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Originally Posted by lukevanoort
As everyone else I've met with red hair, I burn really easily.
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Haha, yup.
The first time I went down to Florida to visit UM, I didn't just get sunburned. I would prefer to call it sun RAPED, as opposed to sun "kissed".
Being a redhead with a fair complexion, you would think that I would have anticipated the stronger UV rays down in Florida. But, 5 five hour trip from Miami to Gainesville in a convertible - on a cloudy day with NO SUNSCREEN - gave me the worst sunburn I had ever had. My entire upper chest/shoulders were cracked and blistered, and I had to go to the doctor to get burn cream. At first, it didn't hurt too bad, but the day I came back to school, it started to dry out (and get really painful). I went to the nurse, and the "normal" stuff that they give to relieve sunburns hurt me soooo bad that I was literally in tears and squirming about 5 seconds after she put it on. She told me that I had a second degree burn and needed to go to the doctor.
Even today, 7 months after that visit, whenever I take a shower and the hot water runs over my chest, the areas that were burned still turn bright pink. I don't know if that means the deeper layers of skin are still healing, or what. But it's pretty weird. Next year, when I move to Florida, I will be careful to wear sunscreen EVERY DAY. I never want to repeat that painful experience again. I know that having really fair skin isn't considered to be in style, but honestly, I don't care. It's my way of being unique. Plus, I don't have to worry about skin cancer from excessive tanning.
