Why do you want to avoid this damage?
Sun exposure and solar elastosis (sun damage to the skin) is associated with reduced mortality from melanoma:
https://academic.oup.com/jnci/article/97/3/195/2544082?login...
and a literature review which backs this up:
https://adc.bmj.com/content/91/2/131.short
And sun exposure reduces all-cause mortality:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/joim.12251