We have been told adamantly that dark colored clothes such as black should not be worn in the summer because we will "crack from the heat" with them.
The basic idea is that black absorbs more energy while white keeps us cooler.
Are you saying it's true?
Is it true that we shouldn't wear black in the summer?
The truth, according to experts, is that dark colors keep us cool in the summer, and this claim is supported by both physics and biology.
The way the sun's rays are absorbed does not depend only on the colors of the clothes we wear.
It all has to do with how the individual sweats, their blood temperature and the body in general.
When the sun's rays fall on a white garment, the light is reflected back towards the body, which means that the internal temperature is higher in a person wearing white.
According to experts, the best color to protect from the heat is black. Black absorbs everything that comes from the sun, but also the body's energy that it puts out.
People who live in the desert always wear thick, long-sleeved, dark-colored clothes.
They believe that the black color absorbs more heat, but it remains there in the garment and does not reach the skin, harming the person.
In the case of white, the work is different.
The body radiates heat and the white color returns it back creating a stove effect on the body.
The advantage of long sleeves
Experts again take as an example the Bedouins of the desert who wear long sleeves and thick clothes, especially in summer.
According to them, long-sleeved clothes can keep the skin dry and cool.
They enable faster evaporation of sweat and create ventilation corridors between the skin and the garment.
In addition, long-sleeved clothes protect our arms from burning and damage caused by ultraviolet rays./aw/
