apart from melanin what else protect us from the ultra violent rays from the sun

Question: apart from melanin what else protect us from the ultra violent rays from the sun
- Keywords:
  melanin,
  sun
Asked by Nick bright twitchstar to Caroline, Derrick, Mark, Marta, Sammy on 10 Jul 2017.
- Sammy Wambua answered on 10 Jul 2017:
  
  Naturally, thickness of epidermis does help. Artificially there is a lot you can do to protect yourself eg use of creams, dressing, staying away from sun etc.