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 * What's the effect of UV rays on your skin?**

Overexposure to UV radiation from the sun can cause damage to your skin because UV rays from the sun can penetrate your skin and damage collagen. That is the protein that holds your skin together, UV breaks down collagen structure that results in wrinkles, sun spots, and skin damage. Once your collagen is damaged it cannot be re-built or restored. Freckles and sun spots are signs of skin damage. Freckles and sun spots are usually found on the face, legs, and the backs of your hands. People who layout regularly develope freckles and sunspots all over their bodies from to much exposure to the sun. A "tan" is not healthy, the tan means that there in damage done to your skin,the more tan you get the more damage you get. Whenever you are exposed to the suns UV rays your skin melanocytes produce melanin,which is the the dark pigment that makes a tan. Tan is the attempt from your skin to prevent UV rays from doing anymore damage to your sensitive skin cell in your epidermis. More overexposure to the suns UV rays results in sunburn. UV rays penetrate into your skin,killing living skin cells and leaving behind a burn. The outcome to this sunburn results in the blood increasing through your immune system which then the blood causes your skin to turn red and very warm.

-UVA and UVB rays destroy Vitamin A in the skin which can cause further damage to the skin and the cells.
 * INTERESTING FACTS:**

-Humidity can increase the effects of UV lights reflecting on your skin which cause serious skin burn,freckles,and sunspots.


 * SUN SPOTS**
 * FRECKLES AND WRINKLES**


 * SUNBURN DIAGRAM**


 * WORKS CITED:**

- [|www.gosunsmart.org] - [|www.jaxmed.com] - [|www.google.com] - [|www.ultravioletrays.com]