Sun protection

Why do I go brown?

In summer, during the holidays, there's always a rush to find a place for your towel on the beach or for your deckchair by the swimming-pool. Outdoor activities are the ones we like most but you have to be very careful because, even if you're just playing bat-and-ball, the sun's rays are still beaming down on you, and gradually reaching your skin without you realising it.

As nature is wiser than we give her credit for, the skin has its own defence mechanism which is, in fact, responsible for the skin going brown. The sun reaches the skin and the outermost part of the skin, the epidermis, thickens in order to protect you from the harmful effects of the radiation. In addition, the cutaneous cells (skin cells) produce more melanin, a substance which protects you from the sun and at the same time has the property of "giving you some colour".