Tanning EVERY Day

[Chris_]

At 15 Zara Hovelsas started using sunbeds every day. Now 27, you would think she should know better. Especially as she has been diagnosed with skin cancer.

But Miss Hovelsas insists she can't help herself. Six months after having her cancerous moles removed, she is back on a sunbed once a week  -  despite doctors warning it could result in the cancer returning.

She acknowledges she is risking her life but says she can't bear to be pale.
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[Miss Mia]

What a moron.  I'm naturally pale being a red head and extra cautious about the sun.  I cannot even fathom cooking myself in a nasty tanning bed once, let alone, twice a day for years!  That's just nasty. 

[Uhhuh35]

My sister and I grew up in sunny So Cal. She was always a beach bunny and a sun worshiper. Now at age 47 she has had a few cancerous growths removed from her chest and now she's really paranoid about it, as she should be. I never was interested in getting tan so I don't have that problem, yet.

I guess my point being; Just Cover Up. It aint' worth it.

[Chris_]

Newsflash:
A woman with skin like shoe leather by age 30 ain't attractive and will only get worse.

[rich_t]

She is taking the long slow way to suicide.

freaking moonbat.

[debk]

Having a continual tan like that becomes somewhat of an addiction.


I admit that I have gone to tanning beds for probably 20 years, though I don't do it all year round. I will go if I'm going to the beach, or at the beginning of the summer. I tan really well, though I will burn at the beginning of summer if I don't get some sort of controlled base tan. I don't lay in the sun for hours either.

[jinxmchue]

What a moron.  I'm naturally pale being a red head and extra cautious about the sun.  I cannot even fathom cooking myself in a nasty tanning bed once, let alone, twice a day for years!  That's just nasty. 

I may be in the minority, but I've found many pale-skinned redheads quite attractive.  Brunettes and redheads.  I'm not a fan of blondes.

[jinxmchue]

Ick.  She looks like she's made of plastic.

[Miss Mia]

What a moron.  I'm naturally pale being a red head and extra cautious about the sun.  I cannot even fathom cooking myself in a nasty tanning bed once, let alone, twice a day for years!  That's just nasty. 

I may be in the minority, but I've found many pale-skinned redheads quite attractive.  Brunettes and redheads.  I'm not a fan of blondes.

I've never had anyone important complain about my lack of melanin.  

[mamacags]

Why can't she just go get that spray on tan stuff.  Some of it actually looks pretty real now.  I was an idiot in the 80s laying out with baby oil or crisco on.   I am a red head with freckles.  The darkest I have ever been was somewhere between bisque and ivory.  I don't know what the hell I was thinking.  My mom who had dark skin has had tons of cancerous growths removed and her mom has too.  I am just screwed.

  I make my doctor look at every weird thing that pops out of my skin.  I have had several things removed including what turned out to be a third nipple.   Had I known it was a third nipple I would have kept it so I could show it off.

[Atomic Lib Smasher]

Me, I happen to like pale skin. The whiter the milk, the more it feels like silk! (dumb, but so is "blacker the berry, etc.")  Now and again, I see these white chicks, usually with platinum blonde hair, so damn dark they look black..the burnt cookies! It is pretty disgusting.

[DarkHalo]

When I was in the USAF I worked outdoors most of the time. A couple years ago I had to have a couple of skin cancers removed from my face. They were able to do reconstructive surgery on my nose but I still have a bit of a frankenstein thing going on from the 100+ stitches they had to put in my face. I already know I have to go back again for a couple more spots. Skin cancer, while seldom fatal, is nothing to screw around with. There were 2 surgeons that worked on me. One cut the cancers out and the other did the reconstruction. The reconstructive surgeon had been a surfer when younger and has had over 20 skin cancer operations himself. I was lucky that while one of the spots they had to remove was rather large they were able to stretch skin from my cheek up and across my nose instead of having to do a skin graft. They did this sorta "Z" shaped cut across my cheek then stretched the skin up and across my cheek and nose. I had no idea they could stretch skin like that. Then they trimmed it to the right shape and sewed it all back together. But I have been told women think facial scars are cool anyway. 

[Chris_]

What a moron.  I'm naturally pale being a red head and extra cautious about the sun.  I cannot even fathom cooking myself in a nasty tanning bed once, let alone, twice a day for years!  That's just nasty. 

I may be in the minority, but I've found many pale-skinned redheads quite attractive.  Brunettes and redheads.  I'm not a fan of blondes.

You forgot to say "except, of course, for Schade"...

Board rules and stuff.

;)

[jtyangel]

Why can't she just go get that spray on tan stuff.  Some of it actually looks pretty real now.  I was an idiot in the 80s laying out with baby oil or crisco on.   I am a red head with freckles.  The darkest I have ever been was somewhere between bisque and ivory.  I don't know what the hell I was thinking.  My mom who had dark skin has had tons of cancerous growths removed and her mom has too.  I am just screwed.

  I make my doctor look at every weird thing that pops out of my skin.  I have had several things removed including what turned out to be a third nipple.   Had I known it was a third nipple I would have kept it so I could show it off.

LOL!

I'm in a bit of a conundrum. I have psoriasis so the sun actually helps my skin, while at the same time hurting it.  I've moderately started to get more of it and just don't overdue or purposely go out in it. Not sure what to expect, I never laid out purposely really--well, never regularly so who knows.

I get bored just sitting out in it so that's one thing in my favor. As for this young lady, self-destructive behavior lies in many forms--overeating, undereating, overtraining, sitting on one's duff consistently, drug abuse, alcohol, abusive relationships, etc. Hers is just another example.

[BEG]

Having a continual tan like that becomes somewhat of an addiction.


