Do you wear sunscreen when inside?
I live in a small city apartment north facing with big bay windows (proportionally). There is no direct sun, but much reflected light- it's a relatively bright apartment.
The idea of glopping on sunscreen while at home, seems excessive but I have seen that some do.
Do you wear sunscreen when inside in a bright-ish room with no direct sunlight?
Me: 58, 1st skin cancer a few weeks ago: invasive squamous cell, waiting for results from 2nd biopsy.
One thing that I do as habit now is put on a facial lotion that has SPF30 in it already. I feels like regular lotion. Since I am outside a lot I do wear a lot of SPF50 long sleeve shirts. They are cool and protect me indoors and out. I understand where you are coming from in regard to lathering up while staying indoors. I also understand that sun rays penetrate glass, so I am careful about any exposure. Scott skincancer.net team member
I do. I am in the habit of putting sunscreen on before my clothes—every day. It helps me feel protected, if nothing else.
Where in the world are you? It would probably make a difference if you were in Scotland or Canada versus Australia (or Mexico, where I am).
Glass should, I believe, filter out most UVB but it lets through most of the more-damaging UVA. (This is what I've read, anyway.)
But if it's reflected light, then whatever it's being reflected off will also absorb various wavelengths. At a guess, water or metal would probably be the most efficient reflectors of damaging rays.
I guess you could actually get this measured with an appropriate light meter if you're really concerned but, personally, I'd be pretty surprised if you could get a tan off this light and therefore it would probably not be too much of a worry. Just a guess!
And you could always draw the curtains or avoid the window(s) at the brightest part of the day/year. I don't think I'd be slapping on the sun block inside.Thanks for your thoughts. I am on Long Island, NY. The lotion I use with SPF protection feels like any other moisturizing lotion I could use, so I put that on as part of my daily routine. I live in a house where everyone wants the curtains open to see birds and trees and such. I don't lather up strongly inside, but try to be as careful as possible. Scott skincancer.net team member
