Hey. My mom won't let me buy tanning oil because I'm fair, but my arms have a little tan. She says I will burn wayyy easy. I saw one with spf 15, but she still wouldn't let me get it. Are their any tanning oils with a higher spf than 15? If there are one's with higher spf , will it be the same as using sunscreen lotion? Thanks, i rate 5's
FlavorXOfXTheXWeak answered Wednesday June 14 2006, 12:46 pm: TANNiNG OiL iSNT ALL iTS PUT UHP TO BE...THE OiL ATTRACTS THE SUN AND YOOH SEEM TO GET TAN...WHEN YOOH SHOWER iTS LiKE 90% OF itS WASHES OFF...SO HERES WHAT i DO...i GO OUTSiDE TO THE POOL BEACH OR iN MY YARD...WiTH A LOW SPF ON...(8 OR 15) AND LAYOUT FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES EVERY HOURS OR SO AND THE OTHER 30 MiNTUES i JUST RUN AROUND...YOOH ACTUALLY GET A MORE EVEN TAN FROM HAViNG FUN iN THE SUN THEN SiTTiNG AROUND LiKE A BUMP ON A LOG. iF YOOH STiLL WANT TANNiNG OiL CUS i ADMiT i HAVE SOME WAiT UNTiL YOOH GET A LiTTLE TANNER...THEN iF YOUR MOM WONT LET YOOH HAVE iT BUY iT ANYWAYS AND PUT iT iN A DIFFERENT BOTTLE...JUST DONT USE iT OFTEN...CAN SOMEONE SAY SKiN CANCER? [ FlavorXOfXTheXWeak's advice column | Ask FlavorXOfXTheXWeak A Question ]
oneandonly345 answered Wednesday June 14 2006, 9:28 am: if i were you i'd use just lotion for right now, with spf 15 or something to get a little tan. and half way through summer i would start to use oil. i have very fair skin as well. so i start tanning in a bed in March then by summer i am tan already. so i dont burn badly at all. it works very well. so maybe you can thank about that next summer.
so start off with the lotion then go to oil. or do lotion and oil. like use a spf 30 lotion and a oil with nothing in it. that's just an idea.
isis answered Wednesday June 14 2006, 5:36 am: Please do not use baby oil. You will burn, this will increase your chances of developing skin cancer and your skin ageing prematurely. I'm afraid your mum is right on this one, if you are fair you need to take things slowly. Avoid the oils, you run the risk of looking like a lobster, which is not an attractive look. Keep with the lotions and use one that has a factor 25+. It will take longer, but you won't peel, you should be able to stay out in the sun for longer and you will go a fabulous brown. If you follow this up with an after sun that preserves a tan, you should look good for longer and still be safe.
Hope that helps, best of luck. [ isis's advice column | Ask isis A Question ]
yourfoolxx3 answered Wednesday June 14 2006, 1:31 am: I'm really really fair too, and my mom really doesnt let me tan. Instead, i use a gradual tanning cream that doesnt streak or anything. But my real reason for replying to this is because of the previous answer by someone. Please, be really careful if you use baby oil. I have had 4 friends use it and after being outside maybe 15-30, and every one of them has gotten burned so bad that their skin began to scab and ooze. And I don't want that to happen to you. So if you happen to do that, be VERY careful. Hope this helps.
OHilovetravis answered Wednesday June 14 2006, 1:01 am: Just use tanning oil with an high spf...IF all else fails an you dont want your mom to find out an u still wanna use oil u could possible use baby oil an usually for me it makes me like just get tan i mean some girls get red then get tan but every girl is diff...but heyy hope i helped!!
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