| False |
 |
True |
| A
suntan is healthy. |
|
A
tan results from your body defending itself against further damage
from UV radiation. |
| A
tan protects you from the sun. |
|
A
dark tan on white skin offers only limited protection equivalent to
an SPF of about 4. |
| You
can’t get sun burnt on a cloudy
day. |
|
Up
to 80% of solar UV radiation can penetrate light cloud cover. Haze
in the atmosphere can even increase UV
radiation exposure.
|
| You
can’t get sun burnt while in the
water. |
|
Water
offers only minimal protection from UV radiation, and reflections
from water can enhance your UV radiation exposure.
|
| UV
radiation during the winter is
not dangerous. |
|
UV
radiation is generally lower during the winter months, but snow
reflection can double your overall exposure,
especially at high altitude. Pay
particular attention in early spring when temperatures are
low but the sun’s rays are unexpectedly strong.
|
| If
you take regular breaks during sunbathing
you won’t get sun burnt. |
|
Sunscreens
should not be used to increase sun exposure time but to increase
protection during unavoidable exposure. The protection they afford
depends critically on their correct application.
|
If
you don’t feel the hot rays of the
sun you won’t get sun burnt.
|
|
UV
radiation exposure is cumulative during the day. |
| Sunscreens
protect me so I can sunbathe
much longer. |
|
Sunburn
is caused by UV radiation which cannot be felt. The heating effect
is caused by the sun’s infrared radiation and not by UV radiation. |