Tanning, Good Or Bad?

[mebs786]

I dont think its worth it after hearing the damage it can do to your skin.

Have you tried the gradual self tan creams? I have not tried them personally but I have heard that they are good. You use the cream daily to slowly build a natural golden looking tan whilst moisturising and conditioning your skin to give a healthy glow to your skin.

I know a few people that use these and their colour is even.

 

[Lucy]

Originally Posted by mebs786 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I dont think its worth it after hearing the damage it can do to your skin.
Have you tried the gradual self tan creams? I have not tried them personally but I have heard that they are good. You use the cream daily to slowly build a natural golden looking tan whilst moisturising and conditioning your skin to give a healthy glow to your skin.

I know a few people that use these and their colour is even.

gradual tanners are great. there's no excuse for using sunbeds when products such as gradual tanners are around- those things really work and look great.

 

[StereoXGirl]

Originally Posted by alexxx! /img/forum/go_quote.gif my mom has owned the #1 tanning salon in my town for about 4 years now and she's also a nurse so she really pays a lot of attention to the medical aspect of tanning. from what i have heard from her over the years, tanning can actually be pretty healthy for you. i'll ask her for some references and see what she can dig up for me because i know my word against everyone else's isn't much but i think my mom is a pretty knowledgeable woman and she's done her research on it.

I don't mean this in a mean way, but a lot of nurses smoke, too. That doesn't mean it's healthy...they know it's bad for them and choose to do it anyway.
IMO, any benefits of tanning beds (such as absorbing vitamin D) can be achieved in healthier ways. Honestly, the benefits of tanning beds are far outweighed by the serious damage they can cause.

 

[-Chelsey-]

I don't know..I personally enjoy tanning, I do think that going 3+ days a week is too much and when your super super dark it looks fake and weird but I don't see anything wrong with having a little bit of a tan. Yeah too much UV rays can cause cancer but whats the difference from being out on the lake/beach all day hanging out with friends? What are we supposed to hide inside for our entire lives because we're scared of getting cancer? I know sunscreen will help but when I'm out on the boat all day I'm not thinking about putting on sun screen every 20 minutes so I don't get a wrinkle..plus I'd rather have a base tan from a tanning bed before being outside all day and getting a sun burn, which I believe burning puts you at a bigger risk for skin cancer.

 

[HairEgo]

Originally Posted by -Chelsey- /img/forum/go_quote.gif I don't know..I personally enjoy tanning, I do think that going 3+ days a week is too much and when your super super dark it looks fake and weird but I don't see anything wrong with having a little bit of a tan. Yeah too much UV rays can cause cancer but whats the difference from being out on the lake/beach all day hanging out with friends? What are we supposed to hide inside for our entire lives because we're scared of getting cancer? I know sunscreen will help but when I'm out on the boat all day I'm not thinking about putting on sun screen every 20 minutes so I don't get a wrinkle..plus I'd rather have a base tan from a tanning bed before being outside all day and getting a sun burn, which I believe burning puts you at a bigger risk for skin cancer. No, you're not going to hide inside becuase you're scared of getting skin cancer, the difference is that when you're outside, chances are you more then likely put on sunscreen....when you're in the tanning bed you put on lotions that penetrate the first few layers of your skin and attract the uv to accelerate a tan. It doesn't take a genius to know that tanning is not cool. It is a personal choice however, and at the end of the day, you're going to be the one to live with the after effects.

 

[alexxx!]

Originally Posted by StereoXGirl /img/forum/go_quote.gif I don't mean this in a mean way, but a lot of nurses smoke, too. That doesn't mean it's healthy...they know it's bad for them and choose to do it anyway.
IMO, any benefits of tanning beds (such as absorbing vitamin D) can be achieved in healthier ways. Honestly, the benefits of tanning beds are far outweighed by the serious damage they can cause.


i'm not really sure if i understand what you mean... i wasn't trying to say that just because my mom means that whatever she does is healthy... i just know she has looked into it a lot because she 1) likes to be knowledgeable about things and 2) can better inform her customers if or when they ask. but like i said, i don't know the specific references she has to back her opinion up. i usually just take her word for it.

 

[TheGreenFairy]

I dont deliberately tan, but its hard not too here in australia...its the middle of summer, you cant go out for 20 minutes without getting tanned or burnt sometimes. As for the beach, locals will generally still go in the summer, but i most people try and swim early in the morning or late in the afternoon.

I wish i could afford spray tans all the time. I like the way that clothes and makeup contrast with a warm and beautiful tan.

I just use the gradual tanner at the moment. I hear the bodyshop one is quite good.

 

[HairEgo]

Originally Posted by alexxx! /img/forum/go_quote.gif i'm not really sure if i understand what you mean... i wasn't trying to say that just because my mom means that whatever she does is healthy... i just know she has looked into it a lot because she 1) likes to be knowledgeable about things and 2) can better inform her customers if or when they ask. but like i said, i don't know the specific references she has to back her opinion up. i usually just take her word for it. Alexxx I think what she was saying is just becuase you're mom is a nurse as you mentioned, and as you also mentioned is quite knowledgable, doesn't mean that tanning beds are good for you simply becuase your mom owns a salon.

 

[magosienne]

That's how i understood it too.

Honestly, i don't like tanning beds, and i iwll never recommend one. What people never seem to remember is UV rays do not exclusively give tans and burns, they also penetrate deep into your cells, right where the DNA is stocked, and they can alter it. I cannot help but think you'll get the same effect from the fake sun than our natural one.

If all you want is to prepare your skin, you can take some pills that prepare your tan and help you keeping it longer (that's what they say, i have never tried these myself).

