FabSwingers.com forum: Do people still go on sun beds ?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Do thay ? The place i have my hair done now and again have some .. and say thay are best on market ? Not been on ones for years ,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

never been on one, but I don't. think they'd work for me, I have a facial one, which I tried to no effect, sun works best for me, still theres a few places here which offer tanning, and always seems to have someone waiting.

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By *ss2011Man
over a year ago

Leeds/Bradford

Yeah, loads of people. Looks hilarious!

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"Yeah, loads of people. Looks hilarious!"
i think fake tan isnt a good look

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

I have very pale skin with freckles and the odd mole. I keep out of the sun as I burn so easily and am obviously at high risk of cancer so I would never expose my skin to a sun bed either. Just have to remain pale and interesting.

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By *ittenandthepirateCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

I've just started. Only a 3 minute session every two weeks though. Definitely not enough to tell I use one but just enough to stop me looking pasty.

They're good for building your skin's resistance up to real sun (if we get any this year)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never been on one, don't want to and don't need to anyway

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't but my J had too it was all part of his job, now he only goes on them if doing a seminar!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes, and some people still smoke and others even do bareback with strangers!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Will be going to book a block session soon to tan up for the jollies....do not like the pale whale look...brown whale looks soooo much more better

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

Some people do for medical reasons such as psoriasis and SAD.

I've been thinking about it as I am very white right now and don't get on with fake tan!

I wouldn't get addicted though.

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By *ethany10Couple
over a year ago

falkirk

Not as bad as spray tans though, don't the women who do then realise how orange they look? It is so obvious.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i use sunbeds..but not weekly..prob go on once every 3 weeks..for just 7 mins.

Only to keep a little tan..i wouldnt want to turn orange!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wouldnt use a sun bed. Lost my only sibling and also a best friend to malignant melanoma (skin cancer).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

sorry i think i killed the thread

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I use them..but not all year round.

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By *allen MadonnaWoman
over a year ago

In my own little world

I go to a muscle gym, they have sunbeds there but not seen them used as yet. I'm hoping that I get to put fake tan on a muscle guy at some point. Feck it I'd love squirty cream on a muscle guy, not fussy, I could then lick it off.

Right I'll go back to my corner and dream!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I go on every now and then

I'm really pale right now x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Will be going to book a block session soon to tan up for the jollies....do not like the pale whale look...brown whale looks soooo much more better

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By *radleyandRavenCouple
over a year ago

Herts

I do, but not very often. If I don't get a chance to go away and I'm not seeing enough sunlight, it helps my mood and migraines, ect when they're getting on top of me.

- Amy. x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I wouldnt use a sun bed. Lost my only sibling and also a best friend to malignant melanoma (skin cancer). "

So sorry to hear that x but u can just as easily get skin cancer from normal everyday sun exposure x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

increases your cancer risk enormously

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sorry, meant to add, more dangerous than the sun. Look on NHS site.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i use them every now and then,say once every few weeks just to get a colour

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By *riendly foeWoman
over a year ago

In a crisp poke on the A814

Use them about once a week....

Makes me feel better...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Im white as anything glow in the dark and have been worried about this...im going to a club for the 1st time and don't want to be the palest there

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Use them about once a week....

Makes me feel better..."

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"increases your cancer risk enormously"

For those who say it makes them feel better - how much better would you feel if you were, god forbid, to develop a melanoma?

They are very dangerous and just how dangerous has really only recently come to light. It used to be that they were 'sold' on the basis as, because it is not the sun, then the exposure to this kind of light was safer. Evidence now shows that this is wrong.

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"Thursday 17 January 2013

Cancer Research UK Press Release

The average skin cancer risk from sunbeds is more than double that of spending the same length of time in the Mediterranean midday summer sun – according to new research from the University of Dundee and published today in the British Journal of Dermatology.

The study tested levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation from 400 sunbeds in England and found that nine in ten of the sunbeds tested emitted UV radiation at levels above British and EU standards. The average strength of radiation was approaching twice the recommended limit.

