Sunburn

The ultraviolets are the sun rays inflicting the kind skin damage known as sunburn. If the exposure to the sun is moderate than the result is the mere tanning of the skin; yet, even so, the tissue decaying process is accelerated. This is the main reason why most people who sunbathe a lot, are more likely to experience a rapid skin aging process. Repeated or very severe camping sunburn is often considered to be one of the common reasons for the thousands of cancer cases that appear every day. To understand how it is possible for a sunburn to lead to cancer we should first understand the impact of the UV rays at the cellular level.

Every time you sunbathe, you actually increase the presence of a substance known as melanin that is the one to give the tanned look to the skin. However, sunburn and the melanin production are the direct result of a direct DNA damage at the cellular level. If the repairs do not occur properly, the cells will grow chaotically and the result is cancer. Even so, not any sunburn results in cancer; the affection is generally considered minor and easy to heal despite the fact that the recovery process is pretty slow as such.

Sunscreens have become another issue these days given the fact that though they protect us against sunburn, there are other threats they don't help us with. Studies indicate that some cosmetic products designed as screening lotions do not provide an adequate quality in terms of ingredients safety. This means that some of the chemicals in the composition of sunscreens could actually cause allergic reactions; moreover, there are aspects of the ultraviolet radiation that we cannot protect ourselves against by means of sunscreens. Spending as little time in the sun as possible is one solution, and wearing loose clothes to shield our bodies is the other 100% safe option.

You will be protected against sunburn and skin cancer if you use a sunscreen that bloks the ultraviolet radiation properly while remaining in a thin film at the skin surface. As long as it doesn't penetrate in the cells, the sunscreen remains safe and effective. The problem with substances that are absorbed in the tissues result from the fact that when in contact with solar radiation they do prevent sunburn but at the same time they increase the level of the free radicals, favoring the appearance or growth of skin tumors.