Getting sun on the body is the best way to produce vitamin D which is vital for our immune systems. Obviously in a controlled way but sunscreen often means people do not get the vitamin D just roasted. Marketing has meant moving away from natural processes and that is becoming more recognised now.
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For those who want to know
âHorses sweat. Men perspire. Women gently glow.â
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Even as naturists, we are not sunbathing in this heat! We are doing DIY inside the house but have to pop outside to cut bits of wood or grind something - so sunhat, sunglasses and sunblock (or a long sleeved shirt for me as I burn to a crisp but my freckles dance) for brief moments. Weâve got fans on, in the area we are working to help cool down a bit Forget about gardening at this moment in time though!
That reminds me years ago on holiday in Torremolinos and a bloke was laid on a public beach totally naked with his meat and two veg on full view. An elderly lady nearby was obviously upset so got an icecream and âaccidentallyâ dropped it on him as she walked by. We laughed about it for years after.
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Then proceeded to lick it off him 
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A problem I shared since as long as I can remember, used to be the calamine lotion kid.
However recent revelation has changed that and whilst over exposure would mean redness so I still use aloe post sun, I now turn brownish. I put this down to dietary changes, it was also reported by others doing similar regimes which is how I became aware of it.
Reminds me of our first encounter with naturism. Many years ago returning north up the Spanish Med coast with the caravan looking for a place to park for the night, Fran was studying the sites book and came up with the perfect choice not too far ahead. As she read it out I began to laugh, because obviously she was confusing naturist with naturalist and thought it meant there would be lots of wildlife there.
I did gently explain but she apparently didnât believe me so we pulled in when we got there. Reception was closed that late in the day but there was a small area for overnight late arrivals, so we parked up and then did a quick tour of the facilities All was nice and clean and met with her approval although she did find it strange that all the shower cubicles had no doors. 
After a good nightâs sleep we opened the curtains in the morning and the first person we saw was a young man, meat and 2 veg proudly displayed, walking past the van. Penny dropped and I was close to hysteria at the look on her face.
But we did stop, and went back a year later, but the 3rd year it was wrecked by a flash flood. But we did find another nearby.
If it had been at Cap dâAgde sheâd need the whole ice cream kioskâ:wink:
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Donât forget the donuts and caramelised peanuts.
Being naked is allowed on all Spanish beaches except where expressly forbidden.
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As is ice cream. 
Just a thought though, does that mean he could sue her for the attack? 
I donât know if it would stand up in court 
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DIY woodworking and naturism seems a potentially hazardous combinationâŠ
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I expected the grind something to raise a smile.
I read that the naturists who have been perfectly legally using certain beaches do not welcome the arrival of clothed people, who take photos and comment loudly on physique. It seems to be a new phenomenon. Incivility.
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Well you always got small groups of clothes generally young men (wearing several lots of pants/bathing suit/board shorts on top of each other, very weird) coming specifically and obviously to gawp, who were told to strip or bugger off, but now you get people coming and gawping as you say and then complaining there are naked people lying around reading, or swimming, or having a picnic and will noone think of the kiddies. I think these latter people can bugger off just as much as the unashamed gawpers.
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Safety goggles and ear muffs, have helped. It is more the hammering, use of a nail gun and gluing at the moment inside - we are putting up wood panelling to cover the former chipboard garage walls to make it into an entrance hall with a separating wall into a workshop. (Our house is wood). Chipboard is a hazard and Iâve spent a few minutes digging out splinters from hubbyâs fingers. So far weâve not nailed ourselves to the wall - we are extra careful. 
I agree with your point though!
I have heard of diet being beneficial for the skin vs sun. Interesting.
Iâve got aloe vera after lotion in my first aid cabinet. It helps.
Years ago, on a school trip to Mombassa (I lived in Kenya for a few years during my early teens), one girl got severe sunburn and the teachers had her under a cool shower and then put vinegar on her skin. It worked a treat,
For the 1st ten years living in France, aged 50 to 60, I found the summer heat unbearable, even sitting in the shade of a dense dark green parasol, and wearing t-shirt, shorts and sandals, and with a large fan extended out into the garden blasting away.
I now realise the problem was not drinking enough water.
Now into my 80s I can tolerate dry heat outdoors provided I donât spend more than about 30 minutes under the sun. Best for me to be indoors in this heat.
While writing this, at 10am, the room temperature is just under 28°C and I feel very comfortable, even cool. This evening will be hotter but providing I stay relatively sedentary the heat is no problem. If humidity is high then I move about even less.
I do sweat, but only when Iâm overly physically active, and then I drink water, strip off to the waist, take my socks off and douse my head under a tap â helps enormously to reduce body heat.
When it is not a beach, and not in Spain
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