Ins And Outs Of Tanning
by Molla Atura
http://www.fortanning.com
Is tanning - particularly indoor bed tanning - safe? Or, is
there a level of tanning that is safer and doesn't cause
skin cancer? The answers to these questions are constantly
debated among experts. While a link between overexposure to
the sun and the rate of skin cancer exists, no clear
evidence is out to specifically indicate how much sun is too
much and how strong of sunscreen is needed.
The proper color of Caucasian skin, especially during the
summer months when skin will turn color or tan with
exposure to the sun, is really a matter of fashion. In
generations past, women especially avoided the sun and the
sunbonnet was a necessary piece of clothing to protect the
face from tanning. In those days, a suntan was to be
avoided. Only a lower class working person's skin would
be tanned from outdoor work; a genteel person's skin was
to remain lily white at all times to the point that women
would ingest poisons to look pale enough. Somewhere around
the 1950's, fashion trends changed as fashion trends are
wont to do. Coco Chanel is credited with making tanned
skin fashionable and, humans being what they are, the trend
to the darker the tan the better took off from there.
No matter your tanning goals or where you decide to tan,
some tips below will help you to do so fashionably and as
safely as possible:
Sunburn is out. Tan slowly to not do damage to your
delicate skin and under layers.
Sunglasses for outdoors and tanning goggles for indoors
are in. You want to protect your eyes from ultraviolet
light rays.
Moisturizing is in. Between tanning sessions and to
prevent your skin from drying out, you need to use
moisturizers to restore your skin's moisture.
Dry skin is out. A properly moisturized skin will retain
a tan longer.
Preparing your skin is in. Get your skin ready for a
change in sun by exposing it gradually to tanning indoors
first. This approach is especially helpful before taking a
vacation somewhere very far south.
Refreshed skin is in. Bathe or shower your body before a
tanning session so the skin can tan better and safer.
Accessorize-ing is out. Remove make-up and jewelry
before tanning, especially while tanning indoors.
Overexposure to ultraviolet lights is out. Wait at least
48 hours between tanning sessions. Research shows that a
more durable tan is achieved when you tan less frequently.
Your skin type must be considered first and foremost before
you select a method of tanning since not all skin types
react the same to tanning. The coupling of your skin color
with your hair and eye color make a difference in how your
skin will react to sunlight. For example, some skin is less
resistant to tanning, in particular reddish or strawberry
blond hair with fair skin and blue eyes. Nothing you do
will change what Mother Nature delivered. Also, light
colored hair and blue to grayish eyes tends go along with
skin that wants to first burn and then tan. To avoid
hurting your delicate skin, a person with this combination
should only use a tanning bed set at the lowest setting.
As for everyone else that doesn't have the above two
combinations, you are lucky and can use just about any
tanning method in moderation that suits your fancy.
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