Do YOU see sunburn as an inevitable sign of summer?

  • Of those suffering sunburn, 28% have been burned at least three times in a year
  • One in 40 admit to getting burnt more than seven times in the UK in 12 months
  • Reasons include not realising the sun’s strength and not reapplying sun cream
  • Dr Nick Levell, president of the British Association of Dermatologists warns our complacent attitudes to sun safety may be putting our lives at risk

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Alexandra Thompson Health Reporter For Mailonline


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10:03 EDT, 8 May 2017

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Too many Britons see sunburn as an inevitable price of summer, a leading skin doctor has said. 

One-third (35 per cent) of Britons have been sunburnt in the past year, according to a new survey.

Of those, 28 per cent have been burnt at least three times. 

One in 40 of those surveyed admitted to getting burnt more than seven times in the UK in the past year. 

The most common reasons for people’s sunburn included failing to realise the sun’s strength and not reapplying sun cream regularly enough or after sweating or swimming. 

One-third (35 per cent) of Britons have been sunburnt in the past year, according to a survey

One-third (35 per cent) of Britons have been sunburnt in the past year, according to a survey

One-third (35 per cent) of Britons have been sunburnt in the past year, according to a survey

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The British Association of Dermatologists carried out the survey on more than 2,000 British adults.  

Dr Nick Levell, president of the British Association of Dermatologists, said: ‘British people are increasingly well informed about sun protection and seem to understand the risks of sunburn.

‘However, it’s proving to be a long and slow road to actually changing how we, as a culture, look after ourselves in the sun.

‘Too many people are ready to laugh off sunburn as the inevitable price of enjoying the summer, but it shouldn’t be.

‘It’s possible to enjoy the sun, and summer, without suffering sun damage; it just takes a bit of care.

He said: ‘Particularly shocking is the small, but not insignificant, proportion of the population who seem to be ‘super burners’.

‘It’s far from ideal for anyone to get sunburnt, but there are people out there who are reporting being burnt seven, eight, nine, 10, or even 11 times a year, both in the UK and abroad.

‘These people are really putting their lives at risk and need to think about how they can change their behaviour to prevent sunburn.’ 

This comes after research conducted by Garnier Ambre Solaire found that thousands of children are facing painful sunburn because teachers are too afraid to put sun cream on students. 

Teachers at many schools have been told not to put sunscreen on pupils for fear of opening themselves up to allegations of child abuse. 

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