tan

[true.moon]

when you go on holiday do you burn, tan or stay white?? :searchme:

[.:Kitz:.]

i tan, which is great!!! :thumbsup: :cheer:

[true.moon]

hi
and me but i do sometimes burn

[Abi]

I generally burn then go burn after a few days, so i just said burn.

This year i'm detemined to not burn though, i'd prefer to fake tan then go red for another summer!

[willow]

i tan - i am very lucky!!!

[Abi]

I might just go ahead and fake it this year though.

I think nivea have brought out a body cream that has a hint of fake tan that builds up to make it look natural. might try that and just stay out of hte sun so i dont burn

[Jemma]

I tan but only after quite a long time. But my experiences with fake tan a few weeks ago have put me off for a long time ...:lol:

[Layne]

i tan, but i have sunurn at the moment, becuase i was out in the sun all day monday and i didn;t put any sun cream on, but its starting to go brown now so its ok!!!

[hazey]

I am very lucky I tan never burn and tan stays cos I have a warm bath not hot and always put on after sun. Hot baths and shower make your tan fade very quickly.

[$sTaCeY$]

Me and my sister tan but my parents burn to a crisp :rotfl: lol

[Jade]

I tan, but havent been able to get out in the sun much :angry:

Been using Johnsons"Holiday Skin" which is like a moisturiser, but it tints your skin gradually, seams to be working well so far (touches wood).

[di marco]

i burn :angry: and if i dont burn i just stay white, my sis was having fun comparing her nice brown arms with mine! :(

[true.moon]

i have brown arms but burnt shoulers at the mo cause i forgot to wear suncream when i was going out all day
so i am now sunburnt on my shoulders

[Abi]

Been using Johnsons"Holiday Skin" which is like a moisturiser, but it tints your skin gradually, seams to be working well so far (touches wood).

Thats teh sort of thing that i want to use, hopefully then i might not burn so badly!

[Luna]

I just burn!!!!!

[Abi]

same here, even if i used SRF50 it would stil happen!

[$sTaCeY$]

i have brown arms but burnt shoulers at the mo cause i forgot to wear suncream when i was going out all day
so i am now sunburnt on my shoulders

lol multicoulored arms :)

[di marco]

same here, even if i used SRF50 it would stil happen!

i know its so annoying, i put suncream on and still burn! :angry:

[Abi]

I stay inside, and stil burn!

[.:Kitz:.]

omg, the worst thing happened the other day, i went out on wednesday and coz it was in the late afternoon i thought i didn't need a high factor sun cream but when i got home i thought "oh, look at that. A nice tan with out even trying......" then i realised i was wearing one of those sleeveless tops and i pulled the strap down and the skin was a MUCH lighter colour (don't you just HATE it when that happens??) so i look so funny in my bikini coz i have 2 different shades on my arms!!! :eek: lol:) so, tomorrow i'm gonna try and even that out! lol

[Abbie]

hehe im qute tanned on my belly and arms but my legs are so pale

[Crazy Gal 88]

i burn - always, wwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaa. it really annoys me seeing loads of brown people n i think 'ooohhh i wish i wa slike that' and to make it worse the rest of my family tan! i mean what is with that?

[chance]

i normally burn then blister then peel! was terrible last time,bout 3 weeks ago now,prob worse ive had it,then i norm stay white but so far my legs and lines where my bikini was have stayed! i have triangle white patches where my bikini top was on my boobs! nice..

[Abbie]

i normally burn then blister then peel! was terrible last time,bout 3 weeks ago now,prob worse ive had it,then i norm stay white but so far my legs and lines where my bikini was have stayed! i have triangle white patches where my bikini top was on my boobs! nice..
awwwwwwwwwww bless ya

[Abi]

My dad had this skin condiation that makes your skin blister as soon as he went in the sun without cream on. He had to have light treatment in central london to try and sort it. Last year my skin started doing the same, so i hope this doesn't happen. I hope it was purely severe blistering having got very burnt, but i cant be sure unless it happens again

[Debs]

i very rarely tan dont know why!! if i do tan in patches so i look really stupid!

