Are tanning bed's a good idea?
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The ansnwer is that they can be if you use them right.\n\nOveruse can cause premature aging and skin cancer if they aren't used properly. But they do have benefits...\n\n1. If you live in an area where you don't get enough sun they can help your body to produce the vitamin D you need.\n\n2. If you have psoriasis (which I did, notic I said DID) they can help eliminate the symptoms. (Doctors use UV lamps, mine told me to just visit a tanning salon once a week because it was cheaper than driving a hundred miles to see him to do the same thing.)\n\n3. It can help with S.A.D (better known a seasonally affected dissorder, which I also suffer from) by giving you the uv light in the winter (which is closest to natural sunlight vs. regular lightbulbs).\n\n4. If done in short bursts to build a base tan, new studies have shown, that tanning can actually prevent skin cancer. Many doctors believe that melanoma may be triggered by sun burns and by safely building a base tan before summer, without burning, you may prevent that. \n\nTake it as you will but I know I enjoy going. Remember to go slowly and build, too much of anything will kill you. I only go about twice a week. If you are doing it for your health then looking like a walnut isn't nescesary.
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Why would you want to ruin your skin like that? Leave it alone your only going to mess it all up I am sure there is no problem with having darker skin some people pay hundreds a month to keep tan. You need to learn to love the skin your in!
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I also suffer from SAD and have been successfully utilizing a tanning salon, in the winter months only, with great results.  I realize UVA/UVB rays can be harmful, but I use sunblock and I only go 2 times a week during Dec./Jan./Feb.; by then, spring is back where I live and I can be outdoors again.
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I think it's healthy because I sleep better in the nude.  I don't get woken up in the middle of the night because I need to adjust my pj's.  So I sleep better=better health...lol.
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First of all don't use a sun bed, they emit the same amound of UV rays as the midday sun! I find that aloe vera is great for itchy skin and sunburn. You can buy aloe vera gel at health food shops or better yet buy an aloe vera plant and break off parts of the plant and rub it on.
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NO! As someone who has SAD, I can tell you from experience, research, and conversations with professionals that tanning does not count as using full-spectrum light. If you are looking the "look-better, feel-better" route, go for it. If you are looking for light therapy, check into an actual full-spectrum lamp.
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I've heard that tanning in a tanning booth helps.
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DON'T!  It is much safer to tan with self tanning products.  If you really like to lay out, that is safer than a tanning bed. Make sure to use sunscreen!  The damaging rays in the tanning bed are higher concentrated than the sun's rays.  Tanning beds filter out some of the UV rays(the rays that are responsible for burning your skin) but gives you 3 times the exposure of uva radiation when compared to the sun! UVA rays, or "tanning rays," have long wavelengths that penetrate deep into your skin. They tan your skin, but don't burn you. Overexposure to UVA rays can lead to long-term skin damage. \n Although UVB is the more harmful type of radiation, UVA is linked with immune system damage and malignant melanoma. Melanoma is now the most common and deadliest form of skin cancer in women aged 25-29. Researchers also say that since UVA rays penetrate deep into the skin, they destroy skin fibers and damage elasticity, causing premature aging, wrinkles and leathery skin.\nWhen you're older and your skin is still smooth and supple, you'll be thankful that you avoided tanning beds and slathered on sunscreen with SPF 30! Remember, the best and safest way to get a tan is to fake it - use a self-tanning lotion for your face and body, and apply bronzer to your cheeks and forehead for a warm, summery look.\n  I HOPE THIS HELPS YOU!
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Yes!\n\nIt looks good!\n\nGuys, don't want hairballs or hide & seeks when it comes to put it in!
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my niece has two rods in her back, she has scoliosis also, she uses a tanning bed  and the dr. told her it would be fine as log as she does not over do it , i mean , it is not good to go more than once a week. the heat feels great on her back, so yes you can, just be wise about it ok:)
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It may help you to look better now, but it will increase your chances of skin cancer later on and also cause other things like premature aging.  You would be better off using a scar reducing product.
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you should really try that jerkens glow lotion it really gives you a nice healthy tan and its only like 7 bucks at target or something, plus a lot healthier than all those tanning bed and shit
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You could go for a hike, go camping, add a swing in your backyard, watch a movie with your friends, go swimming, get a pet, make a card for your friend, play with your hair, travel,...the possibilities are endless. But whatever you do, don't get sunburned :-).
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definitely not, it is the safest way 2 tan your body, sun beds and the sun itself can both cause skin cancer, bring on the st. tropez K
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There is lotion that will protect you from burn rays of the sun and thus help your tan get darker.  There are also self tanning lotions you can use indoors to get a fake tan.
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A nice white shirt - not just an undershirt, but a nice shirt.  But then I got to thinking about, (I used to work at a tanning salon), and I started getting mental images of all the guys who came tanning and different colors that would work... If you've got a nice tan it won't matter what color you're wearing... it will be noticable.  But the colors I imagined were nice bold colors... nothing pastel or real dark.  Just nice, vibrant colors.
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Tanning lotion will not give you cancer.\n\nLaying out in the sun while wearing tanning lotion will increase your chances of skin cancer.\n\nUse a skin protector with an SPF 30+