If someone has sunburn, their skin is bright pink and sore because they have spent too much time in hot sunshine. The risk and severity of sunburn depend on the body's natural skin colour I was concerned that I was not protected and would get a sunburn. red and painful skin that you can get from spending too much time in the sun. Acute skin inflammation caused by overexposure to ultraviolet radiation from sunlight or other sources. More common and severe in light-skinned people, it ranges from mild redness and tenderness to intense pain, edema, and blistering, sometimes with shock, fever, and nausea. The process begins after 15 minutes in the sun, but redness starts 6-12 hours later and peaks within a day. Pigment cells in the skin increase melanin production ("tan"). Cold compresses and analgesics reduce pain. Limiting sun exposure, using sunscreen, and wearing protective clothing can prevent severe sunburn. Long-term sun exposure can eventually cause skin cancer, as well as skin wrinkling and thickening
a visible reaction of the skin to overexposure to the sun's invisible ultraviolet (UV) rays
The most common adverse reaction to the sun is the ordinary sunburn -- also known as erythema Burns from the sun are induced primarily by UVB radiation The injury they cause is characterized by delayed redness and swelling followed by tanning and peeling Sometimes the skin darkens without first reddening, but that does not mean that the damage has not occurred Chronic sun damage and sunburns especially in the first 18 years of life can result in dry, wrinkled skin and possibly skin cancer in later life