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Tanning - levels/safety?
I really like tanning in the spring/summer. H hates it, and I know it's dangerous, but what can I say? It makes me feel good and prepares me for the actual sunshine. But I am looking into safer tanning options...yesterday I went to a new place (my first time going since last summer), and they have 4 levels of beds...I guess in level 4, there is virtually no UVB, whereas with level 1, there is more of it and you are more likely to burn. Does anyone know about this? Does it really make a difference? Is it a lot safer?
I have also tried spray tan...and absolutely hated it. I felt like it looked way too fake. Plus, I'm going to FL in a few weeks, and am worried about that being my first true exposure to sun. Suggestions?
Re: Tanning - levels/safety?
i put myself through undergrad working at a high end tanning salon and we had beds like this. they were our high intensity browning beds. like w/ all of the other beds, we started people out at 5 minutes, b/c we frequently changed our bulbs. imo, you can get burned in any bed if you go for too long.
i'm not a fan of tanning. i only tanned once a week while i worked there b/c we had to meet that requirement. i did the spray tan a lot more and continue to do that. aside from psoriasis treatment, i will never recommend tanning in a bed for anyone, for any reason. i wish i could pip my old boss. she truly looks like a shar pei. skin pooled at her ankles. even though she hadn't tanned in beds for 10 years, the damage was done.
be diligent about spf on your trip and you won't burn.
Get a spray tan done at a spa by and actual person and it will look real. Don't go to the booths and always wear sunscreen when outdoors. The risk is not worth the reward in this case.
They made you tan?!
if we didn't use the beds, know how they work, the strength of the bulbs, and about different products we wouldn't have been very informed employees. i don't tan well at all, so i was always the palest there, but i wouldn't have been able to make sales if i were my natural color (which is see-through pale, not even pretty porcelain pale.) i don't think it was unreasonable on their part.
I worked at a tanning place in my early 20's and we were required to tan. I was given a warning once because I wasn't tan.
Looking back, I really regret all of those years that I tanned indoors. Luckily I have genetics on my side as far as aging, but I do have some age spots on my face that I can't seem to fade and I'm sure tanning contributed to their appearance.
I'm not sure what you mean by "prepares you for the actual sunshine", but if you mean it prevents sunburn, that's a misconception. There's no such thing as getting a "base coat".
I understand you want a nice glow (I'll admit, I like getting a little color from when I'm outside, but still use sunscreen) but I think you should stop the tanning beds.
How old are you, OP? I'm in my late 20's and I have some aquaintances that already have crazy wrinkles. Even if you look okay now, it may catch up with you later. Not worth it IMO. Besides wrinkles, you know, that little thing called cancer.
I tanned probably 30 or 40 times (visits) over a 6 yr period.
I have a 4 inch melanoma scar on my back.
Don't do it.
I LOVE tanning. LOVE it. Nothing is as good as laying there in the warmth and becoming a nice, golden tan in the dead of winter. It is so relaxing. That being said, I will never ever in my life do it again. EVER. It is so not worth it. I will gladly take my pasty self over cancer.
I also would never work in a place that required me to do something so dangerous. Do cigarette companies make their employees smoke? Do bartenders have to drink all of the booze to be good bartenders? I am sorry. I think that is ridiculous.
Go Phils!!
Don't do it. You will definitely eventually regret it. The worst thing you can do to speed up signs of aging is tan, and of course it significantly raises your chances of skin cancer. There is no safe tanning bed.
I love being tan. I feel like I look thinner and healthier and it gives me a glow. I tanned as a teen and some in my 20's. I really regret it now. I'm scared that I'll end up with skin cancer, and now that I'm starting to think about reducing fine lines and preventing wrinkles, I wish I hadn't spent all of that time in a tanning bed.
I've learned to embrace being pale, knowing that it will lead to healthier and more youthful skin long term. I do spend plenty of time in the sun, but I slather on the spf 50 and reapply often.
If you're going to use tanning beds, definitely don't use beds that don't have UVB. UVB is what makes your body make vitamin D, and is also the mechanism to tell you that you've been in the sun too long (UVB is typically what gives you burns, UVA gives you tans, but also gives you cancer).
On the rare occasion that I use a tanning bed (living in the Pacific Northwest after growing up in California I struggle a lot with SAD, I've also tried UV lights and taking supplements, and I feel best after tanning - but I KNOW it's bad for me), I always use the cheapest bed, because it's the closest approximation to actual sunshine.
Look, there are so many excellent options out there these days to give you a tanned look, and NOT give you the risk of skin cancer. Do your research, be smart, be safe.
Please rethink this. My SIL died two months ago from melanoma at age 27. It started with a single mole on her scalp, which she caught early, moved to her lymph nodes which were removed. Moved to her internal organs and finally her bones. It's just not worth it.
Obviously, it's your life and you will do as you choose, but I highly highly suggest skin examinations regularly if you are going to do this.
Good for you, smart choice!