solar damage
UV radiation harm
Solar damage is harm to skin, eyes, or materials caused by prolonged exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
On skin, it appears as wrinkles, dark spots, or leathery texture accumulated over years: The dermatologist pointed out solar damage on her shoulders.
Severe cases increase skin cancer risk.
Materials like paint, fabric, and plastic also suffer solar damage through fading and degradation.
- sunburnUV-induced skin inflammation
- UV raysInvisible solar radiation
- UVInvisible solar radiation
- sun exposureLight from sky reaching skin
- wrinklesSurface lines from folding
crow's feet · freckles · age spots · liver spots · dark spots · melanoma · peeling · blistering · redness · tan · tanning bed · leathery · photoaging · skin cancer · SPF · sunscreen · broad spectrum · fading
solar damagefrostbite
Freezing of body tissue
cold damage · frost damage · hypothermia · cold burn · ice damage
solar damagesun protection
Shielding from UV rays
UV protection · regeneration · skin regeneration · moisturization
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