Do you like being pasty colored and vitamin-D deficient?

Sun exposure, in moderation, may be healthy - especially because it provides high amounts of Vitamin-D. A reasonable recommendation seems to be to let your skin see sunshine for at least 15 minutes every day, without getting burned. To protect against skin cancers, especially if you have a light complexion or have numerous moles, it would be wise to avoid sunburns (or redness) and chlorinated pools, do not rely on only sunscreens to protect you from over-exposure, increase your omega-3/omega-6 ratio. Oral and topical antioxidants have also been shown to reduce sun damage. Some of the many sun-protecting antioxidants can be found in the links to the right.

Topical Sun Protection

As for topical antioxidant sun protection, brew a fresh pot of very strong green tea (or using Green Tea Extract), let it cool and put it in spray bottles. Spray it directly on the skin to cool down in the sun and to augment your usual sun-shielding and cancer-fighting methods. Liquid green tea does not store well, so make it fresh and use it up. It is likely that most antioxidants, when applied topically, will also have a protective effect in the photoaging and cancer of the skin.