Which is better: tan by the sunlight or use a tanning bed? Which one is the safest?
461931
the tanning bed will make you age faster, and make you wrinkle faster
302036
Ive just recently got back off a very hot holiday.. We used factor 25 and i still got a Golden tan.. its best to always were Sun Block.. :)
258455
Check the ingredients in the sunlotion.  It could be worse than regulating your time sensibly in the sun.  Where a hat and appropriate clothing too protect you from the sun naturally.  They say that the sunscreen is too be avoided.  Research is recommended.
1132730
best home tan solution is baby oil and iodine mixed together when laying in the sun.   also, real lemon juice in your hair will lighten it up naturally.
1075273
It depends on what you want to accomplish.\n\nIf you just want to look like a maual laborer, then the sunless tanner is teh way to go - though you should be awair that although this will give you that "Ive been picken the berries for 16 hours" brown, it will not create any mellinin in your skin to protect you from the sun.\n\nIF you just want your skin to look like an old pair of leather saddle bags, or if skin cancer is your thing, then going out in the sun is the only way to go.
939225
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.
387283
No-one can say for sure, but what we *can* say for sure is that plenty of people get skin cancer in places on their bodies that are never exposed to the sun.  So, you could spend your whole life in a cupboard and *still* end up with skin cancer, without even having years of pleasure from sun-worshipping to offset it.  Also some research suggests that sun exposure actually inhibits cancer, since sunlight produces vitamin D, and this is thought to have a preventative effect on certain cancers.\n\nMy advice is this:  Never use sun lotion, it causes skin cancer.  My reasoning is that if there is anything about sunlight that causes cancer, it's likely to be the length of time you are exposed to it.  Using sun lotion gives people a false sense of security about being out in the sun (because it inhibits the natural effect of exposure, i.e. tanning), with the result that they spend much more time exposed to the sun than they would otherwise.  I'm pretty sure it's no coincidence that there is a strong correlation between the greatly increased use of sun lotion in recent decades and the increase in skin cancer seen in some places.  Hence my conclusion is that sun lotion causes cancer.\n\nSo, the natural and sensible alternative is to use your body's own sun protection - tanning - to guide you in your sun exposure.  Start by short periods of exposure - just a few minutes - and see how your skin reacts.  If you are perfectly comfortable and get a shade of tan, that's about right.  If you go red, or even worse start to peel, you know you've overdone it.  Gradually work up to the protection of a deep natural tan.  You will get a good safe tan with much less exposure than if you used lotion.\n\nOne final point:  By far the most important issue with skin cancer is early detection, so if you see anything that concerns you, get it checked out straight away.
349557
Actually the major symptom of tanning bed burn is itching.  It could also be a sun rash or a rash from the tanning bed cleaner.
647854
Use the lotions they have now with a small amount of self tanner in them. In about two weeks you'll have a really nice, even, natural looking cancer free tan that won't age you one bit. I use them and they work great. I don't do the lying out in the sun thing anymore. I'd rather be white as ghost and still look 25 when I'm 45 than worship the sun and look like a raisin by the time I'm 35.
424823
depends on your priorities.\nsunshine has more UV "B" type rays than the beds which try to use as little UVB as possible, and utilize UV "A" type rays in hopes that it will be less harmful in the sense that UVB rays have shown to be likelier to cause cancer than UVA.  The UVA rays, however, are "longer" i.e., they penetrate your skin deeper than UVB and the so they are what causes early aging of the skin via sunlight.\nSo, beds are less likely to cause you to have skin cancer, but will definitely bring you wrinkles and other signs of age much sooner in life.
910176
My understanding, and I may be wrong, is that UV Therapy, helps when you are just exposed to UV light a certian amount of hours a day.  You are supposed to be free to eat, read, sew, or whatever other activity twangs yer thang while doing your therapy. So, I don't think that it matters that the UV box is not over your head, as long as you get the prescribed treatment of 15 minutes to 2 hours that is usually called for.\n\nOutside is another matter all the way around.  Even on cloudy days, the body soaks up UV rays.  Have you ever been out on a fishing boat on a cloudy day and gotten a terrible sunburn??  Or to the beach, and had the same result?  Just as you can get the radiation benefits and the start of a great tan on a cloudy day, you can get the same UV waves you are seeking to up that serotonin level that makes you feel bright and chipper.  I would say, that yes, it still works through sunglasses, and windows, unless they are UV protected.  And, if you were to shield only your eyes, hon, you would still get what you need from Mr. Golden Sun.  He seldom disappoints.  If it worries you terribly, consider tanning. (Which might worry you more, but an alternative.)  You can sunscreen up, cover your eyes, and get maximum UV exposure in about a quarter of the time it takes to do it the lightbox, or the outdoor way.  I use my tanning bed in the winter, for just that.  I hope this helps you :) Cheers!\n\nP.S.  I usually read or work crossword puzzles while I am in the tanning bed, so it may be something that can work for you.
840837
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.
477424
If you're planning on cooking yourself in a tanning bed, consider these thoughts first: You might have to wait for dehydration to kill you. I don't know if the tanning bed itself would be enough, being as I am proud of my pasty skin and have no up-close experience with them whatsoever. I don't know if you'd actually cook or anything, but if it was hot enough in there, you'd dehydrate faster than normal. But by the time you die in there, you're not going to look good. You'll be crispy. And that's not cool.\n\nSeek some professional help, buddy.
241712
because of melatonin.  Is a natural paint in our body that protect the skin from the sun...if you used a tanning lotion in a wrong way or if you stay for a long in the sun your skin will react and you will look like that...next time use properly the sun tan lotion and follow the direction of the bottle...never spend to many time under the sun...and don't worry it will fade with the time and the proper care...
450966
Yes, tanning beds are bad for you.  They do have a skin cancer risk & they may also have hygeine problems .... think of all the sweat & germs from previous users & how efficiently the tanning bed may or may not have been disinfected.  Not to mention the possibility of hidden spy cameras posting your naked pale body on risque internet sites!\nSeriously though, suntans, either natural or from a tanning bed, increase the risk of melanoma & certainly bring on premature sking ageing.
237305
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.
217230
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.