causes a HOST of issues. Like depression.
Getting 15 min of sun exposure 1-2 a week is about ALL me need to synthesize the appropriate amount of Vit D. So direct sun, with at least both arms, face & legs (up to knees) for 15 min. Then do your sunscreen stuff.
But Vit D is CRITICAL! There are supplements but because of stomach acid & digestion etc., the amount That actually is bioavailable after that, is so negligible.
Exactly! There have been studies that showed that Northern European countries (like Sweden or Finland for example), which have very little sun exposure, have many more cases of osteoporosis and vitamin d deficiencies in comparison to southern countries in Europe such as Italy or Greece. We literally need the sun to survive.
Exactly!
Supplements my friend
Oh no wonder I've been getting depressed.
Yes, but only from 6-9 AM, other times sun only gets harsh and has a high amount of UVA and UVB ray.
Unfortunately most of the damage is already done. When I was kid my parents never used sunscreen. Lots of summers at the beach with zero sun protection. I ever burned but I was extra dark
Damage is also done for me too. I got a lot of bad burns as a kid, also got tanned over the summer...kind of depresses me now to think about, but I try to just turn that regret into motivation to wear sunscreen. Most of the time it helps!
Everyone should watch this video! This is so true. I wish I knew all of this earlier in my life!!!
Hahaha, thanks for the warning 😂
Thanks for always being an evidence based, logical, and trustworthy source for skincare and dermatology advice. It's made a huge difference to me and I'm so grateful to you for what you do.
Thanks for the video. Honestly this is the first time I hear that tanning, by itself (not tanning after the burn), is bad. I thought that a little sun, in the time of the day when the sun is not bad, would be ok, and that a gradually and slowly developing tanning effect was not a problem, and would increase our natural protection even.
I have to research more about this..
I think it’s more meant to the people that actually go out just for the reason of tanning and using a product you think will protect you.
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I'm so glad that I found your channel. I was unknowingly, unintentionally being in the sun unexposed! I wear sunscreen year round now! And I encourage my family & friends too as well!! Thanks for the information.
Great video-I was raised on the beaches in Santa Cruz, CA and a tan was *everything* . I remember my family doctor telling me to wear a hat and avoid the sun, how I wish I would have listened to him now that I'm in my 50's and spending good money to combat all those years of aging sun exposure. When tanning oils came out in the early '80s with SPF 2 and 4 my friends and I started using them because we thought we were doing something to protect ourselves from skin cancer, but other kids wouldn't use it at all because they thought it would interfere with getting a tan! At least my 19-year-old son uses SPF 100 and a hat!
I don't understand... i don't use any of these products of course and i use spf 50 all days yet getting a tan in the summer is inevitable for me and a lot others im assuming... like what else can i do im so worried? i love being outdoors in nature and the sun makes me happy . how can a little tan be so horrible when it seems so natural? has something around us changed that we can't take the same amount of sun that has always naturally always be available to us? i genuinely want to understand, how can that be? (im not talking about excessive purposeful tanning, just what you can't really avoid living a healthy lifestyle)
“Kids are more likely to engage in this ~tanning behavior~” 😆😆 that made me laugh
I really wish that this information was available when I was a teenager, and young adult . I have suffered 2 nd degree sunburn. Scared for life from this , and worked at a tanning bed . Would go tan 2 times a day . I destroyed my skin , my epidermis. Living in the south as a young adult, looking good was more important then health . Then the AZ sun to top it off ! Trying to repair my skin in my mid 30s . Use Retinol, and Glycolic acid. What else would help ? Also have suffered from severe cystic acne hormonal. Finally I have it under control, first time in my life. I was using is squalane, cannot seem to find a very affordable form of this. Oh I just started using a Laroche Posey that has ceramides and peptides in it. Any additional advice would help change my life for the better. Thank you so much, your advice has already help vastly improve my life with your videos . Keep up the good work ! Your a beautiful person !
The most accurate representation of tanning skin is in SpongeBob with a seal with naturally caramel complection but leathery. Then Patrick gets a tan similar to burned fried chicken
Thank you for this video! I have taken MUCH better care of my skin since I found your channel.
Your channel has grown so much !!! Congrats!
“The sunscreen queen is losing it”
That’s me everyday.
Several times a day.
I died 💀😭😭
I wish I had this information when I was younger.. I haven't tanned in 8 or 9 years now but used to be an avid tanner completely oblivious to the damage and I really wish I had been presented with the knowledge and warnings that I know now.
Wish this information was out there in the 1970's. Thank you Dr Dray.
Amen!
We had sunscreens, but they did NOT protect against UVA!
Can you recommend good self tanners? I’ve seen your other video on it but was wondering if you liked any other ones
Type “dr dray sunless tanning” or “dr dray fake tan” in the UA-cam search bar to find a video on this topic.
I’m 23, I’ve only had 4 really bad burns in my life despite wearing sunscreen. But I regularly never wear sunscreen out, only at the beach. I’m I still getting skin cancer? I just ordered a bunch of sunscreen from target just now after watching this video.
My son is more responsible than my husband with SPF.
I lived in Florida and don't tan. My friends can't believe I don't lay out by the pool every day. I'm 67 and am not about to look any older than I already do. Thank you for educating people on this.
She's so brave displaying all these products 😂 I love her!
This is my current situation! I caution all the young women that I mentor; learn from my mistakes. This video will definitely be shared.
I have massive respect for you, Dr. Dray!
When I was in high school, my spanish class took a trip to Costa Rica. On our beach day, a girl covered herself in a tanning oil and laid out in the sun. She ended up turning so red she almost looked purple and flying home covered in blisters.
That sounds like a near death experience
As an Asian, Filipino kid, getting tan is the last thing that we want. Although we are obsessed with bleaching our skin which is equally bad, my family and I, have never done it and we've been using sunscreen ever since. When I was in hs, I'm the only one wearing sunscreen. Now that I'm 22, I still look 15. Hahahaha
Love you, Dr. Dray, and your skin care wisdom. Growing up during the 1970’s, I started using sunscreen after receiving several blistering burns. When my mom would see me apply it, she would wipe it off! That’s how much people worshipped the goddess of the golden tan, without knowing her sinister side. Keep spreading the word!
Concerning because the age of skin cancer diagnosis is getting younger and younger - 20's.
Dr. Dray, would you consider doing a video along with skin cancer photos - the really bad reality of it? Sometimes people need to see what this kind of cancer does to people :(
THANK YOU! Its actually scary how normal it is to burn your skin away.