[Luna]

has anyone tried the new johnston's tan thing it's brilliant

[$sTaCeY$]

my hair is starting to tan, its getting highlights in it

[Solana]

Tan, even when I stay in the shade!

[Debs]

lucky you solana i dream bout the day i have a all over golden tan!

[Abbie]

Tan, even when I stay in the shade!
wow lucky you

[sarahwelford]

i tan very easily and well will be tanned soon go on holiday monday morning magaluf

[Abbie]

wow lucky you

[Debs]

has anyone tried the new johnston's tan thing it's brilliant

No havent what is it a fake tan or something?

[$sTaCeY$]

i tan outside in the sun but my hair tans everywhere most of the time im getting loads of highlights!

[Luna]

it's a moisturiser with a hint of fake tan in it you can get it for normal to fair and normal to dark skin!!1 It really is brilliant and doesn't streak

[$sTaCeY$]

that sounds like it is really good, but is it exspensive?

[Luna]

that sounds like it is really good, but is it exspensive?

4.58 for a 250ml bottle but a little goes a long way

[$sTaCeY$]

not a bad price if it goes a long way

[Luna]

yeah i know i've used it twice and there hardly looks like theres anything out the bottle

[$sTaCeY$]

cool :D

[~*~Leanne~*~]

i tan

[samantha nixon]

i tan quite easy and it stays for quite a while

[Tamzi]

I tan, but I am already a tanned colour so, I just get browner
xxx

[Abbie]

I tan, but I am already a tanned colour so, I just get browner
xxx
lucky you

[Abbie]

ive just got back from holiday and im a little tanned :D

[Jemma]

I tan, but I am already a tanned colour so, I just get browner
xxx
You're so lucky! :angry: lol

[Abbie]

i tan quite easy and it stays for quite a whilelucky you i tan then peel :(

[CrazyLea]

i have like a permanent tan on my arms. and then my face gets burnt and turns brown so yay lol

[Eastenders_4ev@]

I Tan :D , but sometimes burn on my shoulders lol

[hazey]

I tan easily except for my legs,they take for ever to even out, so I tried the Johnsons cream, never used fake tan before,I only used a little bit each day,and have built up a good colour,and no streaky bits thanks for the suggestion guys.

[Abbie]

I Tan :D , but sometimes burn on my shoulders lolme too

[di marco]

i dream bout the day i have a all over golden tan!

me too, damn my stupid fair skin!

[Gabby]

I burn usually, then i go brown:D

[Angeltigger]

I tan, But the reason why you Tan is because it protect your skin

[lollymay]

I burn usually, then i go brown:D

me too

[Chloe O'brien]

i burn then i peel

[Luna]

snap chloe so annoying isnt it :mad:

[di marco]

i burn but dont peel that often

[Chloe O'brien]

snap chloe so annoying isnt it :mad:
I have a 7 year old daughter she takes after her dad and tans right away we have been back from greece for about 2 months now and she looks as if she has just stepped of the plain :angry:

[di marco]

I have a 7 year old daughter she takes after her dad and tans right away we have been back from greece for about 2 months now and she looks as if she has just stepped of the plain :angry:

i hate people like that lol!

[Tori]

i tan but it doesn't stay long! well thats my opinion!

[xsoftladybugx]

I tan, But the reason why you Tan is because it protect your skin

Its not because you protect your skin, people just have different skin types.

[Angeltigger]

Oh so now you are telling me i am lieing- i know this is a fact as i do Beauty- if you never got a tan you would have really red skin and it will always hurt

[xsoftladybugx]

I didnt say you was lying. what your saying might not be true i look after my skin so carefully and i dont go brown.

