How many people here use tanning beds?
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How many people here use tanning beds?
I use them but I only go for ten minutes. I'm really pale so when I go outside in the summer I always burn. Whne I use a tanning bed it get's me tanner so I won't burn as easily outside.
I am pale, and I burn very easily when I am outside, so I am trying to convince my parents to let me, but do it only for about 10 minutes just to prevent burns to some degree, because just sunblock doesn't work for me. :(
Sorry to send bad news, but tanning beds are just as harmful as tanning outside. For people with vary fair skin who always burn (for example, in less than 15 minutes), no amount of "base tan" is safe.
The best plan is to become comfortable with the color of skin that you were born with; you can't change it. Wear a sunblock with 30 or higher SPF that blocks UVA/UVB rays every time you are in the sun, if not every day. Some tips for making sunblock work better are putting it on 30 minutes before you are in the sun and reapplying it often. Of course, even with sunblock people with certain skin types should avoid prolonged exposure.
Unfortunately, I learned these lessons the hard way--I had my first skin cancer at 23 and continue to struggle with new occurrences. Believe me--If you are concerned about your appearance, the scars from skin-cancer surgery are worse than having pale skin.
Kona & Oreo's mom is totally right. They do cause skin cancer. I use a tanning bed in the summer though. Since I work outside, I get a farmers tan from my t-shirt otherwise. I wouldn't advise using a tanning bed, but if you are going to, use a high pressure bed. They are much more expensive, but much safer. I only have to go 3 times a month opposed to 10 times a month in a low pressure. The tans aren't as dark as a low pressure, but they last much longer. The lighting is different in the high pressure beds. Another thing to consider is the spray beds. They are just self tanning lotion that this room sprays on you. They work really well if you have a special occasion and they are safe. The tan will last about a week if you do it right.
and keep in mind that ANY tan, whether from the sun or a tanning bed - will age you. This doesn't seem like a big deal now, but trust me, when you get to be 40+ years old, those youthful days in the sun or tanning bed will catch up to you.
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Yes, I see lots of chicks at the tanning beds that are probably only 35-45 and have serious wrinkles from years of tanning.
I bought five sessions before my trip to Hawaii so I wouldn't glow and scare small children!;)
But, now I'm back to my overly moisturized, pasty white self. Planning on looking good till I'm 75!
I don't tan and I don't go out in the sun. It's a great life, really. :D
I swaer the sun don't shine here in PA. :( Ok so it's shining now doesn't matter not aloud outside :(
O back on topic, nope I don't use tanning beds.
Ash
Screw Tanning.
I don't tan in tanning beds nor outside.
I'm pale and love it.
I used to be like that. See, I ALWAYS wear a jacket, whatever the weather may be, I've always got my black Adidas jacket on. Well, this summer, I decided not to wear it. I've actually got some color now and love it. lol.Quote:
Originally posted by Kfamr
Screw Tanning.
I don't tan in tanning beds nor outside.
I'm pale and love it.
This is the first time in 4 trips to Florida that I didn't tan first. When I was in college and went to Fl on spring break I got fried in one afternoon at the beach. After that I started tanning before a trip, and did not burn. This year I didn't have time to tan, and I got burnt, but not badly. It didn't peel and is now tan. I was smarter about it though and used a higher SPF then I usually do.
I'm hispanic, I'm naturally tan :)
I always wear black or my black or green sweatshirt.Quote:
Originally posted by I Love Brian, Forever <3
I used to be like that. See, I ALWAYS wear a jacket, whatever the weather may be, I've always got my black Adidas jacket on. Well, this summer, I decided not to wear it. I've actually got some color now and love it. lol.
I've gotten color before, obviously, I live in Florida. I hate it.
If you folk's lived in NZ you would have to be extemely careful in the sun, however having said that many people still sit out and bake themselves, we have one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, our rays are very harmful, thanks to the depletion of our ozone layer.
Yes tanning beds are just the same as being in the sun, I am Pale too and I donot give a dam, I have skin meant for Scotlands weather, so I would be plain stupid to sit in the sun, prone to Skin Cancer's and wrinkling, I would look like an old prune had I done so, so young one's be careful and take your skin type and heritage into consideration.
