Do you care about getting a tan?

Shakespeare's Sister

No, as my skin doesn't tan anyway.

I don't get all the negativity. Some people have skin that tans easily, and once they wear a SPF, they're hardly stupid for going out in the sun.

Tanning doesn't seem to be as much of an obsession as it used to be either - in the 90s it was ridiculous. I know there's the Tallafornia thing and all that, but besides that stuff, people seem more careful about their skin these days.

Pumpkinseeds

I get headaches if I'm out in the sun for very long. My Dad had skin cancer so I'm very concious of it. I wear factor 30 for most of the year and factor 50 in Summer. So I'm milk white dappled with blue veins but I can't be bothered with fake tan.

Awwwwfook

I like being tanned, just back from France so nicely browned.. wish it would stay all year round.

Buzz Killington the third

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

I wear factor 30 for most of the year and factor 50 in Summer.

"An increase in SPF from 30 to 50 has only a one percent increase in protection against the harmful rays of the sun."

The difference between 30 and 50 is so minimal that it's not worth it. Furthermore, anything classified as 50+ is just nonsense. You're paying a premium for nothing and suppliers are not allowed classify anything with an SPF above 50 because it's false advertising.

Source: https://ph.she.yahoo.com/spf-100-no-better-than-spf-30--says-dermatologists.html

There's plenty of other sources to back it up too. Personally, I never go above 30 and even at that I'd use it for 2 days max before I go down to 15.

ScumLord

I tried to get a tan but I couldn't, they're much fitter than they look.

AdolfHipster

Don't neccessarily "care" but if I happen to get a light tan whilst out in the sun - I'm mildly pleased.

frozenfrozen

frozenfrozen wrote: »

Does getting a tan cause skin cancer? .

Unless you have naturally dark or sallow skin, brown skin is damaged skin.

looking_around wrote: »

getting a tan isn't actually harmful, (or people in the likes or Portugal/Spain etc, should all be dropping of skin cancer!

People from Spain and Portugal have naturally higher levels of melanin in their skin, so it's not comparing like with like.

If you're naturally very pale, then your skin browning is how your skin signals it's being damaged.

I go brown just looking at a good weather forcast.

uch

Never get a Tan, the Sun doesn't shine at the Bar

Legs.Eleven

LexieOnRale wrote: »

I care about not getting a tan. Being pale or looking like a well seasoned Spanish leather handbag?? Ill take being pale.

There's a middle ground. The "well season leather handbag" look are people who worship the sun with a very low factor on. I see it here; men and women lying out for hours and hours with that tanning oil stuff on with factor 2 in it or something. It doesn't bode well for their skin in the future.

Lia_lia

Nah, don't really care. I have pale skin, but it does tan. Takes a while though! I very rarely sit out in the sun to get a tan.

Also never wear fake tan. Except the very odd time. Many girls I know wear fake tan everyday...could you be arsed ??!

neamhspleachi

No choice, I'm half Sicilian, it's in the genes

Philo Beddoe

I indulge in a lot of unhealthy activities because I enjoy them. Getting a tan is one unhealthy activity that I take no pleasure in, so I actively avoid it.

Tayla

Lia_lia wrote: »

Nah, don't really care. I have pale skin, but it does tan. Takes a while though! I very rarely sit out in the sun to get a tan.

Also never wear fake tan. Except the very odd time. Many girls I know wear fake tan everyday...could you be arsed ??!

If you already exfoliate and moisturise then wearing fake tan every day wouldn't be that much effort.

Lia_lia

Tayla wrote: »

If you already exfoliate and moisturise then wearing fake tan every day wouldn't be that much effort.

Exfoliation also sounds like effort

cazzer22

Egass13 wrote: »

I'm ginger. So for that reason,

I'm out.

Hahahahaha!! Brilliant.

Shakespeare's Sister

Lia_lia wrote: »

Also never wear fake tan. Except the very odd time. Many girls I know wear fake tan everyday...could you be arsed ??!

It just looks wrong on me anyway - even with exfoliation/moisturising beforehand.