I am red head with fair skin and I recently purchased several stand up sessions at a local tanning salon. Which lotion would best for my fair skin that burns easily? And about how long should I remain in the tanning bed for my first session?
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Don’t use tanning beds! It’s worse than tanning in the sun!
Try Dove Summer Glow – Sunless Tanner. It creates a subtle glow so it won’t streak!
answer mine – http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080621073851AAKQtNs&r=w
EDIT – to the moron below me. It’s great that you like to advertise your horrible profession – or ex-profession. But really, I think we all know what the sun does to the skin. AND what fake ‘SUN’ does.. It may look good now, but your skin will be like leather when you age a little. It doesn’t take a genius to know that.
EDIT #2 – And I agree moderatly being EXPOSED to sun, is good. But not laying out in it – it’ll just bake you. HELLO? SKIN CANCER!
EDIT #3 – You started this absolutely pointless thing by calling me “illinformed” and I supposedly have “no idea what I’m talking about.” You could have just said you “dissagreed”. I am sorry I took it too personal, but I really hate the idea of tanning in tanning beds, or in the sun.
PS – The people in Africa usually have naturally darker skin tones, making it harder for them to burn or “tan” as easily as fair skin tones, like the question asker stated she has. [lol "question asker" sounded strange.]
Dear Moi,
Hello idiot. Seems like your one of the many morons. If you’d like to get into it scientifically, not through my ex profession lets shall we.
Your right to say cancer is caused by sun, but sun burning. Did you know without sun nothing would live? The vitamin D helps skin, teeth, nails, bones, everything. Prevents osteoporosis, Seasonal affective disorder (and other depressions hence light therapy) skin conditions like psorisas and prevents 19, yes 19 different cancers. When yuo over expose you mutate the DNA (this is when yuo burn). Almost like punching yourself, if you continuously do it you will see a bruise, a form of skin damage, hence a burn. Tanning is your bodies natural ability to protect itself from over exposure.
What about people in africa or other high climate countries? do they all have skin cancer im pretty sure tribes dont use SPF, could u explaini that? did you know a base tan is a natural spf15 for your skin? thats why people get base tans before they go away.
as for sun beds being “fake light” ur wrong, again, no surprise. It is an artifically made UV lgiht but it is UV light none the less and makes your body change as it would to normal UV lgiith. Why are tanning beds safer then outdoors? because its a moderated CONTROLLED environement where you can control the wattage (strength) and time your out in the sun. Now a days technology si so great you can use wave legnth scanners (most new beds have them) that detect the amount of pigment in yuor skin adjusting the beds intensity and time to exactly match what your skin can handle.
The bad press of beds from doctors is so they can cantiously sell prescriptions to you to make money, the sun cures so many things they would be out of business if u knew. Also make up companies would be out of business because tanning anturally clears skin, strengthens it, even tones, etc (not wrinkles ,thats form lack of moisture and thats why tanning lotions are made, the replace the moisture, see u dont know anyting)
I think your presumption of cancer comes rom those salons where they have idiots that say “i want the strongest bed forr the most time” thinking you can get a tan in a day which is terrible thats what causes damage. Its a slow, timely process to develop a tan, its a chemical reaction, so must damage is done 1) 90% of sun damage is done before the age of 18 2) idiots that dont protect their skin or nourish it properly turn into leather hand bangs.
Do you know why in England they have poor bones, teeth, skin and hair? lack of sun, it always rains. Majority of england homes are equipped with tanning units in their home. Did you know you would need to drink 4 full bags of milk to achieve the amount of Vitamin D your body needs in a day? you can get that rom 1 low wattage 5 minute tan a week. Did you know the doctors use light therapy in their office but its really the exact same bulbs as a tanning bed (both emit UV A and B in low doses unlike the sun, again your dumb)
I can get into this for so long but this post is already long enough. Feel free to email me. By the way i wasn’t personally attacking you, i was attacking your ill informed “i heard on TV..” statement that you can not back up. You shouldt take things so personally, but yes now im attacking you which i usually never do but you asked for it. Shall we continue?
p.s The tanning industry has increase 26.6% in the USA alone and they have the most strict laws ive ever seen on tanning.
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dont listen to the illinformed poster above me. No idea what she is talking about.
Tanning in moderation is the healthiest thing in the world for you, without it we would never even be a live, nothing would.
Tanning lotion best for fair skin is a basic accelerator with no bronzers. It helps your body to absorb as much of the concentrated UV light as possible when your in a controlled environement like a tanning bed.
check out companies like Designer Skin, California Tan, Fiji, etc. BASIC ACCELERATORS! nothing fancy!
Make sure you shower, exfoliate and moisutrize prior to your tan. After your session it takes up to 24 hours to see results so make sure to NOT shower and moisturize twice a day to maintain your tan. If yuor fair skin do SMALL minimal sessions. It may take a few sessions to see something but at least your not burning, BURNING CAUSES DAMAGE TO YOUR SKIN. NOT tanning!!
Check out the links i included!