Skin tone

Vitamin D supplements are a great thing if you (a) don't like the sun or (b) burn really quickly. They keep one healthy, but still pale.

Hey thanks for the info I didn't know that In fact I rather thought vitamin E was responsible for it (makes dumb dumb sound)

Thanks for the information!

(But darn it, I hate it when my parents are right)

In a way I eat 'healthy' food..But I eat so little that I don't generally get enough nutrients anyway. I guess I'm silly in the sense I'm not so bothered about my personal health - For now. I just find it difficult to eat the things you're recommended to, when you only have 3 meals a day and can't really eat anytime you want in college.

I've been looking for a parasol for ages..But the ones I like the look of are so expensive! :S The ones below are around 40-50 GBP..Not willing to spend that much on a parasol yet..But my eye will be on them for a while.

I don't think you need a lot of time in the sun to get your vitamin D... 20 or 30 minutes will do, if I remember correctly. The average person would probably get that much just going about their daily routine (walking from the house to the car, to the office, etc.) But it doesn't work through glass, so you can't count time spent sitting near a window on a sunny day.

I think dairy products contatin vitamin D as well, although it's hard to get all the vitamins you need from food, even if you do eat a balanced diet.

I'm also very pale. So pale that one summer I got a sunburn and the marks from my swimming suit were visible for 2 and a half years just from that sunburn!
My skin is pretty sensitive. I have to use a ph natural shower gel and always put on some cream like Bepanthen (dunno if you know it) or I have a pretty bad rash (don't know how to describe it) on my arms. It's worse during summer. Once the woman from the grocery store asked about it as it looked horrible. I felt so embarrassed.
My dermatologist wants to see me every 4 months as I got like 8 out of 10 signs of skin cancer and yada yada yada... The whole thing is frustrating.
I don't have a parasol, as it's too expansive over the net and here in Croatia you can't find them anywhere. This year I'm buying a regular umbrella and changing the fabric by myself.

I am not specially pale but i'm not tan.