Sunscreen helps protect people from sunburn (the skin’s reaction to absorbing too much of the Sun’s rays). Ouch! Sunburn hurts. The skin gets red. The skin will get better. But, some skin cells (the basic unit of all living things) may be damaged forever.
Sunscreen only works when it’s covering your skin! You put on sunscreen in the morning. Do you have to put sunscreen on again? Yes, especially after you go swimming!
What Can You Do? What type of sunscreen do you use? How could you find out?
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