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tanning SAFE
i'm going to start tanning at a tanning salon soon. i don't want a tan that's way too dark, but i definitely want it to be noticeable. my skin is not pale; it's the skin color that most caucasians have.
i'm going to be smart and wear spray-on sunscreen. if i want to get a noticeable tan while staying safe, what SPF should my sunscreen be? i don't want it to be too low (that would be unhealthy for my skin), so please help. :]
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Not to be mean or anything, but ALL tanning is bad for your skin, and tanning booth tanning is actually worse for you than sitting out in the sun, even if you're wearing sunscreen. Just to give you an example, my boss tans ALL winter long, and her skind looks absolutely horrible - she's in her late 30's, but she has leathery skin & enough wrinkles that it makes her look like she's in her 50's. But you could try wearing spf 15, that's what I wear all summer long when I'm out on the lake or in the sun riding my horse.
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i've researched some on tanning beds before for a school newspaper, and i would say that sunscreen really can't help you at that point. tanning beds are all-around unsafe. wearing sunscreen cannot and will not prevent you from the harmful UV Rays, and if it does, it does it minimally. i go tanning, and i recognized my consequences when i started. unless any type of skin cancer is prone in your family's genes, you're very unlikely to develop any cancerous illnesses from going tanning a couple of times. what sucks is that you have to go tanning repeatedly to keep it intact, probably once a week, or less depending on what you want. so you have to make a list of pros and cons- what is more important to you? prioritize, that's what i did. i hope i helped!
--also, using a (high quality) bronzing lotion will help you get a tan waay faster, and also help you keep it. they're ridiculously expensive in the tanning salons, but buying them from the brand's website is waaay cheaper.
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salons are in general really unsafe.
please, before rating me a one, hear me out. i worked at a dermatology office this summer so i actually know what im talking about =]
ok so tanning in salons is actully so bad for you. you only get the uv rays from the bed, and you DONT get the only good thing that comes from tanning in the sun, which is the vitamin c.
so when you say your going to be smart and wear sunscreen, it doesnt matter becuase your still getting all the harmful rays that will damage your skinn =[. and these are also more powerful/dangerous then the ones of the sun.
so if you decided to do it, just consider that in 20 years, you will have crows feet, and those are permanent, unlike a tan that goes away in a month or two
be safeee!
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