I'm at the beach with my family, today it was windy and sunny. I applied sun screen (spf. 50) then later reapplied spf.30, my father told me it was sun poisoning, but I'm not sure.
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Q: I'm at the beach and I have bad sun burn on my cheeks Is this sun burn or sun poisoning?
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8/ 8/10 1:56pm
Sun poisoning is sun burn with more severe symptoms.
You can read this article by Merely Me, a writer and community leader for this site called, What you need to know about sun poisoning. It lists the symptoms and when you should seek medical assistance, among other facts. I hope this helps.
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