According to research from Boots, one in eight of us never use any sun protection in the UK even though 60% of British sunburn cases occur at home. I put your concerns to the UK’s best skincare experts to discover if there really is a safer way to tan.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN UVA AND UVB?

'UVB is responsible for sunburn. Its short wave lengths reach the outer skin layers and the dermis, the skin’s supporting structure, causing cellular damage to DNA which can cause skin cancer,' explains Dr. Nick Lowe, consultant dermatologist, The Cranley Clinic, London.

'UVA contains longer wavelengths that go deeper into the dermis damaging collagen, elastin and small blood vessels causing wrinkling and mottled redness on cheeks and the neck.'

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