Or you could look for carrot oil, it will give you a nice skin as well as help you get a tan (thanks to the vitamin A).

 

[Dragonfly]

Instead of asking us if tanning beds are safe, why don't you visit a cancer hospital and ask skin cancer patients what they think.

I use to work at a cancer hospital. On the days that we had the skin clinic, patients of all ages, races and genders would come in to be treated. Patients admitted that they were avid sun worshippers and used tanning beds.

The saddest cases I personally knew of were two young men in their early 20, being treated for malignant malenoma. Withing a year, they both passed away. One man left a wife and baby behind.

Another time I befriended a woman I had met in a seminar. We got into one of these "how old do I look" conversations.

I swear to god she was at least 53. I said 42 to be nice. And she was shocked as she told me she was 38.

She had well-defined wrinkles all over her face, and her hands were wrinkled and covered with liver spots.

She informed me that she is still an avid sun-bather and goes to a tanning salon 2-3 times a week.

I think we all know that sunscreen is hugely important, with sun exposure.

But I have never met a single person that uses sunscreen in a tanning bed.

 

[Darla]

I have to admit that last post had some impact on me.

it was last sunday and i was going out for bagels and for some reason i stopped in the tanning place next door. i was so close to doing it sort of looking for a little color on my bod. I'm kind of glad i didn't . there i just threw away their brochure...

 

[positivelybeaut]

I have to agree with Chelsey! I love to have some color. You can get cancer from just about anything these days and it doesn't seem that we take as much precaution to preventing it from all those ways. I think that if you don't abuse it and it is in moderation it is OK. Burning on a regular basis is what causes the most damage to your skin. I live in NY, it is cold and wintery here and I like to have just a little color during the winter. Once a week in the bed is OK I think.

 

[magosienne]

Snow reflects the sun, so you can still get a tan during winter, though of course not as much as during summer.

This afternoon i watched a video about burns, and there was a man testifying about his injuries. It wasn't from abusing of tannings beds or staying long hours on the beach, but once he got out of the hospital, he was told to avoid the sun during two years. I wonder what would the tan worshippers think or do if they had to go from their state to staying at home with special clothes to protect their new skin. It seems to me one extreme calls for its opposite reaction.

It's true you can get cancer from everything, and we probably don't use as much sunscreen as we should. To me, that is no excuse. I am possibly at risk for two cancers, so i don't want to add a third, and i think it's so easy to prevent skin cancer i would have no excuse if i had one.

 

[HairEgo]

I completely agree!

 

[Asha*]

I do not tan, never had and never will.

 

[positivelybeaut]

Originally Posted by magosienne /img/forum/go_quote.gif Snow reflects the sun, so you can still get a tan during winter, though of course not as much as during summer.
This afternoon i watched a video about burns, and there was a man testifying about his injuries. It wasn't from abusing of tannings beds or staying long hours on the beach, but once he got out of the hospital, he was told to avoid the sun during two years. I wonder what would the tan worshippers think or do if they had to go from their state to staying at home with special clothes to protect their new skin. It seems to me one extreme calls for its opposite reaction.

It's true you can get cancer from everything, and we probably don't use as much sunscreen as we should. To me, that is no excuse. I am possibly at risk for two cancers, so i don't want to add a third, and i think it's so easy to prevent skin cancer i would have no excuse if i had one.

I know that the snow reflects the sun but how do get a natural tan in the winter when your all bundled up? I really feel for the man who was burned, or for any one that has suffered something like that. Protecting your skin is important. I still don't mind hitting the tanning bed once a week sometime once every two weeks for 15 min. in the winter. I don't think that it does any more damage than smoking, drinking etc. We all have some bad habbit that is probably worse than tanning.

 

[johnnylove57]

Asians perceive tanning as bad, however most American perceive as good.

 

[magosienne]

Originally Posted by positivelybeaut /img/forum/go_quote.gif I know that the snow reflects the sun but how do get a natural tan in the winter when your all bundled up? I really feel for the man who was burned, or for any one that has suffered something like that. Protecting your skin is important. I still don't mind hitting the tanning bed once a week sometime once every two weeks for 15 min. in the winter. I don't think that it does any more damage than smoking, drinking etc. We all have some bad habbit that is probably worse than tanning.

True. I think one of the reasons i don't like tanning beds is i have a light skin that burns before tanning, and tan doesn't go very far either. So a nice tan seems like a fairly impossible thing for me, and it looses its charm. And i guess my anticonformist side likes being pale when the fashion is about being tanned.

 

[MusicNMakeup]

Take it from a lady that's always been out in the sun getting a tan or going to tanning salons.........it's BAD for your skin. Especially the tanning salons. they're worse than the sun's rays.

I use Mystic tan and I also have an HVLP compressor with 4 different tanning solutions, bronzers, glimmers and a portable tanning pop up tent. I do those now because tanning dried my skin and gave me skin spots.

Most of my friends my age that have sunbathed all their lives are called "leather face".........lol....that's not nice and I don't call them that, but their faces and chests show the damage from the sun.

There's a really inexpensive lotion that works well if you give it a few hours; Jergen's Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer and it comes in light, dark and darker. I use that alot. Just remember to blend it in well and wash your hands when you're done applying it.

 

[Aprill]

Tanning is bad no way that you cut it, in addition, the lighter your skin, the higher your risk for skin cancer because the the limited amount of pigmentation in the skin. Tanning beds are just as bad, they are doing the same thing that the sun would do. If you dont desire to be pale, try something that you can simply wash off, or something that will give you gradual color, because the sun will give you something you cant wash off.