Debunking Common Heat Myths
MYTH: Sunscreen Can Block The Heat
Do you ever feel like your skin is burning and wonder if you need to reapply your sunscreen? Sunscreen blocks harmful penetrating ultraviolet radiation that damages skin tissue, BUT it's not designed to block the sun's infrared rays (IR) or visible light (VIS), the main sources of heat you feel on your skin.
REALITY: Sunscreen will not protect you against ambient core temperatures, humidity, and radiant heat from the sun, surfaces and surroundings, or internal heat build-up from physical exertion. Hot air on the skin and the external heat from warmer air are physically transferred to the cooler body tissue, causing a rise in overall body temperature. Sun cream lotion can block perspiration and create a thermal barrier, causing heat to build up in the body.
At extreme temperatures, the only way to cool the body is to lower body temperature. Air conditioning cools the body by cooling the skin. However, the transfer of cooling from skin to tissue to vitals takes time. Find out how Krazy Kool Tech externally normalizes blood and internal body temperatures fast so you can stay active and be resilient in extreme heat.
How? Check out more on our Science of Kool page.
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