Do black peoples get sunburns???
483992
yes anyone can get a sunburn
299038
If it's a male child, then male children progressively get much darker over the years.\n\nIf it's a female child, then the child is probably going to be light-skinned.  It does happen.  In a family of all black people, there is often a recessive lighter gene.  It happens.
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No, not at all, a lot of people have lighter patches on their skin. My sister even has it in her hair, she's got dark brown hair within the middle a blond patch. It's called pigment-vlek in dutch, but I don't know in English.\n\nDo not take pills, as some people recommend you, it's totally normal!!!!
895367
Yes...you can get skin cancer no matter what the colour of your skin is.
1187488
everyone tans differently hon. It depends on your skin type. I can tan fairly fast and get very dark. Just don't get inpatient and stay out too long and burn. Have a good summer.
665387
white people have less melanin in their skin to protect them from harmful UV rays so white people are more susceptible to sunburns which in turn wrinkles the skin faster, and white people have less collagen in their skin which allows for more elasticity of a persons skin.
995573
I have often wondered this myself, because Michael says he has a skin disease that makes his dark skin change to that with no pigmentation.....question is, does he really have that disease?  And my own opinion is.....NO!  I worked in a substance abuse center, with female prisoners (program they had to go through to get out), and many of the black women in our program regularly bleached their skin, because darker skin tends to scar more prominently.  The more you look at pictures of Michael through the years, the more you notice that the lightening of his skin is more uniform, so he's bleaching it, not suffering from the disease.  And I know how the disease works, because a good friend of mine, who happens to be CAUCASIAN, has it, and it starts on the neck, hands, feet, and works its way around the entire body.  And even with makeup, you can still tell, because my friend is a girl and uses it to try to hide the differences in skin tones.
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Probably not 2nd degree burns, because they blister and hurt terribly exposed to any air at all. It does sound more severe than a regular sunburn, though. Check with a pharmacist or a doctor to see if there is some other cream or ointment you can put on it.
922176
Its called racial profiling.....Black Americans also suffer the same....Sad to say.....
618563
Freckles are not harmful but they are a sign that your skin is being damaged by the sun.  They are a defense mechanism against the harmful UV rays, sort of like your skin throwing its arms up to shield itself from the sun.  Take them as a warning sign and use sunscreen every day.\n\nThe reason some of us get them and others don't is the MC1R gene for red hair.  Dark skinned people can have this gene and not even know it - the red haired ancestor can be many generations back.  That's why you sometimes see black people with freckles.  If you have this gene, you are much more likely to get skin cancer from the sun.  Minimum SPF 15 every day.
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The dark skin comes from a compound called Melanin and it is a sort of built in sun screen. Blacks are VERY rarely known to suffer from Skin Cancer but could potentially suffer from Vitaimin D deficiency without direct contact with sunlight in an an area with very little sunlight like black sailors on a submarine, blacks in arctic climates where the days are very short and majority of time is spent indoors because of the climate. Melanin historically has protected the people from damage from the suns rays.
871474
yes rays go right through the water  and that is how ppl get sunburned too. good luck and god bless and happy thanksgiving.
794671
im also black ... i have had black scars i now use Pro-activ and my skin is really clear. I know u think its probably high but its only $25.95 for 30 day kit. \ntry it,                              it helps lots.
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According to Reuters Health article \n\n" a Little Bit of Sun May be a Good Thing: Experts" by Anne Harding, researchers spoke at the annual meeting of the American Association of the Advancement of Science, on the positive effects of solar radiation on the human body. Dr. Michael Holick of Boston University School of Medicine noted that vitamin D helps keep bones strong, and helps control cell growth. \n\nBut don't overdo it. Too much sun without protection can damage your skin. No need to spend hours and hours at the beach. But do make sure to spend some time, every season, in the sun to keep your body strong and healthy. And getting some sun is another reason to lace up those running shoes, get out the door, and go for a run.\n\nMelanoma skin cancer is caused by too much sun exposure but keep in mind everyone's skin is different and offers different levels of protection due to their amout of pigment in their skin. Black people can stay in the sun much longer than white people due their high amount of pigment in their skin. Black people do still burn and do still get skin cancer however, just that their at a lower risk of it. Bottom line here is to get some sun regularly and then cover up! I am not positive that sunblock stops the production of Vitamin D so you might want to ask that question. Good luck!
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there is no real way to get rid of those. unless you have lots of money to spend on laser surgery. dont waste your time on creams THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL. you do not need to sun tan if you are black already. the best thing to do is apply stay-on makeup to those areas.
894858
Everyone should be careful because of UV rays, including extremely dark people. People with fair skin need high sun blocker---the more fair, the higher the need. Too much sun, regardless, can cause skin cancer.
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I know friends that get tan or sunburn when they go skiing on a sunny day.... perhaps you are looking for a more complex answer.