Hi..... My name is Sydney and I got a question. I am 13 years old and I need to lay in the tanning bed. I go to this place called tanic tan and it's really cool... but I would really like it if you would tell me some good tanning lotion and stuff.... oh and can me laying in the tanning bed at this age effect my having children in the future... i lay about 10 minutes 4 times a week. THANKS!~!~!
junebug93 answered Wednesday March 26 2008, 11:00 pm: It's bad for you at any age. Exposing yourself to the ultraviolet rays of a tanning bed not only harm your skin (you'll get more wrinkles as an old person), but mess up the structure of your cells, meaning you will be prone to skin cancer. Tanning beds don't directly affect your ability to have children, however, something like cancer could potentially stop you from having any.
Yes, a lot of people do it, and you won't notice any adverse health affects right away. However, the sunless tanning lotions (preferably the ones with DHA as an active ingredient) are probably a safer alternative, and they are probably cheaper as well =] [ junebug93's advice column | Ask junebug93 A Question ]
Sweetpmb9008 answered Wednesday March 26 2008, 10:45 pm: Tanning lotion does dramaticly help, and I would advise you to ask the workers at your tanning place to recomend a good lotion for you. There are many out there to choose from! Also is there a reason why you are tanning ( vacation) or do you just like being tan. Either way I personaly think that 4 times a week is a little much. I would tone it down to possibly once a week, you will still see the same results. You also have to take into consideration which bed you are using. Each bed will give differnt outcomes.
You can go tanning and still have children! Don't worrie about it there is no link between the two that should cause you to worrie.
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