Why Is Sunburn Bad For Your Skin?

A sunburn indicates a massive amount of UVB has entered your skin. It causes DNA damage that can lead to skin cancer in the future.

Your risk of burn increases with:

1. Fairer skin.

1. Your proximity to the sun.

1. Longer duration in the sun.

The harmful UVB rays cause inflammation that leads to pain, redness, and swelling. When severe, the fluid seeps between the cells of the epidermis and split the spaces open into blisters.

In extremely severe cases, your body will also feel ill because the inflammation spreads. Symptoms include fever, chills, nausea, rapid heart rate, and even dangerously low blood pressure.

Every year, 2,600 people in Britain die from skin cancer. Over the past 25 years, the rate of malignant melanoma has risen faster than any other cancer, probably as a result of the increasing numbers taking foreign holidays. Skin cancer is that though diagnosis can happen in adult life, it often relates to damage as a child - it just takes a long time to develop.

Sunscreen is widely agreed to prevent sunburn and some types of skin cancer. Clothing, including hats, is considered the preferred skin protection method. Moderate sun tanning without burning can also prevent subsequent sunburn, as it increases the amount of melanin, a photoprotective pigment that is the skin's natural defence against overexposure.
 

If you have gone a bit pink, then Try SkinCeuticals Phyto corrective masque

It's a great cooling facial masque to reduce the heat and soothe the burn.

With supercharged botanicals, a calming dipeptide and hyaluronic acid, this smooth green gel cools instantly and relieves redness overnight.