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Tanning
I want to tan this summer. I want try not get burnt and yet wear sunsreen. I have very very ight skin and burn easy. but thing is i put aloe on if i get burnt then next day my skin same color. anyway I was wondering. how long should stay out in the sun and how many mins. plus what time of day be better.
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starting off, you shouldn't stay out there that long, and that's good you still wear sunscreen. I would say stay out there about 10 minutes and gradually go up two minutes everyday if you don't burn. There is also lotions out there that will give you a gradual tan and i know that the Johnson's brand works. & puttin aloe vera on after each tan will make your tan last longer:]
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wear a high factor sunblock like over 20/25, you dont have to be wearing a low sunblock to tan. Also its better to tan gradually than to burn :)
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Don't burn yourself in order to make yourself tan! -- The results can be extremely painful (e.g. skin cancer, blisters, etc.).
Instead, use the suntan lotion that WoahThereBabe suggested (It definitely works.)
Go outside about 15-20 minutes at a time-and go inside after 15-20 minutes is up. Then, about an hour later, go out for another 15-20 minutes. Sounds tedious, but it really worked for me.
If this option doesn't work out for you, then spray tanning is the way to go. In some states, there are places where there's machines that spray on the "tan", essentially. It looks extremely natural and it's no where near as bad for you as sunbathing.
And I wanted to make one more thing clear to you. "Runawaylove" said that an alternative would be bed tanning. I STRONGLY suggest that you don't do this. Once you start, you really can't stop, and you'll probably burn.
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hey, well burning just to get tan is dangerous. i did that before and the results were painful. i developed a "sun blister".
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that thing on her foot is what i had on my shoulder. it was very painful and i couldnt sleep well for days, because to lay on it hurt. you need to tan the right way. wear sunblock with a pretty good spf. dont wear tanning oil. it attracts the sun way to much. go out there at about 12 noon. take breaks in between to avoid sunburns. some alternatives would be to spray tanning, bed tanning, or tanning lotion. if you want more information about either of those three things, leave me a message and i would definately like to help you.
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Around 12 p.m. to 1:30 is usually when the sun is brightest. I suggest tanning lotion :
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banana boat is super good. With that on , you can stay out for about 3 hours. If you dont want to use it, then I would only stay out for 1 hr-1.5 hrs.
hope i helped.
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