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What is a suntan?

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What is a suntan?

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When your skin produces the brown pigment melanin to absorb UV, blocking the skin from further damage. Sunburn does not turn into suntan – the red is caused by inflamed blood vessels, and is unconnected to the brown color produced by melanin after about two days.

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