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Posted by: once was fat

Didnt know where to put this. What dose everyone do for a tan?

Posted by: supertech

Lay by the pool.

Actually at my gym they have tanning beds,Since spring is coming I like to get a jumpstart on my tan

Posted by: JLB001

fake n bake until the summer....then the pool if we have time.

Posted by: plouffe

Tanning bed.

Posted by: once was fat

Those tanning beds wont turn you orange

Posted by: Jill

I nap in the tanning bed!

Cant get a real one in the snow!

Posted by: I Are Baboon

No tanning for me. Tanning is bad.

Posted by: Deeznuts

I do a tanning bed early spring to make it look like im actually naturally dark

In the summer I already have a decent if not good looking base tan to work off of so I can lay out by the pool (if I have time) and not worry about blinding people with my white ass.

Posted by: BabsieGirl

Tanning bed before comps

I don't have a lot of time to spend laying in the sun.

Posted by: DrChiro

tanning bed...then some pool time when it is nice enough out...then pro tan for competition

Posted by: dg806

My Tanning bed in the basement.........

Posted by: I Are Baboon

It's amazing that all you so-called health nuts expose your skin to that stuff. Sure I get sunlight being outdoors, but I certainly do not go out of my way to get extra sun.

Posted by: Monolith

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Originally posted by I Are Baboon
It's amazing that all you so-called health nuts expose your skin to that stuff. Sure I get sunlight being outdoors, but I certainly do not go out of my way to get extra sun.

Havent you heard? Skin cancer is the accessory this spring.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

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Originally posted by Monolith
Havent you heard? Skin cancer is the accessory this spring.

I guess!!

Personally, I find a natural skin tone much more attractive than a leathery tan, but that's just me.

Sorry to be a killjoy on your tanning thread, peoples. Go back to aging your skin...

Posted by: dg806

Actually, if you don't over do it, it can be healthy.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

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Originally posted by dg806
Actually, if you don't over do it, it can be healthy.

Holmes, that's like saying smoking in moderation can be healthy.

Posted by: Prince

I just started tanning at the tanning salon, only because I am competing though, normally I do not.

I am also going to use 2 coats of Pro Tan, and 1 coat of Dream Tan for my show.

Posted by: dg806

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Originally posted by I Are Baboon
Holmes, that's like saying smoking in moderation can be healthy.

http://www.suntanning.com/health.html

Posted by: I Are Baboon

Visit the American Acedemy of Dermatology's website and search for "tanning." I trust them about a thousand times more than I trust a pro-tanning website.

http://www.aad.org/PressReleases/indoor.html

http://www.aad.org/PressReleases/exposure.html

Some highlights from their articles.

But isn't getting some sun good for your health?
People sometimes associate a suntan with good health and vitality. In fact, just a small amount of sunlight is needed for the body to manufacture vitamin D. It doesn't take much sunlight to make all the vitamin D you can use - certainly far less than it takes to get a suntan!

Are people actually being harmed by sunlight?
Yes. The number of skin cancer cases has been rising over the years, and experts say that this is due to increasing exposure to UV radiation from the sun, tanning beds, and sun lamps. More than 1.3 million new skin cancer cases are likely to be diagnosed in the U.S. this year.

No person or facility should advertise the use of any UVA or UVB tanning device using wording such as "safe," "safe tanning," "no harmful rays," "no adverse effect," or similar wording or concepts.
"There is no such thing as a safe tan," said Dr. Sekula-Gibbs. "A tan is the skin’s response to an injury and every time you tan you accumulate damage to the skin, as well as accelerate the aging process and increase your risk for skin cancer. As long as indoor tanning for cosmetic effects is permitted in this country, there needs to be increased educational efforts informing the public of the risks of this type of tanning"

Bad, bad, bad.

If you want to tan yourself, that's fine. More power to ya. But people need to realize it's not healthy.

Posted by: Mudge

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Originally posted by I Are Baboon
Holmes, that's like saying smoking in moderation can be healthy.

Or like drinking

Posted by: nikegurl

so we should drink and smoke and tan....just a little?

