Sunbeds!

[Phoebs]

£3 for 3minutes!? dont go there. they're robbing you blind!

i go once or twice a week costs me £4 for 10minutes or 8minutes on the stand up

start off low then build up your time. once your back off honey moon you'll only need to go back once a week to keep your tan but you need to moisturise a lot too!

 

[Sic]

If he is sensible on sunbeds then it will decrease his risk of skin cancer, as he will be less likely to burn on hols.

hahahahahahahah. You know how they say sunbeds use only the "safe" uv rays so they're not dangerous? Once you go into the real sun, what do you think happens?! I just can't believe someone could be so deluded.

£3 for 3minutes!? dont go there. they're robbing you blind!

i go once or twice a week costs me £4 for 10minutes or 8minutes on the stand up

start off low then build up your time. once your back off honey moon you'll only need to go back once a week to keep your tan but you need to moisturise a lot too!

hah, see you in 10 years, love. You're going to look awful.

 

[aslco]

yep. lol.

 

[Participant]

Lol some emotional reactions from the anti-metrosexual brigade!

Anyway some interesting opinions. I work a 9-5 so staying outside isn't going to bronze me much, especially since the weather at the weekends always seems to end up poor.

Spray tan - I'd rather something that didn't look fake.

what is the fascination with 'not wanting to look like yourself' on your wedding day?

I will look like myself; I'll look like myself with a suntan.

Will consider everything said, thanks all!

 

[Sic]

Lol some emotional reactions from the anti-metrosexual brigade!

from my point of view, it's more of an anti skin cancer brigade. That and the fact that I just don't understand why people think that looking tanned is better than having pale skin.

 

[daz]

Build up with a few sessions of 5 minutes or so every 3-4days, rather than going for a longer time less often.

You have to remember when it comes to asking for advice on these forums, that they are predominatly frequented by pasty computer geeks into overclocking and world of warcraft.

 

[Duke]

Deffo gay.

Gay, we are having nice weather a few days a week at the moment, go sit in the garden or park for a few hours.

^

 

[daz]

Don't listen to the geeks - your wedding day photos are going to be photos that all of your family have and look at for years after. It's natural to want to look your best. If you feel you'll look better with some colour, then go for it.

 

[xen_]

Don't listen to the geeks - your wedding day photos are going to be photos that all of your family have and look at for years after. It's natural to want to look your best. If you feel you'll look better with some colour, then go for it.

Or it'll be the photos that he would regret looking orange in? I think it's probably best to just look normal. Even if the tanning goes well there's a chance he won't like how tanned he is I suppose.

 

[Kemik]

Don't listen to the geeks - your wedding day photos are going to be photos that all of your family have and look at for years after. It's natural to want to look your best. If you feel you'll look better with some colour, then go for it.

But I'm sure he doesn't want to look orange or bright red.

 

[Duke]

It's natural to want to look your best.

It's natural to want to look natural and not like David Dickinson

 

[Participant]

But I'm sure he doesn't want to look orange or bright red.

Have you ever been in the sun for a week, looked in the mirror and thought: "how silly and orange I look"? I haven't, I tend to go brown. Don't know about yourself.

I'm only talking a few little sessions here, not a full on David Dickinson.

It's natural to want to look natural and not like David Dickinson

Why does everyone think a slight suntan = David Dickinson? I think he uses artificial products to maintain his healthy orange glow.

 

[goldilocks]

Don't listen to the geeks - your wedding day photos are going to be photos that all of your family have and look at for years after.

and if/when you develop skin cancer, at least they can remember when you used to be 'tanned and attractive'.

I am happy to be described as a geek, even a pale and pasty geek (all true).
I would rather that than put myself at risk - bcc / scc / melanoma - not an attractive look imo.

I am all for people 'wanting to look their best' (far to many uggos around) but at least do it in a healthy / responsible way!

 

[Tommy B]

Sunbeds aren't a safe alternative to tanning outdoors. Like the sun, sunbeds give out harmful UV rays which damage the DNA in our skin cells and can cause skin cancer. In fact, sunbeds are estimated to cause around 100 deaths from melanoma every year in the UK.

The more you use a sunbed the greater your risk of skin cancer. Using a sunbed once a month or more, can increase your risk of skin cancer by more than half. So when the tan fades, the damage remains.

Sunbeds also cause premature skin ageing, which means that your skin becomes coarse, leathery and wrinkled at a younger age.

Smoking is one thing, but sun beds really are bad news especially if you have pale skin. I suggest you buy some tanning lotion from Boots instead.

In fact this cropped up in conversation with my dad the other day who is a GP with specialist knowledge in dermatology. Apparently it is the most guaranteed way of getting cancer. It's not like smoking or excessive drinking which largely involves luck. Avoid!!!

 

[Participant]

For me it's equivalent to going to the gym for a few months prior to the wedding, in order to shed some excess poundage and try to look a bit trimmer on the honeymoon beach. It's no different really in terms of vanity.

As for the skin cancer thing, 30 minutes spread over two months isn't going to make the blindest bit of difference to your chances of acquiring skin cancer, compared to years of sunning on the beach. It's the people that go every day for years that can experience complications. I don't think it's as black and white as "sun beds give you skin cancer".

 

[SexyGreyFox]

I'd give anything to have pale skin.
Even on my holiday in Egypt I spent all my time under an umbrella but I still went brown.
Why do I worry? - because I have brown patch marks on my skin and every year I have to get them checked.
It won't be long before the cycle reverses and we go back to wanting to be pale.

 

[neocon]

Hi all.

I'm getting married in a month and a half, and I'd like a little bit of colour so I look a little less pasty for the photos and have a bit of a head start for the honeymoon.

What are your experiences of them, in terms of are they actually any good or do they just make you go red for a few days? I have a normal Caucasian skin tone, i.e. not fair skinned or ginger, so as long as I don't go wild I should think the health risks are minimal.

There’s a local place that charges £3 for a 3 minute session I think, or £20 for 30 minutes spread over up to 2 months.

Any recommendations in terms of dos and don’ts and general opinions gratefully accepted!

no way, i know someone with skin cancer and its spread to her liver

no $%£^ing way

 

[pitchfork]

Dale winton.
Simon cowell.
Orange juice.

Thats all I have to say to you sir.

 

[dowie]

If he is sensible on sunbeds then it will decrease his risk of skin cancer, as he will be less likely to burn on hols.

Do 4mins on the sunbeds and go on 3 times then have a day off, then start on 5s. Dont hire one, they are crap compared to sunbed shop ones.

I do it every year around summer to stop myself from burning, it makes going anywhere super sunny more enjoyable as you are more used to it and dont get uncomfortable. Other year when we went to tenerife it was cloudy one day and no1 put suncream on, everybody got sizzled except me(didnt even have any tender spots!) and 2 of the lads shedded their skin.

^^^^
that is so dumb

sunbeds don't protect you from skin cancer they increase the risk, they also don't help you build much of sun protection - they simply give you a mild burn

 

[Tommy B]

There are plenty of products available from Boots that will help you achieve a healthy glow with your skin. You don't need to use sunbeds and, as stated, if you have pale skin they pose even more of a risk with regards to skin cancer.