A Review on Prevention against Sun Damage

Tanning is the increase in skin pigmentmelanin; it causes the change in color of our skin. Excessive tanning causes skin damage. It is overexposure to the UV rays from the sun. The supreme cause of skin cancer is believed to be the over exposure to the solar radiation which is the medley of ultra-violet radiation (UVA, UVB, and UVC), and visible light. UVB is the stronger component amongst the three, when it comes to causation of cancer, sunburn to humans or damage to DNA. In this review paper, the measures taken to avoid sun damage are discussed. The ancient approach to this included the use of herbal sunscreen. Whereas, new advancements include, a tan timer bikini which beeps at a particular interval, reminding you to cover yourself. The other device is a French company (Spinali Design) based bikini, named Neviano, which reminds the user to re-apply sunscreen. KeywordsMelanin, UV rays, visible light, DNA, UV sensor ____________________________________________*****____________________________________________