Redheads, are you applying enough sunscreen?
British redheads can usually count on having a fairly bearable summer. Mostly rainy, cloudy, and occasionally sunny, generally the UK is not known for heatwaves, droughts and wildfires. But …
Health
Advice and tips for redheads on keeping their sensitive selves in tip top ginger health, whether it’s vitamin D or sun care information.
Sun safety: Using Miiskin app to help monitor your skin for changes
The World Health Organisation reports that cases of both non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancers have been increasing over the past decades. Currently, between two and three million …
Are redheads more likely to be left-handed?
We’ve been wondering, ‘Are redheads more likely to be left-handed?’ We thought we’d find out. Not much scientific research has been done on this subject, but here are …
Higher SPF sunscreen doesn’t necessarily mean you’re safer in the sun
SPF 50 beats SPF 30 in the sun protection stakes, right? Fifty is higher than 30 – it’s simple maths. But that’s not strictly the case.
Why can some redheads tan while others can’t tan at all?
Most people associate red hair with pale skin, but what about those rarest of rare gingers who can tan? Nope, we’re not describing an impossible mythical creature, these tanning ginger …
Why being ginger during summer is actually awesome
Besides the obvious reasons of why summer is glorious (longer days, summer fashion and ice cream – lots of ice cream), being blessed with natural red hair actually gives you some extra …
The truth about clouds and sunburn
When it happens, you feel like a complete idiot and can’t believe how you could let such a thing happen. But cloud sunburn is definitely a thing.
How the MC1R ‘ginger gene’ was discovered
Red hair has been around a loooong time (an estimated 50,000+ years, in fact), so you’d think humanity would be pretty clued up on its weird and wonderful genetics. But much to …
Which? warns over ‘water resistant’ sunscreen claims
Reapplying sunscreen is one of the biggest banes of a redhead’s life. It’s right up there with people pitying you for your lack of tan, and having people ask you “if the …
Suncare: SPF protection…for your eyelashes?
As good redheads, we know our summer morning routine well: apply SPF to the face, body and hair, in all its many, many forms. Then, repeat as necessary (read: quite a lot). But have you ever …
Your red hair needs its own sun protection
The sun is damaging all over so let’s fight it!
High, high SPF sunscreen for redheads
It’s that tricky time of year again, when we don’t know if we should slap on the sunscreen, put layers on, or give up completely and just sit inside. Redheads have a tough time …
Redheads and Achromotrichia: Do gingers go grey?
Everyone seems to have something to say about redheads – they’re fiery, they’re soulless, they’re vampires! While some things you hear about gingers are crazy myths, the …
Do redheads smell different?
Some people just can’t resist a redhead. Blame what you want: their air of mystery or their eye-catching fiery hair – like it or not, redheads are like catnip. But, is this such a …
Should redheads take vitamin D supplements?
The winter season brings a chilly dose of freezing weather, shorter days, and less sunlight. Sure, the last of that list doesn’t bother redheads too much (we’re not ones for …
How redheads’ vitamin D powers can protect them against Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Sunny on the inside, redheads are said to be able to produce high levels of vitamin D when exposed to low levels of UV light. Not only is this important to gingers’ survival (we must …
