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Usage of sunscreen

2017-05-03 08:41:21
Hi there! My question is if I'm staying at home and applying a sunscreen (spf 50) and not sweating at all or going out of home, do I need to reapply the sunscreen and if yes then after what interval? Thank you.
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Answered2017-05-04 06:48:10

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