Tanning bad? No, tanning good?

[Jimnast]

I'd like to get a natural tan, however, I don't want to destroy my skin, and from what I've read, you should rather keep out of the sun as much as possible. I'm not sure if "safe" tanning exists, nevertheless, what are you tips? How long should I tan for per session? How many sessions per day? What are the marks of a good sunblock? What parts of my body should I take extra precaution protecting?

[Karlnold]

Your eyes...

[Jimnast]

Your eyes...

Yes, I generally don't tend to tan while staring at the sun, but thanks anyway.

[Steve]

You should cover up your vagina real well.

[Jimnast]

You should cover up your vagina real well.

I love the useful information that pours out of these forums, and I'm not woman.

[compleks]

Tell that to your vagina.

[Jimnast]

Tell that to your vagina.

Your comment and your signature scream contradiction.

[Steve]

Your gender and chromosomes scream contradiction

[Jimnast]

Your gender and chromosomes scream contradiction

From which buttcheek did you pull this information from?

[Spacey]

Well tanning can be good, sun exposure will give your skin the vitamin D it needs. But you should never tan for longer than 10-15mins a day. Cover up your eyes and the face should be getting a little bit less exposure because the skin around the face is more sensitive.

[zetafox]

Tan your sphyncter

[Rahf]

Tanning bed or the sun, it doesn't matter. Don't stay out for too long, cover up your eyes whenever you are NOT tanning in the sun (sunglasses duuh), cover up your eyes if you are using a tanning bed, start off with a high degree sunblock during your first "sessions" and then gradually step down.

Satisfied?

[Jimnast]

Tanning bed or the sun, it doesn't matter. Don't stay out for too long, cover up your eyes whenever you are NOT tanning in the sun (sunglasses duuh), cover up your eyes if you are using a tanning bed, start off with a high degree sunblock during your first "sessions" and then gradually step down.

Satisfied?

Thank you, but I tan outdoors, should I wear eye protection outdoors? I just lie down and tilt my head to the side with my eyes closed.

[Rahf]

Thank you, but I tan outdoors, should I wear eye protection outdoors? I just lie down and tilt my head to the side with my eyes closed.

I gave you an answer to that as well. The problem with tanning with something on your eyes is that you'll look like a clown with partial make-up after awhile.

Use sunglasses at any other time you are exposed to the sun. Minimize eye exposure to the sun. I had to learn that the hard way when surfing.

[Steve]

Cover your eyes with packing peanuts or something.

[Ashtar]

The benefit to tanning is it increases your melanin which can make it harder to sunburn. Many people also find tans attractive for males and females. The disadvantage is that a tan might make you arrogant and not careful in the sun, but even very black people can still get a burn if they're out long enough and the rays are bad enough.

Also, something about it causing wrinkles and risk of melanoma and all that. If done, should definately be consuming good levels of betacarotene, and make sure you have no cholesterol shortage (rarely a problem in our day)

[Steve]

But where is your intro and conclusion, Tyciol?

[Swartz]

Haha how many sessions a day? More like how many sessions a week. Do it every 2-3 days. Some people go everyday, I don't think that's necessary by any means. I think an average person is about every other day though. It's good to ask the people working at a salon for advice if you're new so you don't go about it like a retard.

By the way the following and what I just mentioned are in reference to tanning salons, not outdoors but certain heath precautions are taken for both. If you can't figure out what, DIE.

So yes about every 2-3 days, and usually they last anywhere from 5-20 (or more) minutes depending on your skin tone and how new you are to it. When I first went I started at 5-6 minutes cause I was quite pale and needed to develop a base tan before taking too much more exposure. Every couple sessions or so I'd increase it by 2 minutes, and the most I've done is about 12-14 minutes per session. Always start small and work your way up, otherwise you're being an idiot.

Using tanning lotion, moisturizers and some goddamn tanning goggles on your eyes is the way to go. BITCH. Damn it, Jimnast asked this question...what am I doing? Fuck.

P.S. I tan completely naked (minus goggles). Nobody wants ugly tan lines.

[Rahf]

Matt, are you saying use lotion in the tanning salon?

[Swartz]

Are you saying you use nothing?

[Rahf]

Are you saying you use nothing?

I never use anything if I use a tanning bed at least. If I'm out in the sun I'll definitely use sunscreen.

