Quote Originally Posted by KnottedYet View Post
Red hair, freckles, green eyes.

Malignant melanoma.

First doc I went to said I was too young to have skin cancer and refused to do anything about my funny mole. Told me I was too stressed and said I must be picking at it because of stress.
What's with doctors assuming that because you're young you can't have anything wrong with you? Thankfully you followed your instinct and didn't just trust him/her.

I'm also very pale, blonde hair, blue eyes. I've been using L'oreal Ombrelle sunscreen for a few years because it has mexoryl in it. I put it to the test in Italy last summer when there was a heatwave in Rome. (It felt a lot like standing in front of an oven - and I'm no stranger to heat/humidity). It lasted a long time even though I got quite sweaty at time and I never got a burn. Amazing for me.

It's great to know there are cycling clothes with SPF protection in them as well. Thanks for starting this thread Yen. Learn something new everyday.