[Angeltigger]

Yeah but that as you look after yourself- but what i was saying was someone who is always out in the sun- a tan would protect them if they had sun cream on. And what i am saying is true as my beauty teacher told me

[di marco]

but if a tan protects your skin, wouldnt everyone tan?

[Angeltigger]

But like i have said it depand on what you are like- it depand on when you go in the sun how long you stay out in the sun- So if you are in the sun only a hour a day than you will not get a tan- but if like me you stay out more than 5 hours in the sun and put suncream on than i will get a tan- be red and than i might get sun cancer

[di marco]

But like i have said it depand on what you are like- it depand on when you go in the sun how long you stay out in the sun- So if you are in the sun only a hour a day than you will not get a tan- but if like me you stay out more than 5 hours in the sun and put suncream on than i will get a tan- be red and than i might get sun cancer

but i can stay out in the sun for ages with suncream on and not get a tan and some people can be out for hardly anytime at all and get a really good one?

[Angeltigger]

than maybe it has something to do with skin type like xsoftladybugx said or maybe you are putting it on thick

[di marco]

than maybe it has something to do with skin type like xsoftladybugx said or maybe you are putting it on thick

i always thought it had something to do with skin type

[Angeltigger]

Well my beauty teacher told me why i got a tan which was that it protected my skin from the rays in the sun

[di marco]

Well my beauty teacher told me why i got a tan which was that it protected my skin from the rays in the sun

yeh it does protect you from the suns rays but thats not why people get them, its to do with the pigment in your skin whether you get a tan or not

[Angeltigger]

well i will believe my beauty teacher

[di marco]

well i will believe my beauty teacher

ok then and ill believe my biology teachers :)

[Angeltigger]

What is a tan and how is it produced?
The darkening of the skin that is commonly referred to as tanning is produced when UV rays from the sun trigger the production of the pigment melanin in the skin. Rather than being a sign of a healthy process, getting a tan through sunbathing actually means that your skin has been damaged and is trying to protect itself.

Dr. Vivienne Nathanson, from the British Medical Association, said, "People need to be educated about the myths of tanning. A suntan is not a sign of good health. A tan, even when there's no burning, always means the skin has been damaged." Even though a tan will fade over time, the damage it has caused skin remains. This skin damage puts you at a greater risk of skin cancer and it also causes premature ageing.

Some people get their tans by using sunbeds. However, sunbeds mimic the effect of the sun by emitting UVA radiation and cause skin damage in the same way as normal sunbathing. In fact, said Cancer Research UK (CRUK), "There's no such thing as a safe tan - unless it comes out of a bottle."

There are some myths that suggest that getting a tan could help protect against the sun's harmful effects, but as Dr. Nathanson said, "A suntan is not nature's own sunscreen, it does not protect you from ultra-violet radiation." In fact, continued exposure will only result in increasing your risk of skin cancer.

A spokesperson for the Australasian College of Dermatologists added, "A suntan does not prevent skin cancer. It's a sign of exposure to enough ultraviolet radiation to damage the skin, increasing your risk of premature skin ageing, photo-ageing and skin cancer."

[di marco]

isnt that what i said

[Angeltigger]

well that you shouold be happy that you don't get a tan

[x Amby x]

i tan really easy! so i'm happy! lol

[shannisrules]

i tan easily in fact i have a funny story i can tell about my tan:

well when i went to indoneisa in the summer becaus its really near the eqautor the sun is really fierce so one day i was realxing on a boat and it was the middle of the day so the sun was right above me and i fell asleep. i had my t-shirt on and whilst i was sleeping my t-shirt didnt cover the whole top half of my body so when i woke up i had thsi massive tan strip across my tummy :lol: where my t-shirt hadnt been and its still there now! and its been like 6 or 7 months! and its very visible its only stayed cos the sun was so fiece so if you get a tan there it will stay for ages!:rotfl:

[Abbie]

i cant wait to my tan when i go away for a month in the summer