a freind of mine said you can get a tan by sitting in the warm breeze even if your in the shade is that true?
2006-09-03 10:36:16 · 23 answers · asked by dailos s 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
even at night
2006-09-03 10:40:59 · update #1
sunbathing
2006-09-03 10:41:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can certainly get a tan in these conditions, even without the wind. I've got a very fair skin and burn exceedingly easily so I always sit in the shade, but I'm quite brown.
It has the added benefit of not damaging your skin so much by burning, and after a great number of years of getting a tan like this people comment on how few wrinkles I've got compared to similar aged friends who sun bathe!
You can't get a suntan at night - how about a moontan?
2006-09-03 10:45:21 · answer #2 · answered by Purple 8 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the UV rays from the sun.
You may possibly get a tan from overcast conditions etc but i dont think it is as fast acting as being out in pure sunlight.
A tan is caused when the melonin pigments form on the top layers of skin.
Its your body,s natural sunblock hence the hotter the climate the darker the human population.
We in england and whoever that live further from the equator than most are not addapted to such climates hence the variouse types of skin damage that occure made worse by global warming etc.
I have never heard of a sun tan at night. Whoever told you that is either smoking some seriouse s*it, or drinks too much.
2006-09-03 11:05:02 · answer #3 · answered by tranquility 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get a suntan anywhere - doesn't matter if you are sitting in the shade or not it all comes down to the penetration of the sun's UV rays. Which is why sun cream is recommended to stop the skin from being over penetrated with the rays.
2006-09-04 06:34:46 · answer #4 · answered by [deleted] 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not by the warm breeze but by the UV (ultra violet) light reflecting off of objects that then reach your skin. You can get a suntan or even a burn on a cloudy day due to the UV rays.
2006-09-03 10:39:39 · answer #5 · answered by macearth2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the breeze does is cool the skin slightly, which means you stay in the sun for longer. Tans are just caused by light, unless you use fake tan, of course.
2006-09-03 20:47:21 · answer #6 · answered by Jon C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
suntans are very silly and extremely dangerous .. you can tan even when the sun isn't out .. but do you want to tan? a suntan is the body trying to protect you from sking cancers and other nasties .. you can turn wrinkly and old before your time .. remember the umblemished skin,, regardless of its natural pigmentation is natures perfect answer to the modern world, otherwise you wouldn't be around
2006-09-03 11:59:12 · answer #7 · answered by The old man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't get a sun tan unless your skin is exposed to the sun. Otherwise it would be called breeze tan or even shade tan and nobody has heard of that have they? People do tend to tan quicker whilst in the sun when there is a breeze.
2006-09-03 10:44:27 · answer #8 · answered by DONNAIS 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You can get a tan/burn by sitting in the shade. The person who said you can't is wrong.
2006-09-03 10:41:36 · answer #9 · answered by Elizabeth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i went to tenerife for a week and i sat in the shade all week and i gt the best suntan eva it works if ya sit in the sun though u gt sun burn and water blisters
2006-09-06 23:12:54 · answer #10 · answered by joe b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeh.You can still get tanned/burned in the shade.
2006-09-03 17:22:01 · answer #11 · answered by woody 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