So how do you explain blonds that tan easy

[hedonist]

most burn in the sun, but you do get quite a few that tan relatively well... med roots?

[Ülev]

dyed hair

[Herr Abubu]

All the blonds who live back home in my family tan pretty well. I didn't use to tan well, but it got better after a while. Now I don't burn easily and get a very nice colour quick. I guess it's just a matter of acclimatization and maybe diet and lifestyle.

[Yggdrasil]

Most Scandinavians actually tend to tan quite well. I doubt it's because of med roots

[hedonist]

I was wondering if it was a celt vs. germanic thing. I have dark blond hair/ blue eyes yet I can get pretty dark during the summer. My cousin on the other hand cannot get tan to save his life, just burns up like a lobster

[revealman]

Most Scandinavians actually tend to tan quite well. I doubt it's because of med roots

so why do northern countries have highest skin cancer rates?!

https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/imported/...8807210D5B6F2F

[Yggdrasil]

so why do northern countries have highest skin cancer rates?!

Errm, skin cancer and ability to tan aren't really connected to each other

[revealman]

Errm, skin cancer and ability to tan aren't really connected to each other

skin types and skin cancer are closely tied together..

your ability to tan is determined by your ability to produce healthy number of melanosomes and tyrosinase

what counts is the number of melanosomes - and hence melanin - per melanocyte. typically, a dark-haired, dark-skinned, dark-eyed people would have many more melanosomes in her melanocytes than her fair-haired, fair-skinned, light-eyed counterpart.

http://www.skincancer.org/prevention...at-risk-groups

my ex-girlfirend was blonde with very fair skin and got sunburn very easily.. i know what i am speaking about.

[Seth MacFarlane]

The sun

[catgeorge]

Blondes tan guaranteed - not go red but go dark.

Three days on a Greek island having fun outdoors three days straight and you will tan.

Have seen it with everyone.