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What causes the color of a suntan?

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16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

When your epidermis (outer skin) is exposed to UVA and UVB rays, the melanin in your cells is in a way burned thus darkening the appearance of your skin tone. Those with naturally darker skin, or the recessive gene for it can usually avoid skin cancer.

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