UV rays
Invisible skin damagers
UV rays are ultraviolet radiation from the sun or artificial sources, sitting just beyond violet on the light spectrum—invisible to human eyes but felt on skin.
UV rays cause tanning and sunburn, and prolonged exposure increases skin cancer risk: Don't forget sunscreen—the UV rays are intense today.
UV light also sterilizes surfaces and makes certain materials fluoresce.
- sunburnUV-induced skin inflammation
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- SPFUltraviolet defense measure
- sunscreenUV-blocking skin cream
- tanningCuring hides or bronzing
tanning bed · skin · premature aging · ozone · sun exposure · melanoma · wavelength · broad spectrum · summer · sun protection · beach · protection · damage · vitamin D · aging · wrinkles · glare · sunglasses
- health risksobesity, diabetes, smoking, hypertension, air pollution
- UV lightUVA, UVB, UVC, black light, blacklight
- Electromagnetic Wavesvisible light, radio waves, infrared light, microwaves, wavelength
- hair damage causesheat styling, bleaching, coloring, dye, perms
- light spectrumvisible spectrum, spectrum, sunlight, visible light, white light
- sun protectionshade, SPF, umbrella, sunblock, shades
UV raysinfrared radiation
Electromagnetic waves below visible red
infrared light · radio waves · microwaves · thermal radiation · radiant heat
UV raysvisible light
Radiation the eye detects
visible spectrum · white light · sunlight · natural light · daylight