These day's you can get fake tan's sprayed on and they look real good
Neutrogena in the orange bottle works super good. It's doesn't look orange or streaky. Buy the darkest they have, cause it isn't all that dark. Just be sure to be shaved and exfoliated first, and do it right after a shower. Wash hands after, and don't get wet for 3-4 hours. :)
Ewwww The fake tan in a can crap looks so gross! It like turns people orange! It's so fake and weird looking! :eek:
Not these days kay-ann, they have much better products, and you can go to a salon and have it air-brushed, I am told it looks very real, not orange or streaky.:)
Yeah, the products are much better these days. I use it all the time.
I don't believe in tanning. I believe in to live with the skin you came to the world with. :p I have natural tan skin anyway, so no need, even if I wanted. It wouldn't make a different. Wait. It would make me black. :eek: OUCH! No tanning for me. I'm already tan.
I used to tan outside and in tanning beds when I was in high school and college.
NO more of that! I see women who tan looking like dried up apples when they are in their 40's. Nasty!!
Plus ... my uncle and grandma both had skin cancer, and had to have many removed. My grandma had one on the side of her nose that had to be removed. She literally had a hole completely through her nose, and she had to have like five cosmetic surgeries to fix it, and it still looked a little strange.
So, please, kids ... don't tan, either in beds or outside. It's NOT worth it.
Nope. I don't like the idea of having a huge risk of skin cancer beaming down on me. I try and keep in the shade, and I wear protective sunscreen. My mom often uses tanning beds, but I shun her for it. It makes her very dark, and better I'll admit, but I just don't think it's worth the risk.
Just take a look at some of the British girls, they have beautiful peaches and cream complexions, porcelain looking, I think they look wonderful, Nicole kidman is pale and gorgeous, is it worth risking Skin Cancer's and looking like an ole prune?
I too am pale and not could care less :D
I've also spent the last 4 years of my life working for a company that sells 30+ SPF sun protective clothing (if anyone one is interested, it's called Sun Precautions, our URL is www.sunprecautions.com) and believe me, I've heard my share of sun-related horror stories! :eek:
Fake bake tans are gross. Just deal with what you've got. Why risk the melanomas and wrinkles???b
I use a tanning bed during the winter, they are great fun :p. I dont think they cause cancer, that is so far fetched, even if they do everything causes cancer these days :rolleyes:
...and a little bit of colour is alright too ... but you don't want the HORROR TAN that you see all the time in Brisbane. We are a strone's throw away from one of the most popular holiday destinations in Australia. The most disturbing thing is these pasty tourists who bake in the sun for two weeks and come out looking like a singed Ginger Bread Man!
NOT a good look!
And then there's the whole cancer factor ... who wants to die a beautiful corpse?
Tikeyas_mom you can bury your head in the sand if you wish Your choice, but a tanning bed is no different to the harmful rays of the sun, it is a fact, but as for everything causing cancer these days, i have to agree with you on that.
Believe me you won't be saying I don't care when cancer strikes.
Prevention is better than cure.
So for all you sun worshippers out there do it at your own peril.
It's not far fetched, it's a fact :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally posted by tikeyas_mom
I use a tanning bed during the winter, they are great fun :p. I dont think they cause cancer, that is so far fetched, even if they do everything causes cancer these days :rolleyes:
I know. Like in the commercials, this stupid model looks like a shiny orange and she's like "Don't you wanna look like me?" I'm like hello no! :p It's ridiculous. I don't mind getting some color but I won't sit outside waiting for it to happen. Whenever I get tans, it's because it's from the beach on vacation or from me staying in the pool. And I always wear sunscreen.Quote:
Originally posted by Kfamr
Ewwww The fake tan in a can crap looks so gross! It like turns people orange! It's so fake and weird looking! :eek:
I think people who get their bronzage are being ridiculous, and I know there are some of you who do it, but that's what I think. I think it's a total waste. My friends' brother had it done and he turned red. I've also seen people say "I'll only get it done once" and they book regular appointments because then they "look stupid cause I can't be tan and then one day be white!" Why even get started with it?
