Eli5: How does sunscreen prevent the skin from getting damaged by UV? Isn’t it eventualy absorbed into the skin? 374 viewsJanuary 3, 2024 Question90.86K August 21, 2021 0 Comments Thank you for the answers guys, this is very interesting to me! In: Chemistry 5 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted August 21, 2021 0 Comments It blocks the UV in sun light. Like aluminum foil can block light. UV waves are small enough to physically damage your skin cells DNA https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunscreen has a nice photo you can see where they applied sun screen. You are viewing 1 out of 5 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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