What do you think about the sun? (tanning)

[MariaM]

I have never tanned, and probably never will. My skin burns, and only burns. I have finally found a sunscreen that works for me. My skin is very sensitive so I'm glad about that!!

[jenluckenbach]

I never use sunscreen, but I don't stay out in the sun a lot either.

[Kfamr]

I personally prefer pale skin. I hate when my skin tans.

[Dogz]

I don't put on sunscreen. I don't try to tan. I just get a tan from being outside.

[RubyMutt]

I've spent the last 5 years working for a company which sells sun protective clothing. Consequently, I've heard more than enough horror stories about damage the sun has caused people (including death). So, I can be a little paranoid. No, I'm not a hermit, but I always have 30+ SPF waterproof sunscreen. It's a good thing I could care less about being pale!

[G.P.girl]

i alwasy try not to tan, i put sunscreen on alot, but i always end up one of the people who tanned the most over the summer

[AbbyMom]

No sun allowed! I don't want skin cancer and I don't like wrinkles. Some of my college friends used to be tanning addicts and would make fun of me by referring to me as a ghost. Ha ha.

Now they look older than they really are because they have deep, deep lines in their faces. They finally stopped tanning in their early forties, but it was too late. The damage, literally, was already done.

If you like tanning today, you will pay the price later. And if you have fair skin, brown or blonde hair, and light colored eyes, you are at high risk for skin cancer.

[Logan]

I love to be tan, but I also know that it is not good to do that, so although I do get in the sun, I always wear sunscreen.

[MariaM]

Well...I've been burned ALOT when there was no suncreen (that we knew of) that worked for me...I have brown hair...pale skin...and blue eyes

PUT ME DOWN FOR CANCER!

Haha just kidding.

[molucass]

My skin cant tan, all it does is freckle, and I almost always wear sunscreen... I don't want cancer, and I don't want anymore freckles.. Lol

[Aspen and Misty]

I don't wear sun screen expet at the beach and when I mow. Most of the other times I'm only out for MAYBE a half hour so I don't worry. I never get tan. But my friend Brook is REALLY dark!!

Ash

[Desert Arabian]

Well, I am not a person who slaps on the sunscreen every time I am going to be in the sun for a long time. When I burn, it turns into a tan, so I purposly let myself burn so I get tan- pretty stupid! I learned last weekend- I have a 3rd degree burn on my chest. It was the most amount of pain I have felt in a long time, and it does not look pretty- especially the blisters. I was in the sun for 8 hours straight on a boat with no sunscreen. Now I am starting to put a little on. I don't want to get skin cancer, but I will probably get it anways, especially where my bad burn is.

This is my burn:



And it was 10 times worse than that a couple days ago...this will be here for a loooooooooooooooooooooong time. I learned my lesson!

[GoldenRetrLuver]

After my dad was diagnosed with Skin Cancer about a year back [he's alright now], I've tried to put on sunscreen everytime we go swimming, the beach, etc. but I still don't put it on as often as I should.

[jazzcat]

Even though I know better I like to be tan. We have a pool and I'm out in the sun a lot and I usually forget the sunscreen. I know, I'm a cancer patient in the making. One thing though, I don't tend to burn too much any more. When I was a child I spent my summers on the lake and I would get fried but now I just turn brown. That's probably one sign that something is wrong already.

[AbbyMom]

This is my burn:

OUCH! OUCH! OUCH! That looks really painful. Hope you heal quickly!