When sunscreen is no longer effective


By AGENCY

Be generous when putting on sunscreen as it will not work as promised if too little is applied. — dpa

If you have a bottle of sunscreen left over from last summer that's already been opened, you shouldn't use it.

Better to throw it out and buy a new one instead, dermatologists say.

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