Do white people really burn in the sun?
Melanin is the substance in your skin that causes it to darken and protect you from the ultraviolet rays in sunlight. As you are exposed to sunlight, the melanin is activated. The lighter your skin, the less melanin is present. Lighter-skinned people can increase the amount of melanin gradually by tanning. Very light-skinned people may not be able to develop sufficient melanin to protect themselves and are very likely to experience sunburn unless their skin is protected by clothing or sunscreen.Black infants, light-colored at birth, quickly develop their melanin as they are exposed to sunlight. Black people, by virtue of their larger amounts of melanin, are much more resistant to sunburn than whites.Albinos have a mistake in their DNA that causes them to have no melanin at all. They have to protect themselves from sunlight to an extent far greater than others.Excessive exposure to the sun’s rays can cause skin cancer.Severe sunburn over a large portion of your body can indeed cause death, like any other severe burn.
Once you get a tan, can you get back to your natural skin color after that?
You will go back to your God given color if you don't tan either naturally or at a salon. The reason people need to bathe or shower everyday is to remove the millions of dead cells from our bodies. Our bodies constantly produce healthy cells and push off the dead ones. If you don't wash them off regularly, you smell. As the cells die off, the ones that are colored from the sun or salon leave your skin, eventually, if don't tan, the skin reverts back to its natural tone.
How can I stay light skinned during summer?
My HIGHSCHOOL is partially outdoors, but it's also indoors partially. So in a day, I'm either out in the sun 30- 60 minutes :( I wear sunblock but i don't think it helps at all. I'm a yellowy complexion. My cleavage spot has a v shape and is tanner than the bottom D: my face is tanner , and my outside of my arms. My belly and legs and back is pale-yellow ( I'm Asian ) but I tan quickly :( doesn't sunblock wear off? :( please help. I dont look good tan. We moved from Japan to Arizona , so it's impossible to stay light skinned.....
Do patio screens block UV rays? If so, what SPF would they equal?
We lay out on our pool deck which has an enclosed screen mesh. Do we still need to use sunblock? It seems we don't get as much sun through the metal screen.
Blotchy skin from being in the sun only ten minutes?
It was a nice day in Phoenix today so I sat out in the sun for only ten minutes. It was 75 outside, not hot, just comfortable. The uppper part of my legs, the thights, started to get red blotches all over. When I went inside they went away. The same thing happened last year when I was out in the sun. I am never out in the sun much anymore, but years ago I always had a great tan. I take medications and wonder if this could have any affect on these blotches. This never happened years ago when I was in the sun, but it happens now. I am very white because I no longer sit in the sun. I went to visit a friend at the resort last year and was in the sun twenty-five minutes and the upper part of my legs got the blotches. What is causing this to happen? I cannot even sit outside in the sun. Thanks - I could not find out much info on the Internet.
Is san diego better than phoenix or scottsdale arizona?
Is san diego(downtown or university city area) or phoenix/scottsdale arizona better ??!?!!? I know that arizona is cheaperrr but its just like a city in the middle of the desert SOOO...... is California worth the extra money and if it is WHY?!? PS im from the east coast and have never been to the western area of u.s. besides las vegas and i would NEVER live there becuase i would def get bored after a week