CONTENTS HEALTH BENEFITS | 8 DNA damage can cause various skin problems over time, including wrinkles, premature ageing, and even deadly melanomas. Even if you only get sunburned once or twice a year, you can get a melanoma, one of the deadliest skin cancers, and carcinomas. The less sun exposure, the better because cumulative sun damage causes the most damage. WHO IS THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL? Keep in mind that any colour of skin can burn. In fact, many dark-skinned people die of skin cancer every year because they don’t detect they have it early enough. COVER UP, EVEN IF IT’S CLOUDY UV radiation does not feel like heat on the skin, but it can be as strong and damaging on a cool and cloudy day as on a clear sunny day. In fact, 80-85% of UV radiation passes through clouds! Grey clouds allow 32% of rays to pass through to the surface, while white, fluffy clouds allow 89% of rays to pass through. Benefits-Sum-2022-Dec-8001 7 SEVEN FACTS ON SUNSCREEN
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