10 These facts explain why that burns you forever

Some people - sunbathing, others - burn, and they do not suffer, do anything with it impossible. Or maybe? ..



1. Sunburn - is the reaction of skin cell DNA damage by ultraviolet rays. By itself, tanning and sunburn are not bad for us, but the DNA damage increases the likelihood of skin cancer.

2. Ultraviolet (UV) light - is electromagnetic radiation, occupying the spectral range between visible and X-ray radiation. The sun emits several types of ultraviolet radiation.

3. Our body has a natural UV protection - the dark pigment called melanin. It melanin gives the skin color - what it is, the darker the skin. This material reduces the effects of radiation.

4. People who have less melanin (skin and lighter) often burn. In their body begins to produce extra melanin only in the process of tanning.

5. The skin cells whose DNA has changed under the influence of the sun, the body kills, so they do not become a tumor. When this happens, we feel a burning sensation, the skin reddens and blisters formed on it.





6. The most dangerous time for sunbathing - between 10 and 14 o'clock in the morning. During this period the probability to get a sunburn is particularly great.

7. Clouds do not prevent the penetration of UV rays, so you can burn and in cloudy weather.

8. The higher you are (eg in the mountains), the easier and faster that burns.

9. To prevent burns, dermatologists recommend using a sunscreen with an SPF record is not lower than 30. Apply it no less than 15 minutes before sun exposure.

10. If burned, drink more water. Sunburns are often accompanied by dehydration.

via lifehacker.ru/2015/07/24/pochemu-lyudi-obgorayut/