Can you sunburn through cloth?
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Yes, All that has to happen is for the ultraviolet rays to reach your skin, somehow. Through cloth is easy. Hold any piece of cloth up to the sun and you will be able to tell how much sunlight is getting through. Only the rare cloth blocks out ALL light, no.
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Even the hightest SPF screen won't completely prevent UV rays from touching your skin. That's what tans you. The sunscreen is to help you stay in the sun longer without burning. It always needs to be reapplied every few hours. You'll tan if you're outdoors and exposed, believe me.
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Yes you can. Sunscreen is there to stop some of the harmful rays that cause things like cancer away from your skin. It doesn't stop you tanning although you might tan slower than you would if you didn't use it. But personally I'd rather be healthy.
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So you want to put a chemical on your skin that is going to burn the top layers of your skin off?\n\nI think not\n\nIf you make a mistake it will scar you for life.
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well is there someway to get a cloth inside? ... if not ... could you make a rack to put in the oven to let it air out with heat? make sure the oven is at a low temp ... and see if that works ... if that doesnt work you could always go the hairdryer method ... and if you dont want to do that ... SUN LIGHT! ... have fun ...
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UVA:\nCan pass through window glass.\nIs not affected by a change in altitude or weather.\nIs present all day and every day of the year.\nPenetrates deep into skin layers.\nIs 5% of the sun's rays.\nIs 20 times more abundant than UVB rays.\nAffects long-term skin damage.\n\nUVB:\nCannot pass through window glass.\nCauses sunburn.\nCauses tanning.\nHelps the body with normal vitamin D production.\nVaries with the season. It is more intense in the summer than in the winter.\nVaries with weather conditions.\nIs more intense at midday than in the morning or late afternoon.\nIs more intense at high altitudes and near the equator.\nIs 0.5% of the sun's rays.\nIs protected against by the sun protection factor (SPF) in sunscreens.\nIs related to more than 90% of nonmelanoma skin cancer.\nIs related to cataracts.\n\nMore:\n\nHow Sunlight Works\n\nSunlight arrives on earth in three forms: infrared (heat), visible light and ultraviolet. Ultraviolet light is classified into three categories: \nUVA (315 to 400 nm), also known as black light, which causes tanning \nUVB (280 to 315 nm), which causes damage in the form of sunburn \nUVC (100 to 280 nm), which is filtered out by the atmosphere and never reaches us. \n99% of the sun's UV radiation at sea level is UVA. It is the UVB that causes most of the problems related to sun exposure: things like aging, wrinkles, cancer and so on, although research is increasingly implicating UVA as well. \nOne of the interesting things about UV radiation is that it is reflected by different surfaces. These reflections can amplify the effects of UV exposure. For example, snow reflects 90% of UV light. That is why you can get snow blindness and severe sunburns from skiing on a sunny day. Sand can reflect up to 20% of UVB that hits it, meaning that you can get extra UV exposure at the beach. \n\nOn the other hand, certain things absorb almost all UV radiation partially or completely. Glass is one of these substances - many glasses are very good absorbers of UV (which is why you may have heard that you cannot get sunburn in a greenhouse - just make sure it is glass and not plastic covering the greenhouse!). Most sunscreens use chemicals that have the same UV-absorbing properties.
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like a Motorola SLVR (Sliver)?\n\nJk...take a needle like the ones you use for sewing and stick in the stove flame for a few minutes to kill all the germs on it.\n\nThen use it to go layer by layer into your skin until you reach the thing. Then just do watever it takes it to get it out.\n\nIt might be painful but its worth it.
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I would say no.  If you are talking about getting the proper rays to get vitamin D among other things my understanding is that you need the ULTRAVIOLET RAYS for this.  Infrared rays create heat but ultraviolet rays do the chemical reaction thing - so to speak.  \nhttp://www.freewebs.com/eclecticstuff\nUltraviolet rays don't readily pass through glass.  Especially NOT polarized glass like in UV sunglasses.
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No. Only if your skin is broken and the germs are absorbed in the exposed skin cells surrounding the abrasion. Very miniscule risk.
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Use aloe vera gel and stay out of the sun. It'll take a few days if it is a severe sunburn.
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Sunburn\nHome Treatment\n\nHome treatment measures may provide some relief from a mild sunburn.:\n\n    *  Use cool cloths on sunburned areas.\n    * Take frequent cool showers or baths.\n    * Apply soothing lotions that contain aloe vera to sunburned areas. Topical steroids (such as 1% hydrocortisone cream) may also help with sunburn pain and swelling. Note: Do not use the cream on children younger than age 2 unless your doctor tells you to. Do not use in the rectal or vaginal area in children younger than age 12 unless your doctor tells you to.\n\nA sunburn can cause a mild fever and a headache. Lie down in a cool, quiet room to relieve the headache. A headache may be caused by dehydration, so drinking fluids may help. For more information, see the topic Dehydration.\n\nThere is little you can do to stop skin from peeling after a sunburn—it is part of the healing process. Lotion may help relieve the itching.\n\nOther home treatment measures, such as chamomile, may help relieve your sunburn symptoms.\nMedicine you can buy without a prescription Try an over-the-counter medicine to help treat your pain or fever:\n\n    * Acetaminophen, such as Tylenol or Panadol\n    * Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs):\n           Ibuprofen, such as Advil or Motrin\n           Naproxen, such as Aleve or Naprosyn\n           Ketoprofen, such as Actron or Orudis\n    * Aspirin, such as Bayer or Ecotrin\n\nSafety tips Be sure to follow these safety tips when you use an over-the-counter medicine:\n\n    * Carefully read and follow all directions on the medicine bottle and box.\n    * Do not use more than the recommended dose.\n    * Do not take a medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to it in the past.\n    * If you have been told to avoid a medicine, call your doctor before you take it.\n    * If you are or could be pregnant, call your doctor before you take any medicine.\n    * Do not give aspirin to anyone younger than age 20 unless your doctor tells you to
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Yes, you can burn. It is not a sunscreen.
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Have you tried gong to the doctor? And have you been out in the sun alot, if so you may have sunburn. I suggest that you go to the doctor and see what they say.
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Excessive exposure to the sun and regular sunburns can lead to skin cancer
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You can still get a little tan with sunscreen
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the answers are\n1) True, opaque materials are those which donot allow light to pass through them. they block the path of light. so u cant see through them.\n\n2) True, sunscreens protect from UV rays by reflecting the photons of  UV wavelength, which are harmful, when exposed to the skin.\n\n3) True, the colour of any object is decided by which wavelength it reflects. cyan reflects the wavelength corresponding to blue and absorbs all other wavelengths.\n\n4) False, because light waves are also diffracted and there are many applications on diffraction of light too.\n\n5) False, because lenses are for converging or diverging light rays, but not to reflect them.
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Banana Boat make a great lotion called aloe after sun. It is really good. If sun burned, try dabbing cold wet tea bags (lipton tea works the best) on the burned area. The sooner you use the bags, the better it works after a long day in the sun. I learned this from an Herbalist, it worked good for me. Easied the pain and limited the peeling after word....