Posted by: Mudge

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2002/2/prweb33425.htm
Tanning Salons Fight Bogus Cancer Scare Story With Facts, ask FDA to Silence Anti-Tanning Forces

http://www.fcn.ca/sun.html
Is the Sun Good or Bad?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...851738,00.html
Dr Michael Hollick, the man who discovered the active form of vitamin D, cautions that the West is facing an epidemic of vitamin D deficiency, and says that the only way to boost levels is to increase exposure to sunlight. Vitamin D deficiency is implicated in breast cancer, colon cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes (The Times (subscription), UK).

Anywho, this could be turned into a Google warring grounds. One thing I believe, is that you dont know who to believe, pick a side based on whatever but there are always going to be top scientists at each others throats.

Posted by: Prince

I do not think tanning is healthy, that is why I normally do not tan.

Posted by: Mudge

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Originally posted by nikegurl
so we should drink and smoke and tan....just a little?

Male and female fellatio have been linked to mouth cancers now, and male ejactulation has been linked to a lowered risk of prostate cancer, and sex in general is said to be linked to healthier happier lifestyles.

By the way, water can kill you.

Posted by: nikegurl

so you're suggesting people engage in sex in tanning beds without drinking any water. got it!

Posted by: I Are Baboon

You all want to sit in the sun or tanning bed and look like a friggin baseball mitt, go right ahead.

BTW, of course the tanning salon industry is going to fight the skin cancer scare!

Posted by: dg806

Yep and the dermatoligists fight them because they make money off sunscreen.

Posted by: greekblondechic

Well regardless, anybody know any good sunless tanners to use (NOT for competition) I've tried neutrogena, it barely showed and didnt look natural.. I've heard bain de soleil (sp?) is good but I've never tried, also heard the more expensive brands (lancome, clinique) are good... Anybody know?

Posted by: nikegurl

i've been hearing more and more good things about Mystic Tans. you go to a tanning place but they're basically a spray on tan - no uva/uvb exposure at all and i'm told they look great.

anyone tried them?

Posted by: Deeznuts

I used Mystic Tans. Great results but it started to look bad because it faded faster in certain spots!

Posted by: greekblondechic

I was thinking of possibly getting a mystic tan before going down to miami

does it rub off on light colored clothing? come off in the shower or water? how many days does it last?

I dont want to ruin my white or khaki colored skirts and shirts

Posted by: Deeznuts

Never came off on my clothes. Noticed it coming off a little in the shower. Mine took about 3-4 weeks to totally fade.

Posted by: Spitfire

If I wanted to - go to the beach
but the beds are to easy

Posted by: greekblondechic

I just read the site www.mystictan.com
it says the instant bronzer is supposed to come off in the shower, but that ocean or chlorinated water might cause it to streak..ugh now I dunno if I should do it or not

Posted by: Deeznuts

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Originally posted by greekblondechic
I just read the site www.mystictan.com
it says the instant bronzer is supposed to come off in the shower, but that ocean or chlorinated water might cause it to streak..ugh now I dunno if I should do it or not

Mine looked awesome at first, but it did start to streak as it faded. Looked like crap the last week. Just these little brown spots on me. lol Of course, the bed I visited wasn't the most high class place to go. Overall, it had a good effect and I don't regret doing it, but you have to risk the chance of it streaking.

Posted by: greekblondechic

how many days til it started fading/streaking?

Posted by: Deeznuts

It was a good week before it started fading at all. As expected, it looked best the two-three days immediately after.

Posted by: MtnBikerChk

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Originally posted by dg806
Yep and the dermatoligists fight them because they make money off sunscreen.

I can't believe what I'm reading.

Posted by: dg806

I'm not saying you don't need it. But why do you think both sides fight so much against each other? Money!

Posted by: CourtQueen

White as snow! That way I blend in at the ski slopes

Posted by: nickfinity

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Originally posted by dg806
Yep and the dermatoligists fight them because they make money off sunscreen.

How do dermatologists make money off of sunscreen? I've been to two of them and they never sold me anything. They made their money from me by removing suspicious looking places. Wouldn't it benefit them (monetarily anyway) if people wouldn't use sunscreen?

Posted by: dg806

Who do you think formulates sunscreen? Scientists? Guess what they are?

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