[Jimnast]

I'm not going to waste money to get a tan in a salon when I can get it for free from the sun. Anywhos thanks for the tips.

[Scott]

I never use anything if I use a tanning bed at least. If I'm out in the sun I'll definitely use sunscreen.

Since when was there a sun in Sweden?

(except at midnight)

[Swartz]

I'm not going to waste money to get a tan in a salon when I can get it for free from the sun. Anywhos thanks for the tips.

Just shut the fuck up Jimnast. Holy Christ.

[Rahf]

Since when was there a sun in Sweden?

(except at midnight)

As a matter of fact we get sun 24/7 during summer. Imagine the tanning I could do!

[Scott]

That would screw with my head too much. When I go to Scotland in summer it's weird enough that it's light till 11pm or so. Well, it's a cloudless beautiful day here, so I think I'm gonna go tan at the pool, ho ho! Skin cancer FTW!

[chicanerous]

P.S. I tan completely naked (minus goggles). Nobody wants ugly tan lines.
Did you have any problems initially with your ass or ballsack burning? I figure that, since I've never exposed either to prolonged sunlight before, there may be a tendency for that to happen even when starting over (at like 5 minutes exposure).

I'm not going to waste money to get a tan in a salon when I can get it for free from the sun. Anywhos thanks for the tips.
Are you a Jew?

[Swartz]

Did you have any problems initially with your ass or ballsack burning? I figure that, since I've never exposed either to prolonged sunlight before, there may be a tendency for that to happen even when starting over (at like 5 minutes exposure).
No, in fact it seemed less affected than the rest of my body.

[Steve]

Hey guys do any of you have any experience with acryllic nails? I'm thinking of getting mine done for prom

[Rahf]

Did you have any problems initially with your ass or ballsack burning? I figure that, since I've never exposed either to prolonged sunlight before, there may be a tendency for that to happen even when starting over (at like 5 minutes exposure).


Are you a Jew?

I wouldn't know how your balls or penis look like but ever thought about the fact that your crown jewels have a tan? Even though they hardly ever see sunlight they have a different pigmentation compared to the rest of the body.

Tyciol warning on that post.. Point is your butt cheeks are more prone to burning when compared with your crotch.

[anfeyd]

Hey guys do any of you have any experience with acryllic nails? I'm thinking of getting mine done for prom

Shutup, Jimnast.

[Syn]

The disadvantage is that a tan might make you arrogant

this made me lol

[NightHunter]

I'm too lazy to read through this...go out in the morning or the late afternoon, avoid midday when the sunlight is strongest and therefore the most unhealthy radiation is being spewed forth. Don't go for more than an hour at a time or so, and always make sure to use strong SPF.

[Scott]

I wouldn't know how your balls or penis look like but ever thought about the fact that your crown jewels have a tan? Even though they hardly ever see sunlight they have a different pigmentation compared to the rest of the body.


Hurrah, I'm not the only one!

[chicanerous]

No, in fact it seemed less affected than the rest of my body.

I wouldn't know how your balls or penis look like but ever thought about the fact that your crown jewels have a tan? Even though they hardly ever see sunlight they have a different pigmentation compared to the rest of the body.
Good point. :smile:

Tyciol warning on that post.. Point is your butt cheeks are more prone to burning when compared with your crotch.
Yeah, I noticed that I had some butt cheek burning during one of my indoor tanning bouts. I left the underwear bunched up over the crotch so I never tested exposure to jewels.

:good:

[compleks]

Be sure to rotate evenly.

I used to read lying on my back, in the sun. Needless to say my tan wasn't exactly even.

[Karlnold]

Hey guys do any of you have any experience with acryllic nails? I'm thinking of getting mine done for prom

Ha ha, man, I want to hear everything about your prom afterwards. Do you have a date yet?

[shengoikee]

Your gender and chromosomes scream contradiction

this is the point where LOL became LMAO

hahahahaha what a hilarious thread

[Swartz]

Tans make you look sexy...or at least more so.

[zetafox]

Be sure to rotate evenly.

I used to read lying on my back, in the sun. Needless to say my tan wasn't exactly even.

Next time place yourself on a rotating spit.

[Steve]

Ha ha, man, I want to hear everything about your prom afterwards. Do you have a date yet?

