Why do redheads tend to freckle more than blondes?

I'm always fighting my freckles with chemical peels and I stay out of the sun like it's the plague. Why do blondes (or even brunettes) who are as light skinned as me tend to have one-toned skin while I get spots %26amp; blotches of freckles?

Why do redheads tend to freckle more than blondes?
My cosmetic sugeon's office told me that freckles are a sign of sun damage. I've never understood this since I had freckles as a kid but they faded as I got older. Redheads freckle because their skin is usually fair and more sensitive to sunlight. I also get spots and splotches and it bothers me sometimes. But I love being a redhead. I feel really special and different and have received comments on my hair since the minute I was born. We do have to be more cautious in the sun, but it is worth it.
Reply:Being a natural redhead myself this one is common. It's the pigment in your skin. Redheads tend to be fair skinned so it varies from woman to woman. I can tan and most redheads can't. As far as the freckles, I love them so enjoy what God gave you!
Reply:It has to do with the composition of your skin. You will NEVER tan so quit trying. I tried for years to tell my red-headed daughter this and she wouldn't listen. Today she has had to have a basal cell carcinoma removed from her nose and has other "spots" that she is having to watch. Please listen to me--I am a red-head too and I know what I'm talking about. I once had a friend who died three weeks after having been sunburned and had a spot go cancerous on her. Trying to tan isn't worth your life.
Reply:We are just lucky that way Honey!!! Please understand that as you age your skin will become less freckled. Or maybe it is that all my freckles have joined and there is no more cream spaces??





Anyway!! You should glory in the red hair!! Not fret about the freckles!!





Remember that we, Redheads, are more beautiful than any blonde or brunette ever thought of being!!