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Re:F.lux updated by wyager on Friday March 07, 2014 @02:43AM (#7358966)

All sources I've read seemed to indicate that white people only need a few minutes a day of direct sun exposure to the entire body to get sufficient vitamin D. How long does it take you to burn?

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Re:F.lux updated by cbhl on Friday March 07, 2014 @02:56AM (#7358999)

I'm under the impression that depending on your skin type you can burn within a few minutes.

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Re:F.lux updated by weavie on Friday March 07, 2014 @03:17AM (#7359053)

I was under the impression that you can build up your tolerance to the sun by slowly increasing your exposure to it each day. Does this not apply for certain skin types?

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Re:F.lux updated by dtech on Friday March 07, 2014 @03:45AM (#7359126)

For some skin types the effect is so small that you can just not take it into account. Especially people with red hair are known to have these skin types (hair and skin color are both dependent on malanin)

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