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Pre-tanning offers sun protection

Pre-tanning offers sun protection

Gradual exposure to the sun ultimately protects against the sun's harmful rays, according to research from the Sunlight Research Forum .

Although the sun is a source of vitamin D too much sun exposure is bad for your skin. Gradual exposure to sunlight, on the other hand, eventually works as protection from further harmful rays of the sun. According to a repeated survey by the Sunlight Research Forum

Getting used to the sun
Occasionally let your skin get used to the sun before it turns red, i.e. the erythema threshold contributes to building natural self-defense mechanisms against excessive exposure to UV radiation. Due to the pigmentation and build-up of the outer layer of the skin a barrier is built that stops the harmful effects of the sun.

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