why does tan(on skin) on hairy parts of the body like the legs not go away after a year but on not hairy parts like the hand and face it goes away after 1month?

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In: Biology

Answer 1

It has to do with your skin replacing itself. Your hands and face are washed and exposed much more than your arms and legs. So all that tanned skin gets shed off much faster than it does on other parts of your body. The hair thing is just coincidence.