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    Re: Vegans, vitamin D and the sun

    most likely, also may be animal tested depending on brand/ legal requirements where you are
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    Re: Vegans, vitamin D and the sun

    personal advice, speak to a good pharmacist about the differences between them and if possible get them to recommend a more vegan version of the one prescribed, if that requires a prescription then...
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    Re: Vegans, vitamin D and the sun

    the variables are considerable, hight of the sun during exposure, filtration effects (eg cloud, glass, pollution etc), skin type, duration of exposure, portion of body exposed, efficacy of production...
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    Re: Vegans, vitamin D and the sun

    I meant knees not ankles, was having a massive brain fart.
    I'll try to find some journals that are public accessible that show the reasoning behind this.
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    Re: Vegans, vitamin D and the sun

    they are still a bit pricey and more expensive than true energy saving bulbs. Ideally full spectrum bulbs should be used only from around September to April in the home and allow plenty of natural...
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    Re: Vegans, vitamin D and the sun

    full spectrum lamps that produce low levels of UV light as part of the spectrum can help as can using full spectrum lighting in your home (not a matter of tricking the brain, uv light converts a form...
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    Re: Vegans, vitamin D and the sun

    it is true that D2 is less effective than D3 as it requires more work by our kidneys and liver, however we can still eat enough and with some sensible sun exposure there shouldn't be any problems.
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    Re: Vegans, vitamin D and the sun

    I wasn't saying that we shouldn't get exposure to the sun (though the sun is quite dangerous for me as it happens) rather that as so many people live in different climates now than their skin is...
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    Re: Vegans, vitamin D and the sun

    I think the most important thing here is that we ensure that we get enough vitD from our food sources rather than relying on the sun.
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    Re: Vegans, vitamin D and the sun

    do you know about the testing though as I can't see any info about that on their website. I have seen other creams that are vegan in terms of ingredients but none that are of a really high spf that...
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    Re: Vegans, vitamin D and the sun

    Well it's better than nothing and is a great start but really I need something closer to the spf50 mark
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    Re: Vegans, vitamin D and the sun

    I burn incredibly easily, a little time in the sun in winter last year in New York without sun cream left me sunburnt. In summer following the guidelines with spf50+ spending no more than an hour...
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