The Cancer Research UK study also compared the skin cancer risk from using these sunbeds with the risk from the Mediterranean midday summer sun. The average skin cancer risk from the sunbeds tested was more than twice that of spending the same length of time in the Mediterranean midday summer sun, with one of the sunbeds producing a skin cancer risk six times higher than the sun."

A tan just is not worth the risk.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

use em dont abuse em and you should be ok

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By *riendly foeWoman
over a year ago

In a crisp poke on the A814

There is also the risk of contracting something even with safe sex....

Sex makes me feel good....

Should I leave the site now????

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"use em dont abuse em and you should be ok"

No - not really. This is what the NHS website says:

"Are sunbeds safe?

The quick answer is no. The International Agency for Research on Cancer considers indoor tanning facilities, and the powerful ultraviolet (UV) light they make use of, to be a class 1 carcinogen.

That means indoor tanning is up there with tobacco smoke, arsenic and gamma rays (the type of radiation released during a nuclear explosion) as a factor CONCLUSIVELY PROVEN to cause cancer in humans."

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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago

(She/ her) in Sensualityland

"use em dont abuse em and you should be ok

No - not really. This is what the NHS website says:

"Are sunbeds safe?

The quick answer is no. The International Agency for Research on Cancer considers indoor tanning facilities, and the powerful ultraviolet (UV) light they make use of, to be a class 1 carcinogen.

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"use em dont abuse em and you should be ok

No - not really. This is what the NHS website says:

"Are sunbeds safe?

The quick answer is no. The International Agency for Research on Cancer considers indoor tanning facilities, and the powerful ultraviolet (UV) light they make use of, to be a class 1 carcinogen.

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By *e nicerWoman
over a year ago

Costa del Medway

""Thursday 17 January 2013

Cancer Research UK Press Release

A tan just is not worth the risk."

Thing is, on the med, you don't really stay in direct sun. You can get a tan sitting under the parasol.

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

""Thursday 17 January 2013

Cancer Research UK Press Release

A tan just is not worth the risk.

Thing is, on the med, you don't really stay in direct sun. You can get a tan sitting under the parasol. "

OK - but that doesn't say anything about the risks of sunbeds. People need to be wearing a good sunscreen. I sit in the shade but make sure I am wearing at least SPF 30 which I re-apply regularly.

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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago

(She/ her) in Sensualityland

"use em dont abuse em and you should be ok

No - not really. This is what the NHS website says:

"Are sunbeds safe?

The quick answer is no. The International Agency for Research on Cancer considers indoor tanning facilities, and the powerful ultraviolet (UV) light they make use of, to be a class 1 carcinogen.

I think if people are using sunbeds, or intend to use them, then they should make sure they understand the risks and not just rely on what 'Sandra' said down at the salon. If they then choose to use a sunbed then that is entirely up to them. Their choice - but it should be an informed choice."
Absolutely. I would condemn anybody for using them and people with psoriasis for example have to weigh up the benefits vs the risks. It is as you said all about choices.

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By *e nicerWoman
over a year ago

Costa del Medway

""Thursday 17 January 2013

Cancer Research UK Press Release

A tan just is not worth the risk.

Thing is, on the med, you don't really stay in direct sun. You can get a tan sitting under the parasol.

OK - but that doesn't say anything about the risks of sunbeds. People need to be wearing a good sunscreen. I sit in the shade but make sure I am wearing at least SPF 30 which I re-apply regularly."

and I don't think anyone on a tan bed will be putting on SPF 30!!!!

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

I also thought this was interesting from the Cancer Research website:

"People use sunbeds for all sorts of reasons. Here, we clear up a few of the most common myths.

Being tanned is not a sign of health

The simple fact that your skin has changed colour is a sign of damage. Without goggles, UV from sunbeds can also damage your eyes and lead to irritation, conjunctivitis and eye cancer.

Skin damage from sunbeds is just as big a problem for young people

You can't always see the damage that UV does straight away as it builds up gradually. But every time you use a sunbed you are damaging your skin, making it look worse in the long run. Using sunbeds for the first time before the age of 35 increases the risk of developing melanoma skin cancer by 59%. Surgical treatment for skin cancer can result in serious scarring.

