UVA and UVB are the two types of ultraviolet light from the sun. UVB affects your outer layer of skin (epidermis), but UVB triggers the release of melanin, which is a brown pigment.
What does sunscreen do to prevent burning, and will it prevent a tan?
2006-12-19 13:02:57 · 5 answers · asked by Link 4 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Other - Skin & Body
Tanning is just pre sunburn so yes the objective of sunscrean is to screan out all harmful effects of the sun. Tanning is harmfull!!! even the slightest.
look for a sunscrean with titanium dioxide.
2006-12-19 15:24:36 · answer #1 · answered by Jungle Luv 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the type of sunscreen you buy. If you buy one with a small number (like 5), then you allow more UVA and UVB rays on your skin which causes a tan.
2006-12-19 21:37:03 · answer #2 · answered by Steph 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you use 100 SPF, then yes.
If 3-45, no.
I use 45 in the summer, but never use anything less that 15! [This includes those crappy little SPF 8 things.]
2006-12-19 21:54:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no type of sunscreen will prevent tanning. it only prevents sunburn and harmful damage from the suns rays.
2006-12-19 22:22:46 · answer #4 · answered by Jess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it only helps a little bit.not a lot.
2006-12-19 21:06:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