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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2014 17:03:36 GMT -5
"Sun exposure may actually help fight cancer." So the thinking is this: Even if too much sun leads to skin cancer, which is rarely deadly, too little sun may be worse.
No one is suggesting that people fry on a beach. But many scientists believe that “safe sun” — 15 minutes or so a few times a week without sunscreen — is not only possible but helpful to health www.nbcnews.com/id/7875140/ns/health-cancer/t/too-little-sun-asbad-too-much/#.U3_E7rsU85s
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on May 23, 2014 17:08:21 GMT -5
Go au naturel! Riiight! That's Natural!! From the bleached hair, the pasty white foundation to the 2 layers of false eyelashes, black eyeliner & black lipstick - it's about as far from Au Naturel as you can get.
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Post by justme on May 23, 2014 17:13:18 GMT -5
"Sun exposure may actually help fight cancer." So the thinking is this: Even if too much sun leads to skin cancer, which is rarely deadly, too little sun may be worse.
No one is suggesting that people fry on a beach. But many scientists believe that “safe sun” — 15 minutes or so a few times a week without sunscreen — is not only possible but helpful to health www.nbcnews.com/id/7875140/ns/health-cancer/t/too-little-sun-asbad-too-much/#.U3_E7rsU85s
Yeah, I have Vitamin D issues (how when I live in FL I'll never know), so I usually only where sunscreen when I'm at the pool/lake/beach because otherwise it's usually not long periods. Though my hour bike ride without it might be pushing it.
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Post by zibazinski on May 23, 2014 17:49:56 GMT -5
I take vitamin D, too. 4000 of it daily. Sheesh. 2000 wasn't enough.
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Post by raeoflyte on May 23, 2014 19:47:15 GMT -5
It's a good analogy, rae. Smokers obviously aren't afraid of smoking or they would quit, right? People who tan know the risks are are willing to take the chance, just like smokers. Or just like anyone who goes outside when the sun is shining not enveloped from head to toe, or anyone who drives a car, rides in a car, or crosses a street. Everything you do has risk. Using a tanning bed to get a little color on your legs is FAR to the "less risky" end of the spectrum of things you can do. But somehow it always turns into people thinking that the stuff hyped in the media is more risky. The amount the media reports on something is not necessarily related to the risk of an activity. It's risk vs. Reward. Dying young of skin cancer isn't worth looking more attractive (by conventional standards) imo. Every single Sun burn and even regular Sun exposure increases your chances of melanoma, not just a little bit, but a lot. I can't remember exactly what the flyer in the dermatologists office said but it was some ridiculous increase in chance just for one sunburn. It's not an irrational fear, or an unlikely worst case scenario-its reality hence the bettering technology of spray tans. I've risked my life many times but usually over something much more thrilling than a tanning bed. Sent from my ADR6410LVW using proboards
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on May 23, 2014 19:56:32 GMT -5
Thanks for the thread, mid! I bought a maxi dress for a June 7th wedding thinking "it will look great with a tan". Well, the weather has been uncooperative so it looks like I have to get some self tanning stuff too and I appreciate all the advice on here. Squeal!!! Maybe we are going to the same wedding!!!!! It wouldn't happen to be in a New England state, would it? And, I bought a maxi dress, too!!!!!! And a couple of shift dresses, and a sleeveless A-line, (and...I HATE dress shopping, so I bought a bunch to try on at home and choose which one I liked the best. Hoping the weather will be conducive to the sleeveless maxi.)
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Post by yogiii on May 24, 2014 8:07:02 GMT -5
mid - It just means you're an aristocrat!
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Post by goldensam on May 24, 2014 11:01:14 GMT -5
I finally learned to embrace my super pale skin. I'm blonde with green eyes and burn when I even think about the sun. I used to use tanning beds and lotions and finally gave it up. My mom had a cancerous lesion removed from her arm after years of tanning. It's not worth it. If someone finds me unattractive because my skin isn't the right shade of orange leather for them, that's fine by me.
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Post by moneymaven on May 24, 2014 11:36:34 GMT -5
The pantyhose thread got me thinking… My legs are a color not generally found in nature. (DD was born in November, literally did not see the sun until she was about a month old, and was still darker than me.) in past years I have done the self tanner lotions, etc., with varying levels of success. I don't want to be dark, or even necessarily "tan," but would like to not scare children. I thought it might be easier to get an overall body spray tan as sort of a base and then just touch up throughout the summer. Has anyone done this? Any tips? How much did it cost? How long did it last? Recommended vendors/chains? I did it for a wedding a few years ago where I was matron of honor. I got it done at a spa where someone sprays you (not a machine) and it looked very natural and even. Very well worth it to me. I paid $25 and it lasted about 2 weeks for me. The pics of me in the wedding look awesome. ETA: I'm glad I could achieve the look and color I wanted without exposing myself to a tanning bed.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2014 11:53:31 GMT -5
I had to laugh at a Housewives show I watched, where one of the housewives, having had a spray tan, sat on her friend's white sofa and ruined it, when the tan rubbed off.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2014 12:50:03 GMT -5
I don't know...tanning lotions, sprays, whatever. How safe are they? My belief is, if I wouldn't drink it, I don't think I want it on my skin.
