WHAT?!As with all things, it's a matter of dosage and responsible use.
My First Tanning Session
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Sorry, didn't mean to blow your mind there.WHAT?!As with all things, it's a matter of dosage and responsible use.
This is hilarious...I've been tanning since 1998...my only real worry was that my ass would be burned, but burning isn't very common in tanning beds. Back then the beds were kind of cramped for guys, but these days they're much roomier, and almost too relaxing to be in. I've never heard crackling noises before! I never use anything with SPF, and I use a tanning accelerator. I just hate being pale.
RAMA
Glad i madeja laugh!I recently had bloodwork done. My doctor, upon seeing the results said to me, GET OUTSIDE FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! I have a mega lack of Vit D, so take prescription suppliments now. But, the tanning bed really made me feel good.
I swear to god, i felt SO GOOD for a couple of hours after i walked out of there. No shit. I suffer from depression and have enough shit going on to make anyone want to put a gun in their mouth. But i felt amazing after i walked out of there.
That aspect of it was actually pretty fun because it really, noticeably improved my mood. It was also kind of dizzying getting back outside in the cold
"i cant believe i tanned before you" (somehow i deleted that part of your message).
Come over here so i can smack you in the head.
Same here. I paid the price that was for 15 minutes but i only did ten.
Well, I don't like the idea of going to a tanning session but I see why you did it. Still, I prefer the traditional way: Get a bottle of SPF 20 lotion and hit the beach!
Meh.
^ The beach is totally overrated. Or maybe I'm just bitter because the weather on the Baltic Sea coast sucks ass this summer
Yeah, im on LI, the beach is less than a mile from my home. i could give a shit. A million kids running around kicking sand.
I'll be sure to swing by if I'm in the area"i cant believe i tanned before you" (somehow i deleted that part of your message).
Come over here so i can smack you in the head.
I'll be sure to swing by if I'm in the area"i cant believe i tanned before you" (somehow i deleted that part of your message).
Come over here so i can smack you in the head.
Make sure you do that.
I would also like to get smacked in the head by YR, please.
I just gotta remember to take off the sombrero.
I just gotta remember to take off the sombrero.
And i would too. And i'd enjoy it. And so would you.
I'll add my voice to those urging caution in using tanning beds. I've done a fair bit of research on pigment cells, I've been published in Pigment cell and Melanoma Research (even my data featured on the cover once), and I know the heads of several of the big labs in the field. Every one of them will tell you to avoid tanning beds and there have been several articles published in the journal examining the risk of tanning beds.
Ugh spray on tans are the worst and should be avoided at all cost.
Also ... white people make me laugh.
This is hilarious...I've been tanning since 1998...my only real worry was that my ass would be burned, but burning isn't very common in tanning beds. Back then the beds were kind of cramped for guys, but these days they're much roomier, and almost too relaxing to be in. I've never heard crackling noises before! I never use anything with SPF, and I use a tanning accelerator. I just hate being pale.
RAMA
I recently had bloodwork done. My doctor, upon seeing the results said to me, GET OUTSIDE FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! I have a mega lack of Vit D, so take prescription suppliments now. But, the tanning bed really made me feel good.
I swear to god, i felt SO GOOD for a couple of hours after i walked out of there. No shit. I suffer from depression and have enough shit going on to make anyone want to put a gun in their mouth. But i felt amazing after i walked out of there.
"i cant believe i tanned before you" (somehow i deleted that part of your message).
Come over here so i can smack you in the head.
Same here. I paid the price that was for 15 minutes but i only did ten.
Meh.
^ The beach is totally overrated. Or maybe I'm just bitter because the weather on the Baltic Sea coast sucks ass this summer
Yeah, im on LI, the beach is less than a mile from my home. i could give a shit. A million kids running around kicking sand.
I could visualize the trepidation.
Most salons do offer some sort of spray tanning, there are also home kits. If you are too worried about the dangers of UV then they work pretty well these days.
http://protanusa.com/39-competition-spray-16oz.html
http://protanusa.com/44-t-100-micromist-professional-sunless-sprayer.html
RAMA
As usual, these sorts of studies tend to be overstated...for 30 years there has been no major study that links melanoma to tanning beds (btw depsite what it sounds like, only a very small percentage of people get melanoma in the first place).
http://hunter-gatherer.com/blog/media-hysteria-tanning-beds-and-melanoma
This one attempt at refuting one study doesn't mean that no other studies have made a connection. Go here (a scientific journal dedicated to melanoma and pigment cells) and do a search for tanning bed or something similar. You'll find several studies and literature reviews on the subject. If you want more, go search PubMed. The link is pretty well established, although some might quibble on the magnitude of the risk.
Must be nice to live close enough to a beach that this is an option.Well, I don't like the idea of going to a tanning session but I see why you did it. Still, I prefer the traditional way: Get a bottle of SPF 20 lotion and hit the beach!
Well, that's one of the good things in my country. I can be to a nice beach in 1 1/2 hours.
I guess if I lived somewhere in the North, I wouldn't like that method so much. I don't like cold water or big waves...
I don't know how much you need to do this before it becomes dangerous, but I have a friend who was a real beauty in her teens, after 20 years of "keeping her tan up" she now looks like one of my mum's old handbags.
Ironic (situationally) considering it was narcissism that set her on that path to start with.
Ironic (situationally) considering it was narcissism that set her on that path to start with.
I came to terms with my whiteness a long time ago, and I've stopped caring that I'm not as tan as other people. People do make remarks to me about the fact that I'm pale; I respond in the 'and?' vein. 
If other people want to tan - it's your body, do what you want with it.
If other people want to tan - it's your body, do what you want with it.
Same here. I was told, "Buy some vitamin D ON YOUR WAY HOME." And calcium. And all the damn milk I drink and no vitamin D to help it absorb meant calcium supplements, too. 5000 iu's daily is bringing my vitamin D to juuuuust within range that the doctors don't fuss.
Going to Disneyland tomorrow--gonna wear a long sleeve UV shirt and UV hat. Oh yeah, I'm out in the sun, but not reallly IN the sun, ya know?
Friends have said, "You should get a bit darker." I've challenged them to say to a black person, "You should get a bit lighter." Face it, I'm pink and that's that. I'm practicing self-acceptance a bit.
What? You think you get nothing? Surely you jest! You get a greater liklihood of skin cancer and you get premature aging of your skin (e.g. you get to look older sooner).
Mr Awe
No moreso than if you were just to spend a lot of time outside.
