Sunbeds anyone?

abrr1000

Question...does anyone here use sunbeds? are there any good ones out there? i'm sick of fake tan and holidays are not on my to do list this or possibly next year, so any suggestions will help! i'm based in Dublin

LadyE

DONT DO IT!

I know your looking for advise but are they really worth premature wrinkles and heighted risk of skin cancer?

abrr1000

i know but alot of people do them and they're ok, like jus doin them once off wouldnt do big harm? i dunno, but thats why i'm askin, is there anyone who likes them? or do all people hate them.

Goldenquick

I don't know, perhaps if I had the patience I would go on them but I don't think I would have really lol. There are good guidelines now for anyone going on them.

Teddi

eat 5 carrots a day for 2 years..the carotene in them will eventually dye the pigment in your skin a darker shade of orange (not orange no!) but closer to skin colour tone...

Schlemm

LadyE wrote: »

DONT DO IT!

I know your looking for advise but are they really worth premature wrinkles and heighted risk of skin cancer?

++++++!!!
I agree, don't do it. Tans can come and go but skin damage is for life.
I hate fake tan and I wouldn't use a sunbed and I don't sunbathe, so I just go tanless...it's a lot healthier and an awful lot less hassle too!

seaner

I remember reading somewhere that a doctor said that if he could banish 2 things from our society they would be - Cigarettes and Sunbeds.
Seriously, they aren't worth it! Its like cutting off your skin and frying it on a pan for a couple of mins. Damage they do is irreversible.

Just try a different fake tan?

kelle

I used a sunbed a few times, but ended up with millions of freckles instead of a tan. That's SO good for the skin - not! Anyway, what's wrong with false tans?

Karl Hungus

abrr1000 wrote: »

i know but alot of people do them

A lot of people shoot up on herion constantly, eat McDonalds every day, and listen to Britney Spears, does that mean you should too?

kelle wrote: »

Anyway, what's wrong with false tans?

It's revolting.

Honestly, what's wrong with natural skin tones? It actually looks a hell of a lot better than the alternatives.

Latchy

I occasionly use sun beds in moderation ,depends on the social occasion .....

houndsoflove

I use the stand up sunbeds, the only thing is i became addicted to using them. :eek:

dame

Sunbeds are bad<full stop>

idunnoutellme

well they're not very good, but if you really wanna go for it there's a brand new one in town its called BodyWave and it is safer, faster tan and an anti cellulite treatment all in one...

you can check it out here: http://www.naturellesalon.com/index_files/Page729.htm

hot fuss

If you know what's good for you you wouldn't even consider using a sunbed. They are ridiculously bad for you and when there's completely safe options our there in huge varieties of fake tan, there is no excuse for anyone to have to use them.

Why risk skin cancer for the sake of looking a bit brown? It's just plain dangerous, stupid and unneccesary. We are at risk of enough illnesses and diseases in this life without increasing the risks to ourselves with things like smoking and sunbeds..

echosound

Steer clear - ok, you'll have a nice tan for a few years, then all you'll have is leathery wrinkly skin with irreversible damage, possibly worse, and no amount of tan - fake or otherwise - will cover that up.

It's wintertime - why not just go with your own skin colour for the moment - most of it would probably be covered up anyway? hands, face, possibly legs under tights (which would give your legs a darker colour anyway) will be on show, little else.... Fair irish skin can be just as attractive as orange dirty looking skin anyway IMO. I hate fake tan myself and will only use it if I have to wear a nice dress for a summer wedding or something, otherwise it's as it's meant to be, but if you really need some colour, for the love of Zeus just use fake tan. So so much safer - you'll waste far more time going to a sunbed and lying there than it takes to apply a bit of fake tan anyway.

katiemac

Eat carrots, cabbage, broccolli and turnips with your dinner each day and your skin tone and colour will improve imeasurably.
Don't use artificial means to enhance your skin colour. Your skin will only become causticated and frigid.

abrr1000

ok now i DONT believe carrots and cabbage are gonna help me get a tan sorry ..

rainbow kirby

Pale and interesting ftw.

Latchy

Whatever about the tan aspect , i find it very relaxing lying there for 5 or 6 minutes, although below a full body massage ......

Karl Hungus

echosound wrote: »

Fair irish skin can be just as attractive as orange dirty looking skin anyway IMO.

Just as attractive? Fair Irish skin is by far more attractive, tbh.

abrr1000

then why do so many people want to be tanned? pasty white skin is nice on very few people.

metaoblivia

Sunbeds are awful, don't use them if you value the health of your skin.

However, I can understand you wanting to be tan. Pale doesn't look good on some people, and I include myself in that group. My Dad's Irish, my Mom's part Native American - I have pale, freckly, yellowish skin. Pale, yellowish skin + black hair = someone who looks like they have jaundice.

