Tuesday, May 12, 2009

How long do I have to go in a tanning bed for it to be dangerous?

I am going on a tropical vacation and want to be a little tan so I will not get too sunburned. (I am very fair-skinned.) I recently bought a membership at a tanning parlor and have only gone once, a few days ago (for the first time in my entire life.) I know tanning beds are very dangerous and I fully intend to stop tanning after my vacation (in about a month.) but I just read an article talking about tanning even once a month is bad. How often should I go and for how long to get a good tan but not cause any damage? I went for 6 minutes, Level 1 my first time. THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How long do I have to go in a tanning bed for it to be dangerous?
Unbelievable. Come on, now. You hear it over and over for years that tanning causes skin cancer.....and YOU don't think it will happen to you? Did you know it's common for people as young as 18, 19, 20 to get skin cancer? That's like saying that "I'm going to stop smoking after.." or "I'm going to stop drinking after.." or "I'm going to stop doing 'E' after...". BS. Tell the tanning salon that your work hours changed and you won't be able to come in and see if you can get at least a partial refund.


With fair skin you will never get a good tan, you will only get pink. And ANY color that you get from the tanning booth or the sun? It's all damage.


You don't want to get burned on your vacation? Simple. SUNSCREEN. Apply OFTEN. I have very fair skin---but it's BEAUTIFUL skin. My sisters are older than I am....and 2 out of 3 have had skin cancer twice. That's why I always used the highest sunscreen I could.
How long do I have to go in a tanning bed for it to be dangerous?
45 minutes at most
Reply:Tanning, regardless of whether from sun rays, or a tanning bed amounts to you being roasted like the Thanksgiving Day turkey. This is not said as a joke, but in hope of you forgetting this nonsense. The effects of burned skin is NOT reversible.You will pay for it down the road, in the way of leathery skin, skin cancer, etc.
Reply:how many times do you have to be told tanning in any way is bad for you think of the cancer you may get or leather like skin you have to live with for the rest of your life
Reply:Your best solution is a high SPF sunscreen, applied very regularly throughout the day, especially if you go in water. Even the water-resistant stuff should be reapplied when you get out. I know you say you are not concerned about being tan, but I think you probably want to a bit to look good. Keep in mind, looking tan and "good or healthy" now could mean cancer later or lot of leathery, wrinkly skin. And, later could mean when you are 30ish; not necessarily when you are 60 or 70. Please just protect your skin instead of tanning it.


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