Coconut oil and many suntan lotions do a poor job of filtering out these dangerous rays but there are available many lotions and creams which effectively screen most of the UV rays.
These may be used in different strengths, depending on whether you want complete protection or want some rays to pass through and allow you to build up a tan. Ask your chemist — he has a list prepared by the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Anti-Cancer Council.
The sun can burn the skin and this causes the same trouble as any other burn. A first degree burn is where there is reddening without blister formation. This can be painful and incapacitating. Toxic products can form in the damaged skin, be absorbed and lead to malaise, fever and the inability to work.
The delicate skins of children and older people are more likely to suffer damage. Plenty of fluids, rest and the application of cold compresses will help to relieve this sunburn.
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