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When my twin sister and I were fifteen, our aunt gave us a sun lamp. We were young and stupid and did not realize that the effects don't show up until much later. We wanted to get our faces really tan. So we kept taking turns under it, with our faces turned upward, directly under the lamp. After several 20-minute sessions, our faces began to get a little pink so we figured we had had enough. Several hours later, we began to see how burned we were. The next morning we were miserable. We had blisters on our faces and could not open our eyes in the daylight without tears gushing out of them. We had to tin foil our windows and wear sunglasses. My mom took us to the doctor and we had third degree burns on our corneas. It was awful. You'd think that would have stopped us from tanning. It didn't. 
Now that I'm older, I will let my arms and legs get a little tan, but I never tan my face. I have enough sun damage and I don't need more! 
That is sad and funny all in one
The beds I use have facial tanners, but I usually cover my face with a towel. I don't need more wrinkles
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When my twin sister and I were fifteen, our aunt gave us a sun lamp. We were young and stupid and did not realize that the effects don't show up until much later. We wanted to get our faces really tan. So we kept taking turns under it, with our faces turned upward, directly under the lamp. After several 20-minute sessions, our faces began to get a little pink so we figured we had had enough. Several hours later, we began to see how burned we were. The next morning we were miserable. We had blisters on our faces and could not open our eyes in the daylight without tears gushing out of them. We had to tin foil our windows and wear sunglasses. My mom took us to the doctor and we had third degree burns on our corneas. It was awful. You'd think that would have stopped us from tanning. It didn't.
Now that I'm older, I will let my arms and legs get a little tan, but I never tan my face. I have enough sun damage and I don't need more!
That is sad and funny all in one
The beds I use have facial tanners, but I usually cover my face with a towel. I don't need more wrinkles
Good idea, that's what I used to do when I used to go to the tanning beds (yes, even AFTER the sunlamp incident!!!). |
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I don't think I would have ever done it again
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I've never been to a tanning salon. I know a few people who used to go a lot who ended up getting some gross fungus from the tanning beds. Each of them went to a different place, too. That turned me off from ever wanting to go.
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I've never been to a tanning salon. I know a few people who used to go a lot who ended up getting some gross fungus from the tanning beds. Each of them went to a different place, too. That turned me off from ever wanting to go. Call me OCD, but I take my own cleaning stuff and use it before I even touch that bed 
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I've never been to a tanning salon. I know a few people who used to go a lot who ended up getting some gross fungus from the tanning beds. Each of them went to a different place, too. That turned me off from ever wanting to go. Okay....ewwwwwwwwwww! My tanning place seems to keep it very clean. |
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Whatever happened to sitting in the sun?
My tanning place is a 360 degree veiw of paradise...no bulbs required.... ....solar powered!!! 
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I try not to sit out in the sun to much....and when im at the beach I apply 50 like every 30 minutes. Dont want my ink fading.
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Whatever happened to sitting in the sun? My tanning place is a 360 degree veiw of paradise...no bulbs required.... ....solar powered!!!
I'm heading to the beach tomorrow for a week  .
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I try not to sit out in the sun to much....and when im at the beach I apply 50 like every 30 minutes. Dont want my ink fading. I am in the sun every day....sometimes for hours...surfing...all my tattoos are on my back, and the only one that faded was one done in greywash ink...it took 6 years to fade and got it touched up a year ago... I think a lot of that is a myth.... |
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Freckle, burn, peel, repeat...
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I wonder what they did a hundred years ago when no one had a choice and there was no air conditioning?
you never heard about skin cancer in those days |
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Freckle, burn, peel, repeat... eventually they all join up, and you get that lovely doeskin soft leather feel...
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I try not to sit out in the sun to much....and when im at the beach I apply 50 like every 30 minutes. Dont want my ink fading. I am in the sun every day....sometimes for hours...surfing...all my tattoos are on my back, and the only one that faded was one done in greywash ink...it took 6 years to fade and got it touched up a year ago... I think a lot of that is a myth.... Yeah...I just dont want to take a chance. Its no much of the short term fading...but like you said after 6 years....im concerned ofthe long term. I dont wanna be 45 and not be able to tell whats on me, lol. |
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I try not to sit out in the sun to much....and when im at the beach I apply 50 like every 30 minutes. Dont want my ink fading. I am in the sun every day....sometimes for hours...surfing...all my tattoos are on my back, and the only one that faded was one done in greywash ink...it took 6 years to fade and got it touched up a year ago... I think a lot of that is a myth.... Yeah...I just dont want to take a chance. Its no much of the short term fading...but like you said after 6 years....im concerned ofthe long term. I dont wanna be 45 and not be able to tell whats on me, lol. I am 45....and a typical sunburnt aussie!!!!!
LMAO!!!!!!! |
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Whatever happened to sitting in the sun? My tanning place is a 360 degree veiw of paradise...no bulbs required.... ....solar powered!!!
When you are short on time like I am, tanning beds are awesome. I haven't seen sun in 2.5 years though and I got burnt on both sides in 7 minutes flat  You can tan your whole body including the places the sun don't shine, don't have to worry about farmer's tans, and it's private and don't have to worry about people watching you.
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I live in West Texas. we use tanning beds to cool off
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I cannot wait to go to one of the Air-brush tan salons- you are supposed to get a fantastic tan
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Tanning beds take 15 mins compared to hours in the sun. And they have fans in there
Call me lazy if you wish
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Edited by
Jess642
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Sat 05/30/09 06:52 PM
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Whatever happened to sitting in the sun? My tanning place is a 360 degree veiw of paradise...no bulbs required.... ....solar powered!!!
When you are short on time like I am, tanning beds are awesome. I haven't seen sun in 2.5 years though and I got burnt on both sides in 7 minutes flat You can tan your whole body including the places the sun don't shine, don't have to worry about farmer's tans, and it's private and don't have to worry about people watching you.
heard of the hole in the ozone??? 
I can get tanned all sides in 7 minutes flat, pegging out the washing....and it's free. As to tanning where the sun dont shine....for those who dont wanna see...dont look.
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