do black people get sunburnt?

Answer 1

Yes, they do, but they don't turn red like us pale skins do. I have many black or dark friends that have spent too much time in the sun (mostly in sports) and they do get burned.

Answer 2

This is crazy, my friends and i JUST had this conversation today. Yes we can get sunburned, and even tho the amount of melanin in your skin affects the chances and severity of that, the darker you are dosent necessarily mean your less prone, when compared to other black people that is. Each persons skin is unique. For instance, i am what one would call "light skinned" and in the winter months i get paler than usual, but i tan extremely easily. Though i am very fair, i have NEVER been sunburnt. I always wear sunscreen to the beach but not like i should otherwise, still i have never been burnt. One of my friends who i had this conversation with earlier is a few shades darker than me and she gets burnt bad (redness, peeling & pain) almost everytime she goes to the beach. Then you have my mother, who is brown skinned, her skin tone is almost reddish like Indians (from India), shes constantly in the sun for H0URS at a time in her garden and has never been burnt. It varies from person to person. As for your neighbor, if they are not concerned with being sunburned, you probably shouldnt be either...they will survive =)

Answer 3

l am glad to read that most people seem to realise that black people CAN get sunburnt.
For the few who don't know,sun burn is a 1st degree burn that affects the topmost layer of the skin after prolonged exposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun.
The skin's defence against this is pigmentation -tanning.
The lighter skinned you are,the less you are able to tan and vice versa.
The ability to tan depends on a pigment in the skin called melanin and an enzyme called tyrosinase.
Melanocytes (cells which produce the pigment) use this enzyme to produce pigmentation.
All races have melanocytes and melanin.
Variations occur within every race based on the chromosomal make-up of the individual - so you have red hair,brown hair and different coloured eyes in 'white' people and really black skin ,brown skin,almost orange or yellow skin in 'black' people.
For this question l am referring only to purely white or purely black people - not mulattos .
The amount of melanin and the type of pigment it produces affect the tendency to get sun- burnt.
Thus an orange or yellow skinned 'black' person may get burnt almost as easily as a red-head or blonde'white' person,compared to other members of their respective races.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Yep i've been to jamaica and got so badly burnt i had blisters all over my back n was sore for 2 days lol. Natural Aloe vera does the trick superbly though. I also got burnt on 1 of the hottest days england has seen when at a festival in Bath, still have a slighter dark mark where i burnt lol thats what u get for drinkin all day lol :s

Answer 6

Do Black People Get Sunburn

Answer 7

All skin colors can get sunburnt and suntanned, which is why it is essential for everyone to use sunscreen before going out into the sun.

Sunburns make a person more susceptible to skin cancer, which can be deadly if not caught in time.

Answer 8

How To Get Lighter Skin ?

I'm very dark ! Like Fr Fr !! I want to be lighter. Are there any creams or anything ? I'm the darkest person and my family and people always calling me dark ! Its aggravating, I hate being this dark ! I don't want to be light skinned. i want to be brown skinned like a Jennifer Hudson color. I'm more like a Kelly Rowland color but maybe a little darker . I really need to get lighter . May u help me ?? I tried lemons ...didn't work.

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Answer 10

for me it depends upon the girl. Like I might observe a girl with black hair and also think she is totally hot however see a girl with blond tresses that is meh and vice versa.

Answer 11

I was born with blonde hair so i think we look fine thats the way i was born