No, I'm out of high school and college proms are worthless haha

this is the point where LOL became LMAO

hahahahaha what a hilarious thread

Good job Dave man

[Matthew.]

don't you develop a chance of cancer of u tann too much,,,

[Steve]

Because of the radiation damaging DNA and the incidence of cell repair, chance of cancer is increased under UV radiation

[Swartz]

don't you develop a chance of cancer of u tann too much,,,

Yeah usually breast and prostate cancer.

[Syn]

yeah, so smoke weed

[AJCN]

The human body get most of it Vitamin D from sunlight. So it's not bad just as long you don't get burn't.

Vitamin D is produced by your skin in response to exposure to ultraviolet radiation from natural sunlight.
The healing rays of natural sunlight (that generate vitamin D in your skin) cannot penetrate glass. So you don't generate vitamin D when sitting in your car or home. It is nearly impossible to get adequate amounts of vitamin D from your diet. Sunlight exposure is the only reliable way to generate vitamin D in your own body. ("Apparently" -AJCN)

[Rahf]

Imagine Scandinavia during winter.. We barely have any sunlight up here :dead:

[Scott]

Which is why so much death metal music comes from Scandinavia, while happy pop Disney Channel Ashley Tisdale stuff comes from here.

[Ashtar]

The human body get most of it Vitamin D from sunlight. So it's not bad just as long you don't get burn't.

Vitamin D is produced by your skin in response to exposure to ultraviolet radiation from natural sunlight.
The healing rays of natural sunlight (that generate vitamin D in your skin) cannot penetrate glass. So you don't generate vitamin D when sitting in your car or home. It is nearly impossible to get adequate amounts of vitamin D from your diet. Sunlight exposure is the only reliable way to generate vitamin D in your own body. ("Apparently" -AJCN)

Hm, cept that VitD is in multivitamins and added to a lot of milk and cereal so it's not really hard to get all you need. Especially if you're white.

If you're black, or you get tanned, your darker skin won't get as much radiation. It will take much longer to build the vitamin D. Basically by getting more sun than you need, you will need more sun.

It think getting vit D from the diet makes more sense than from the sun, since it doesn't involve dangerous radiation. You should get almost all you need, but then top it off with some sun exposure. Since it's fat soluble you can overdose on VitD much like VitA. But apparently this doesn't happen with sun exposure, it stops when you have enough or something. So you could just top it off that way.

I also read somewhere that exercise decreases the likelyhood of skin cancer so for people who exercise more, I guess the radiation wouldn't be as risky. Double if you eat the carrots and sweet potatoes.

[kamikaze!]

Tan lines on girls are hot ^^

[Swartz]

What? Tan lines on ANYBODY suck haha.

[tricker_d]

haha jimnast has completely disappeared from this thread. i guess hes crying like a woman.

[Swartz]

No he's getting his nails done. Where have you been?

[chicanerous]

What? Tan lines on ANYBODY suck haha.
Tan lines can present a certain amount of perceived modesty on the part of the female which can be sexually exciting when associated with other real or imagined virtues of innocence through acts of opposing vice. :paranoid:

[compleks]

That was deep.

[Scott]

Tan lines can present a certain amount of perceived modesty on the part of the female which can be sexually exciting when associated with other real or imagined virtues of innocence through acts of opposing vice. :paranoid:

Yeah.
Or, it's just plain hot because they're tan and you're like OOOOH STRAP.

[Flowers]

trick outdoors. Tanning is a nice byproduct of that.

[kamikaze!]

What? Tan lines on ANYBODY suck haha.
Ya dont know what youre talking spartan.
Thong tan lines on girls? Thats hot as fuck :ogre:

[Swartz]

No, not really.

Also chic, quit spewing that bullcrap haha.

[chicanerous]

No, not really.

Also chic, quit spewing that bullcrap haha.
:tongue:

[Fanya]

I'm pretty much as white as a bedsheet, and the only one in my family who can't really get a tan. My parents and sister like to rub it in my face.

[Swartz]

I bet you can actually.

[Scott]

I have a nice tan going since it's excellent weather out here...however it takes me a while to build up a tan, whereas my half-Cuban girlfriend can go out in the sun for a few hours and become darker than me. Curse these Scottish genes.

[Ashtar]

Tan lines can present a certain amount of perceived modesty on the part of the female which can be sexually exciting when associated with other real or imagined virtues of innocence through acts of opposing vice. :paranoid:
Yeah like in lolicon. Too bad not4chan went down.