This is a simple experiment you can do with your little ones, to explain the concept of sun protection.
What you need:
- construction paper
- sunscreen
What you do:
- Put some sunscreen on one of the children’s hands.
- Press the child’s hand onto the paper before it dries, under the section Sunscreen.
- Leave the paper out in the sun, for at least two hours (two hours – the recommended time before applying sunscreen again).
Before:
After:
You can see the difference, the purple of the paper without sunscreen is much more faded.
What does sun damage look like?
When your skin gets damaged by the sun’s rays, it makes even more melanin to try to protect your skin from being damaged even more. That causes the skin to change color:
- Dark-skinned people usually turn darker brown, or tan, when they go in the sun.
- Light-skinned people usually turn more red, or burn, when they go in the sun.
Make sure that you talk about the importance of sunscreen and protecting yourself from the suns harmful rays.
What are the top five reasons you believe everyone should wear sunscreen?
- The ozone layer is depleting and your body needs shielding from harmful rays.
- Skin cancer rates are on the rise and sunscreen has been proven to decrease the development of skin cancer.
- It helps to prevent facial brown spots and skin discolorations.
- It also helps to reduce the appearance of facial red veins and blotchiness.
- It slows down the development of wrinkled, premature aging skin
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