Thread: [Read ALL Details] I've always wondered about this...am I like, allergic to the sun?

Well for starters I'm deathly pale. I have naturally super light eyes & skin, too. Thanks to my heritage/genetics I guess. (Germannnnnn)

My problem is I can't go out in the summer for even 30 minutes without getting a bad sunburn and red itchy bumps. I can barely even open my eyes when I'm outside in the sunlight, period. My friends always laugh and joke that I'm so some sort of vampire because of it all.

Any input? I'm not even sure if it's linked to something health related.


I like being pale because it adds to me looking exotic. And I wouldnt want to be in the sun anyways because my family has a history of skin cancer / I don't want wrinkles.

Yes, I still wear sunscreen though.

Maybe you should live in Portland or Seattle.