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I recently started tanning. i have fair skin during and even hours after tanning i get these pin pricks all over my body some with small bumbs.
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Conscience: Tanning is never recommended. A tan is sun damage to the skin and causes loss of elasticity, sagging, as well as increasing your risk for skin cancers which are highly unattractive. Don't tan, whether under the sun or in a tanning booth.
Answered 11/6/2015
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