Spending more time on sunbeds will not make your tan look any better

We each have our own tanning limits. No matter how much UV you receive there comes a point when your skin won't get any darker. Using sunbeds will make your skin coarse, leathery and wrinkled. Boosting your tan by having two sunbed sessions within 24 hours or after sunbathing is particularly harmful. Get your beauty sleep in your own bed, rather than on a sunbed.

Sunbed tanning is no safer than sun tanning

Sunbeds are not a 'safe' alternative to sun tanning. The main cause of skin cancer is overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Like the sun, sunbeds give off UVA and UVB rays. While sunburn is mostly caused by UVB, both types of UV can cause DNA damage, which can lead to skin cancer.

Modern sunbeds emit mostly UVA rays, but UVB rays can make up anywhere from 0.5-4% of their total output. These emissions can be comparable to the midday sun. And the amount of UVA given off can be 10-15 times higher than the midday sun. .

You cannot tan safely by building your sunbed tan gradually

Unfortunately, using sunscreen or limiting your time on a sunbed will not completely protect your skin from damage and ageing. In fact, short periods of intense, irregular UV exposure, like you get on a sunbed, are the fastest way to damage your skin.

A tan will not provide much protection from the sun on holiday

A tan offers very limited protection from sunlight or burning. At most, a sunbed tan is the equivalent to a sunscreen with SPF of just 2-4. Not enough to keep you safe in the sun. And if you don't tan easily in the sun, you won't tan easily on a sunbed.

You don't need to burn to get a tan

Burning or going red under a sunbed is a sign that you have seriously harmed your skin. UV can penetrate deep into the skin's layers and damage the DNA in our skin cells. Cells damaged by UV are at greater risk of mutating and then dividing uncontrollably, which is what happens in cancer.

You don't need a sunbed to produce vitamin D

Vitamin D is essential for good health. Our bodies make the vitamin when our skin is exposed to UV rays and it is also present in certain foods. You only need short exposures to the sun to produce adequate amounts. So you don’t need a sunbed to get your vitamins!"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never felt the need to use them myself

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I dont need to. Im naturally tanned baby!!

*sizzling*

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Melanotan anybody ?

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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago

(She/ her) in Sensualityland

"Melanotan anybody ?

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I thought that was still unregulated in the UK?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All of us know the risks of tanning, whether it be using a sunbed or sunbathing on holiday. we all do things that are potentially harmful to us.

Having a suntan is still deemed important on holiday, if you don't tan very well then people will often say 'oh your not very brown' as if this is somehow a failure.

I don't use sunbeds but I do sunbathe on holiday. I am usually very pale and I don't lie in the sun in my garden but I do when abroad and I get a good tan. I do always use high factor lotion, never put oil on, and even though tanned skin is a sign of damage, I do like brown legs. One thing I never let sun get to is my face and neck, always wear a large floppy hat but I do have to admit that even though it is unhealthy, I do like a bit of a glow whilst on holiday and when I come back for a few weeks.

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"Melanotan anybody ?

I thought that was still unregulated in the UK? "

Still under investigation, I think.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Melanotan anybody ?

I thought that was still unregulated in the UK?

Still under investigation, I think."

It is both!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not as bad as spray tans though, don't the women who do then realise how orange they look? It is so obvious."

I spray tan for a living. It's the incorrect tan on skin type or orange solutions thy make then look like this

None of my customers have ever been orange. I pride myself on it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have very pale skin with freckles and the odd mole. I keep out of the sun as I burn so easily and am obviously at high risk of cancer so I would never expose my skin to a sun bed either. Just have to remain pale and interesting."

Same here

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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago

(She/ her) in Sensualityland

"Not as bad as spray tans though, don't the women who do then realise how orange they look? It is so obvious.

I spray tan for a living. It's the incorrect tan on skin type or orange solutions thy make then look like this

None of my customers have ever been orange. I pride myself on it

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Could you please pm some advice - not allowed in forum I think so please pm Thanks

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