Why is white skin more prone to sunburns when whiteness typically is better for reflecting light and not absorbing heat, compared to darkness?
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“white” skin isn’t white. Its kind-of pink. Basically, “white” skin is translucent.
Translucent skin does a bad job of reflecting harmful UV rays.
As a side note, one of the most effective ways to protect yourself is to use zinc-oxide as a sun-block. Most people don’t because it looks ugly. It looks ugly because it is pure white.
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