I admit that I have gone to tanning beds for probably 20 years, though I don't do it all year round. I will go if I'm going to the beach, or at the beginning of the summer. I tan really well, though I will burn at the beginning of summer if I don't get some sort of controlled base tan. I don't lay in the sun for hours either.

I started using tanning beds in high school.  I was always so dark.  Then since getting married I would go when I wanted to get some color before summer.  I go for special occasions (like weddings or a vacation) but we have a pool so if I want to get any sun I can go out there.  Last year I had laser treatment on my face and chest (with a chemical peel on my chest) to get rid of sun spots. It freaked me out that I had so many on my chest that I stopped tanning and will use the spray on stuff from now on.  Of course I can still go in the pool but I will use a higher SPF than I have in the past.  I use a SPF everyday now on my face and neck.  

I'm pretty lucky in the skin department as the skin on my face still looks fairly young (compared to my age ).  I want to keep it looking that way so tanning in tanning beds is out for me now (I may give in for special occasions).  I hate the thought because I look 100 times better with a tan.  

[BEG]

Living in AZ, I don't even go outside without SPF 75 on me.  My tan comes from a computer monitor.

BEG, I want pics of your tan lines, or lack thereof.

That is because you are a vampire.


I don't currently have a tan.   

[debk]

Having a continual tan like that becomes somewhat of an addiction.


I admit that I have gone to tanning beds for probably 20 years, though I don't do it all year round. I will go if I'm going to the beach, or at the beginning of the summer. I tan really well, though I will burn at the beginning of summer if I don't get some sort of controlled base tan. I don't lay in the sun for hours either.

I started using tanning beds in high school.  I was always so dark.  Then since getting married I would go when I wanted to get some color before summer.  I go for special occasions (like weddings or a vacation) but we have a pool so if I want to get any sun I can go out there.  Last year I had laser treatment on my face and chest (with a chemical peel on my chest) to get rid of sun spots. It freaked me out that I had so many on my chest that I stopped tanning and will use the spray on stuff from now on.  Of course I can still go in the pool but I will use a higher SPF than I have in the past.  I use a SPF everyday now on my face and neck.  

I'm pretty lucky in the skin department as the skin on my face still looks fairly young (compared to my age ).  I want to keep it looking that way so tanning in tanning beds is out for me now (I may give in for special occasions).  I hate the thought because I look 100 times better with a tan.  

I'm like you BEG, I do it for the same reasons.

I was a lifeguard while I was in college, back in the days of using baby oil....at least I didn't use it with iodine in it too.

I haven't tried the laser thing yet, but have thought about doing it on my upper chest, because that is where I would always burn.

I too, always wear a sunscreen on my face and I either hit the pool early in the day or after 4, I don't bake out there. We have a lot of really tall trees around the pool, so it's easy to be out of the sun.....hot flashes help too.

My face has never tanned very well, and thankfully I don't look like I will be 56 in December.

[Chris_]

After getting a sunburn in Hawaii (snorkling for 1/2 hour!) it is SPF 80 on every exposed piece of skin.  And a travel hat with a wide brim.

I think "pinkish alabaster" would be the proper term for my skin color.

[debk]

For some reason, I tan really well, even though I'm a redhead thanks to my hair dresser....but I was a strawberry blonde as a kid....though I do have blue/green eyes.

My mother had dark hair and green eyes, and my dad was blond with blue eyes and both tanned really well.

[BEG]

After getting a sunburn in Hawaii (snorkling for 1/2 hour!) it is SPF 80 on every exposed piece of skin.  And a travel hat with a wide brim.

I think "pinkish alabaster" would be the proper term for my skin color.

I thought anything above SPF 30 doesn't really protect you more in any measurable way.  

[Chris_]

After getting a sunburn in Hawaii (snorkling for 1/2 hour!) it is SPF 80 on every exposed piece of skin.  And a travel hat with a wide brim.

I think "pinkish alabaster" would be the proper term for my skin color.

I thought anything above SPF 30 doesn't really protect you more in any measurable way.  

I have never heard that.  I'll have to look into that one.

[Chris_]

For some reason, I tan really well, even though I'm a redhead thanks to my hair dresser....but I was a strawberry blonde as a kid....though I do have blue/green eyes.

My mother had dark hair and green eyes, and my dad was blond with blue eyes and both tanned really well.

OK, with a description like that, we deserve pics!

[debk]

For some reason, I tan really well, even though I'm a redhead thanks to my hair dresser....but I was a strawberry blonde as a kid....though I do have blue/green eyes.

My mother had dark hair and green eyes, and my dad was blond with blue eyes and both tanned really well.

OK, with a description like that, we deserve pics!

This is from my niece's wedding 10 days ago....

my sister who is 3.5 months older than me, her daughter, her other daughter, me....I'm the tallest at 5'4" on a really tall day (though we all had 3-3.5 inch high heels on)

 

[Lauri]

ok, is it just me or does the OP girl not really even look that tan?

and i never had the patience for laying still to tan, but we did every summer in Dallas just running around as kids. I did make sure both of my girls wore sunblock when they were little kids, and now you have to keep reapplying it every two hours if youre in the water, which is kind of a pain. but so far, neither of them has had any real bad burns. on the cheeks under their eyes, yeah, a few times..

[BEG]

For some reason, I tan really well, even though I'm a redhead thanks to my hair dresser....but I was a strawberry blonde as a kid....though I do have blue/green eyes.

My mother had dark hair and green eyes, and my dad was blond with blue eyes and both tanned really well.

OK, with a description like that, we deserve pics!

This is from my niece's wedding 10 days ago....

my sister who is 3.5 months older than me, her daughter, her other daughter, me....I'm the tallest at 5'4" on a really tall day (though we all had 3-3.5 inch high heels on)

 

How did that happen?