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Post by midjd on May 24, 2014 13:01:49 GMT -5
I don't know...tanning lotions, sprays, whatever. How safe are they? My belief is, if I wouldn't drink it, I don't think I want it on my skin. So you don't use sunscreen either? Or shampoo?
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2014 13:32:42 GMT -5
I don't know...tanning lotions, sprays, whatever. How safe are they? My belief is, if I wouldn't drink it, I don't think I want it on my skin. So you don't use sunscreen either? Or shampoo? No sunscreen and all natural, safe makeup, shampoo, deodorant, etc. I wouldn't want to but I suppose I could eat or drink any of these products. [img]http://images.proboards.com/new/wink.png[/img]
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Post by zibazinski on May 24, 2014 15:10:16 GMT -5
Ghastly.
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Post by zibazinski on May 24, 2014 15:10:53 GMT -5
You don't have to look like you're from another country but a little sun isn't going to kill you.
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Post by zibazinski on May 24, 2014 19:28:25 GMT -5
That's overkill, literally according to some people!
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2014 20:30:11 GMT -5
I have been sun and warmth deprived for over 6 months. I did not even get a warm vacation this winter. I am not going to fry myself in the sun but am not going to freak out if the sunblock wears off and I'm still out in it either.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2014 7:37:32 GMT -5
Thanks for the thread, mid! I bought a maxi dress for a June 7th wedding thinking "it will look great with a tan". Well, the weather has been uncooperative so it looks like I have to get some self tanning stuff too and I appreciate all the advice on here. Squeal!!! Maybe we are going to the same wedding!!!!! It wouldn't happen to be in a New England state, would it? And, I bought a maxi dress, too!!!!!! And a couple of shift dresses, and a sleeveless A-line, (and...I HATE dress shopping, so I bought a bunch to try on at home and choose which one I liked the best. Hoping the weather will be conducive to the sleeveless maxi.) It's DH's cousin and it's here. I went camping over the weekend so I got some color, but now I'm going to have tan lines. Nothing ever works out right for me. << kicks rock >>
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Post by hoops902 on May 27, 2014 8:09:26 GMT -5
::I've risked my life many times but usually over something much more thrilling than a tanning bed. ::
You risk your life every time you take a bit of food or get into a car. Is that all more thrilling than looking good?
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Post by zibazinski on May 27, 2014 8:37:24 GMT -5
Lets just agree that the people who don't like sun are okay and those that do, are also.
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Post by raeoflyte on May 27, 2014 14:26:11 GMT -5
::I've risked my life many times but usually over something much more thrilling than a tanning bed. :: You risk your life every time you take a bit of food or get into a car. Is that all more thrilling than looking good? Those things keep me alive and enable me to live the life I want. So yeah, they rate quite a bit higher than meeting conventional beauty standards. I'm not saying I haven't taken dumb risks, but hopefully I've weighed the risks and decided they are worthwhile. I really don't care if people choose to tan or smoke or whatever, but its ridiculous to pretend that those things don't significantly increase your chances of cancer.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on May 27, 2014 15:03:45 GMT -5
Rukh's found my nieces! I'm pretty fish-belly white right now. Not to mention way to fat for a bikini. I did get some sun this weekend though. I got nothing on spray tans, etc.
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Post by michelyn8 on May 27, 2014 15:16:31 GMT -5
I believe she's talking a one off for her legs or for her body for a wedding. She isn't gong to DIE from using a bed a few times. I'm with Zib on this one. A tanning bed isn't bad if you don't overdo it. I use one the beginning of every summer to get a base so I'm not glow in the dark white. Then when I'm outdoors, I use sunscreen with a high SPF and I don't burn - may still get a little pink if I don't reapply but nothing that doesn't heal overnight. If I don't get the base, no amount of sunscreen is going to keep me from getting a painful burn that takes a week to heal within the first hour outside. My trick though is that I am never in the bed more than 2-3 minutes for the first 3-4 sessions and then never in the bed more than 5-8 minutes for another 3-4 sessions and I never go more often than every other day. Since I usually go on the way home from work, it usually amounts to going Tues and Thurs and then a break until the next Tues. I'm still much paler than most each Summer but not so pale I'm self conscious in shorts. I totally get the concerns about over exposure to the sun or a tanning bed that ages you or causes skin cancer but we need to remember that genetics can play as bit a role in how the sun affects you as your behavior. And given that I don't have a family history of skin cancer and hit the genetic lottery on not showing my age, I don't worry about it. I do worry about my Vitamin D levels (low levels linked to depression which I have a history of). I'd rather make sure I get enough exposure to the sun to keep my Vitamin D levels adequate and take common sense precautions to prevent over exposure that may cause other issues.
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