whats worse the tanning beds or the sun?
my dermatologist told me that 20 minutes in a tanning bed is the same as 8 hrs at the beach on a sunny day w/out sunscreen.if u want a tan try a sunless tanner, the gradual tanners that u use over the couse of a week look more natural than the ones u use once.
I think the tanning bed is worse because you get such a high volume of the rays all at once. Be safe though you dont want skin cancer from tanning. Wear sunscreen, try the new lotions out that have the self tanner in them and they look very natural.
if you want skin cancer by all means go for the tanning bed. The sun is just as bad if you don't use the right type of sun block. Think of it this way, whats the point of getting a beautiful tan if you have those nasty brown cancer spots all over?
I have tanned in both the sun and tanning beds and beds are def faster but the sun leaves my skin dryer and a lot tighter and rough feeling. I have heard from people who own tanning beds and such that tanning beds control the amount of UV radiation where as the sun does not. Your best bet is to go without either if you can, but if you must tan in a bed or in the sun, use a tanning lotion with some kind of SPF or use sunscreen...you will still tan even with sunblock on, it just blocks out the harmful UV rays. Oh and look for a lotion or sunblock with UVA and UVB protection because those are the 2 kinds of harmful rays. Hope this helps!
tanning bed are much much much worse. the sun is only 12 (measured in watever uv rays are mesured in) to a woppin 60 for tanning beds. if u want a tan just use the spray on tan or if u like it natural make sure u use sunscreen everytime u go out in the sun but if ur out in the sun all the time over time u will get a nice natural tan like all the surfers and swimmers thats wat i do coz im always swimming and surfing and spending time in the sun but dont forget to use sunscreen. hop ethat helped xx
