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Oct 18th, 2005, 03:43 AM
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Faithie....I was actually agreeing with you (on the use of tanning beds) and with ScottB (on doing research) at the same time. As I read it back, I guess it didn't really sound like it. I am NOT a fan of tanning beds.
And while I still enjoy getting a tan and I try to be safe about it, the bottom line is that tanning, even slowly and safely, is damaging to one's skin. As you said, everything in moderation......
And while I still enjoy getting a tan and I try to be safe about it, the bottom line is that tanning, even slowly and safely, is damaging to one's skin. As you said, everything in moderation......
Oct 18th, 2005, 04:07 AM
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Lizzie,
I am a fair skinned, blonde who burns easily..BUT when I do a tanning bed..I never burn.I always do one for about 2 weeks before a trip so I do not burn as easily.
A good example..my husband did not go to the tanning bed before our last trip to St John and I did.He got a little burnt but I just got more tan..so I believe that it will lessen your chances of sunburn.Either way..both are bad for you but if you love the outdoors..a base tan is better to have than no sun and getting burned.JM2C
Christie
I am a fair skinned, blonde who burns easily..BUT when I do a tanning bed..I never burn.I always do one for about 2 weeks before a trip so I do not burn as easily.
A good example..my husband did not go to the tanning bed before our last trip to St John and I did.He got a little burnt but I just got more tan..so I believe that it will lessen your chances of sunburn.Either way..both are bad for you but if you love the outdoors..a base tan is better to have than no sun and getting burned.JM2C
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Oct 18th, 2005, 07:32 AM
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I am a BAD GIRL when it comes to tanning. 
The only good things are:
1. I have never had a severe blistering burn, and
2. I started getting NO sun on my face whatsoever during my early 20's. (I match it with make-up) People usually think I am at least 5 years younger than I am.
I am tan around six months out of the year.
I lived at the beach for 5 years in my 20's, during which time I was out in the sun from 9 to 4 almost every day lying on the beach.
In my early 30's, I started going to a tanning salon. I noticed that I was getting a burn on two spots on my shoulder blades where the skin pressed up against the glass.
Lo and behold, I came up with a basal cell skin cancer on the exact same spot. I had that removed and swore off tanning beds.
I know that tanning can be/is dangerous. I have a yearly full body skin check at the dermatologist's, and I have mapped my moles and keep a very close eye on ANYTHING suspicious. If I don't like the looks of it, it comes off and gets tested. (All have been normal.)
I spend at least 2 months of the year in the Caribbean and am tan for much of the year, but I am vigilant about skin care, and if anything does go wrong, I will catch it early.
The key (as has been mentioned) is being careful.
I see SOOOO many people on vacation who think they will be able to get a dark tropical tan their first day when they are blazing white and their skin hasn't seen the sun in years.
I've given up on trying to kindly suggest to these folks that they might want to hit the shade for awhile or put on a cover-up when that Pepto Pink shade appears on them.
Their response (usually the men) is universal. "I never burn!"
I see them at dinner a few hours later and decide to order lobster!
Be careful, educate yourself, make your own choices, and have fun!
The only good things are:
1. I have never had a severe blistering burn, and
2. I started getting NO sun on my face whatsoever during my early 20's. (I match it with make-up) People usually think I am at least 5 years younger than I am.
I am tan around six months out of the year.
I lived at the beach for 5 years in my 20's, during which time I was out in the sun from 9 to 4 almost every day lying on the beach.
In my early 30's, I started going to a tanning salon. I noticed that I was getting a burn on two spots on my shoulder blades where the skin pressed up against the glass.
Lo and behold, I came up with a basal cell skin cancer on the exact same spot. I had that removed and swore off tanning beds.
I know that tanning can be/is dangerous. I have a yearly full body skin check at the dermatologist's, and I have mapped my moles and keep a very close eye on ANYTHING suspicious. If I don't like the looks of it, it comes off and gets tested. (All have been normal.)
I spend at least 2 months of the year in the Caribbean and am tan for much of the year, but I am vigilant about skin care, and if anything does go wrong, I will catch it early.
The key (as has been mentioned) is being careful.
I see SOOOO many people on vacation who think they will be able to get a dark tropical tan their first day when they are blazing white and their skin hasn't seen the sun in years.
I've given up on trying to kindly suggest to these folks that they might want to hit the shade for awhile or put on a cover-up when that Pepto Pink shade appears on them.
Their response (usually the men) is universal. "I never burn!"
I see them at dinner a few hours later and decide to order lobster!
Be careful, educate yourself, make your own choices, and have fun!
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