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HEALTH: What is Harmful about Sunbathing?

August 7, 2008 – 11:02 pm

Sun is a great source for human being, but when it is used wrong, it is a source of troubles. Dermatologists say that the main reason of skin cancer is sun rays. Especially in summer days, we like sunbathing; it is good for our body but it can also give harm to our body, keeping the balance is important, so what should we do? Keep that in mind, the more you sun tan, the more your skin is damaged!

Effect of Sun Rays on the Skin
Some amount of the sun rays reaching to your skin is reflected, but some of it is absorbed and conserved by the skin. These absorbed and conserved lights cause spots on the skin, freckling, skin cancer, wrinkles, getting old before time, burning and pain. These are just major effects of sun rays, they change according to your skin types, your exposure time etc.

Suggestions for Sunbathing
Never ever sunbath between the hours 11:00 and 16:00, this is the time that sun rays come directly, it is much more harmful than other times. If you want to know which time is suitable for sun tanning, watch your shadow, when your shadow and your height are equal, it is the time; the sun rays are not so harmful.

Wear hat, sunglasses, and use suntan cream. There are many types of suntan creams, choose a suitable one for your skin, it can be for sensitive skin, normal skin, first of all, learn your skin type. During sunbathing and going around under sun, cloth choosing is an essential point; try to wear light colors, dark ones such as black, and dark blue keeps sun rays more, light colors such as white, yellow reflect the light.

Pay great attention to children, they are more sensitive to sun lights, their skin is lighter than us, do not expose a baby directly to sun.

Keep your sunbathing time as short as possible, do not try to have a tan just in day, if you want to have a tan, try to get it with sunbathing from time to time, this will reduce the risks of over exposure to the sun.

Periodically, control your moles; if they are becoming more and more, or just existing ones change in shape, there is something extraordinary, consult to a doctor without losing time.

You can get a tan even in the shade if your skin is sensitive, so take required precautions before going out. If you have to go out on sunny days, try to be in shade.

There are current searches trying to find whether excessive exposure to the sun light damages DNA or not, it is not a valid thought, but there is not also a proof showing that it does not damage, so think this point.

The only place to be exposed to the sun rays is not beaches, the surfaces like snow and water also reflect sun lights and give harm to your skin, so when you are in such a place, take precaution.

After taking precaution, the sun is not harmful; on the contrary it is a source of D vitamin for us, vitamin D is necessary for bones, with it the bones becomes stronger. Another benefit of sunbathing is that it is useful for acne treatment; researches show that sun tanning reduces acne and new acne forming. If you feel safe with precautions, enjoy the sun!

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