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While my racial background prevents me from getting too badly sun burned, I've had my share of being exposed to UV rays, especially when I still lived in Arizona. I'm completely convinced that I'm darker today than I was when I was a child.
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Guide to Sun Exposure

If you've been out in the sun for too long, you may experienced a sun burn. Sun exposure can be both a good thing and a bad thing; theGuide to Sun Exposure sun gives us a daily dose of Vitamin D, however spending too much time outside can also cause some heavy duty hurt to our skins. At a minimum, we'll turn red and be in pain for a few days, at worse, we can damage our skin.

In this guide, we'll explose sun exposure - how the sun works, how we get red, why we get red, and whether or not sun screen actually protects from the harmful rays of UV light.

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