RubyMutt, I love those clothes! We have a Sun Precautions store here in La Jolla. The clothes are expensive, but they really work, especially for long exposure when even sunblock wears off. I have a long-sleeved shirt and a wide-brimmed hat. I love the hat because it's gross to put sunblock in your hair and the part in my hair gets sunburned otherwise. Next, I'm going to buy those sleeves to wear while driving--I spend hours commuting each day and the sun through the car windows is awful!Quote:
Originally posted by RubyMutt
I've also spent the last 4 years of my life working for a company that sells 30+ SPF sun protective clothing (if anyone one is interested, it's called Sun Precautions, our URL is www.sunprecautions.com) and believe me, I've heard my share of sun-related horror stories! :eek:
I did Mystic Tan once and Loved It!
I highly recommend it if you're in a situation that you need a little color.
You go to the salon and stand in an airbrushing booth. A mist fills the air and you're airbrushed with self tan.
In just a couple hours, you'll have a nice color, with none of the harmful effects of tanning- and none of the yucky streaking and strange colors that come with home self tanning lotions.
It lasts about a week and costs around $30. Not something I can afford to keep up, but it was terrific for the occasion I was going to.
Some places call it Mystic Tan, I've also seen the name "Healthy Tan." It's getting very popular and that is how all your models and hollywood types are getting their color these days.
It's called Mystic Tan here in California. I pay $39 a month for 4 tans. I get my choice of the high pressure beds or the Mystic. I don't tan so much to get dark...I just like to keep the edge off. I wear sunscreen to work and usually wear long sleeves, but when you are outdoors 40 hours a week, you're bound to get a farmers tan.
My grandma retired to Hawaii and never wore a lick of sunscreen in her life! She now looks like a little leather raisin. :(
I'm irish, pale and love it!
I'm always a little grossed out when I see a lady who's way too tan from fake and baking, too much gold jewelry and super blonde hair. :eek:
Doesn't it all just clash :eek: :DQuote:
Originally posted by Cheshirekatt
I'm always a little grossed out when I see a lady who's way too tan from fake and baking, too much gold jewelry and super blonde hair. :eek:
I havent herd of ONE person getting cancer from a tanning bed, as long as they dont go constantly and go for like 7 min at a time I think it is fine!Quote:
Originally posted by RubyMutt
It's not far fetched, it's a fact :rolleyes:
I have been tanning for 2 years, no skin cancer yet ;).
Ok, you really need to stop believing what they're telling you at the tanning salon.Quote:
Originally posted by tikeyas_mom
I havent herd of ONE person getting cancer from a tanning bed, as long as they dont go constantly and go for like 7 min at a time I think it is fine!
I have been tanning for 2 years, no skin cancer yet ;).
I worked in cancer research for 4 years. Tanning beds can give you skin cancer.
Usually any of the cancer that comes up was damage done 10 years ago.
Yes it does! And it always reminds me of Magdalene from Something About Mary.Quote:
Originally posted by primabella
Doesn't it all just clash :eek: :D
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Originally posted by Cheshirekatt
Yes it does! And it always reminds me of Magdalene from Something About Mary.
Bahhaaa Bahaaa ROFL! That's exactly right!:D
it is against the law for them to allow anyone to go tanning in a salon for more then the opted amount of time. Depending on skin color and how easily you burn ect. I had to fill out a HUGE thing befor I was aloud to tan At my tanning place. I Dont think you are more likely to get cancer from tanning in a tanning bed for like 7 min a week. I havent been tanning since last winter but I love going because it is so warm and cowsy ;).Quote:
Originally posted by Cheshirekatt
Ok, you really need to stop believing what they're telling you at the tanning salon.
I worked in cancer research for 4 years. Tanning beds can give you skin cancer.
Usually any of the cancer that comes up was damage done 10 years ago.
Like I said befor everything causes cancer these days, and I rather not be all peranoid about it. I just do what I love to do, and tanning is one of those things I love to do ..