Instead of sunbathing or using a sunbed, I use Estee Lauder tanning creme in medium. It works really well with my olive undertones, and no one knows I use any tanning products because it gives me a natural looking tan (I also don't overuse it - once, maybe twice a week is enough).

Again, to reiterate - don't use sunbeds. They're so bad for you, and really there's no point when there are other, healthier tanning products available.

echosound

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Just as attractive? Fair Irish skin is by far more attractive, tbh.

Agreed (although it sounds like the OP doesn't think so). Fair skin looks great if you take good care of it - big difference between creamy skin and pasty skin, and all it takes is a decent care routine - moisturise, exfoliate, etc. to have fair skin looking fantastic.

Look OP, if you're dead set on going sunbedding, nothing anyone will say will change your mind, and you'll come up with reasons to justify frying your skin because "tan is nicer". Just remember that in a few year's time, you'll look back and kick yourself for all the wrinkles and UV damage you brought on yourself, and having a tan ain't going to help cover up the wrinkles and pigmentation and leathery skin, nor will it impress the skin specialist you will most likely have to attend.

I'm not scaremongering, BTW, I personally know 3 people who have had to had surgery to remove malignant growths/strip damaged skin as a result of too much UV exposure, and it ain't a nice experience to go through, and it definitely brings you down a peg or two in the attractiveness scale when you've had all the skin peeled from the area between your upper lip and nose (an area many people forget to protect when applying sunscreen to face) or your leg is bandaged up from having a malignant mole removed. Tan now, pay later. Stick to the bottle if you really need colour.

loismustdie

for heaven's sakes, she didn't ask for a lecture! she know's the risks and it's her choice. people use salt and sugar like they're going out out fashion and they lead to more deaths than sunbeds!

the thing about them is you have to have a base to start off or else you'll need to use them too often. it is very relaxing though, maybe you would be better to wait until you get a tan in the summer and then top it up once or twice a month.

i like the johnsons fake tan still though,m it's the only one i've ever used, it's lovely if you make sure to rub it in very well

Latchy

Who wants to look like a milk bottle when you can look like a bottle of beer ?

tomcollins97

Please don't. My GF who is 28 used sunbends throughts her late teens & college. She has just had a pre cancerous mole removed & is having more biopsied. It is NOT WORTH IT.

Tom

siouxie sue

No matter how much we look after ourselves or stay away from this and that at the end of the we are all going to die one day so why not go looking good.

abrr1000

tom - how many sunbeds did your girlfriend do?
like i dont want skin cancer obviously....but wats the difference between sunbed and sunbathin on holidays?

LuckyStar

my aunt has been using sunbeds since her 20s, her skin is like a leather handbag now, covered in wrinkles. Her sister (my mother) has barely a wrinkle in sight.

chump

Yea what is the difference between lying on a sunbed for a few minutes every now and then to build a tan and going on a sun holiday 3 times a year and lying flat under the sun for 1 week at a time.

So many people do the sun holiday thing and you don't hear a whisper. What's the difference? (honest question)

lizzyvera

Teddi wrote: »

eat 5 carrots a day for 2 years..the carotene in them will eventually dye the pigment in your skin a darker shade of orange (not orange no!) but closer to skin colour tone...

Very true! Sunny delight did that to people. You can get it in tablet form too.

echosound

chump wrote: »

Yea what is the difference between lying on a sunbed for a few minutes every now and then to build a tan and going on a sun holiday 3 times a year and lying flat under the sun for 1 week at a time.

So many people do the sun holiday thing and you don't hear a whisper. What's the difference? (honest question)

NO difference really, both are damaging to skin. Neither appeals to me, although if I do have to be in hot climes (I avoid them like the plague normally but have been to visit family living in Africa) I'd make sure I have decent SPF and stay out of the sun and to the shade when it's at it's hottest etc.

I cannot for the life of me understand why naturally fair irish people (women in the main) insist on changing into spaghetti-string vests and shorts/short skirts at the first minute sign of sun in Ireland and frazzle themselves an attractive hue of painful lobster with white strapmarks, and going through the whole "3rd degree burns/blister/peel" routine. That's sooo attractive...
In this day and age where fake tan is so cheap and available - if being tan is important, why not do it safely and without pain?

Personally I tend to brown easily in the sun, but I'll still make sure to slap on the SPF and I certainly don't sit out all day trying to tan, madness IMO. Give me healthy pale skin anyday over leathery damaged skin.

Tomcollins - hope your GF gets the all clear, mate. Not nice

serenacat

hi i do its much better than fake tan i recommend the tanning shop they have loads across dublin.its the best

*Lees*

I was away for a week about 2 months ago and got a really nice colour, I didn't want it to fade and have to use fake tan again (:() so instead I've just been doing 5 mins on the sunbed a week to keep it topped up! I will stop after the party season is over though! They are dangerous.. everyone knows that but so is smoking.. and drinking and eating crap and everyone does that anyway!! Just don't overdo it!