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How long should you tan in the sun?

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it depends on your natural color, if your pale you should tan for about 30 minutes. if you are a little bit darker, you can tan for maybe an hour. but remember, it's not good to tan for a really long time! =D

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It depends on how fair your skin is. If you are very pale/ light- skinned, you shouldn't sit in the sun for too long or you could get sun burn or even melanoma, a branch of skin cancer. If you are medium/ dark- skinned, the same applies to you. You should ALWAYS wear sunscreen, and if any moles that are geometrically shaped or odd looking in color, should be checked out by a doctor immediately. If you prefer not to sit in the sun, you could just take 1 vitamin D tablet a day.

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Well it depends on what type of skin you have and how harsh the sun is at the time. Wear sunscreen and you won't have to worry about burning or cancer!

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it is safe to spen 7 days in the sun if u r over 112 godlikejun says: it depends on how long your sunscreen lasts. so its best for you to check how long it lasts!

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you can stay in the sun for up 10 to 15 minutes.

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