r/tanning

I'm very insecure about my tan body especially since you are a girl, you get criticised a lot by people even when half of the population has a tan skin.

I really liked JWoww's lotions. I haven't tanned since the lockdown and want to go back. Where can I buy lotion online?

Before anyone says “if you can’t tan don’t try to do it, you’ll risk getting skin cancer”, I am aware. I want to do it in moderation.

I have very - and I mean very - fair, pale skin. I am half Irish & half Puerto Rican and I envy my brother who has a beautiful natural tan. I live in Florida & I get made fun of all the time for being pale. I hate my pale skin and I have pink undertones on top of that.

I have tried using spf 30 with Hawaiian tropic tanning oil on top of it and it doesn’t seem to work. I tried sitting in the pool - nothing. My only results are my freckles come out. I’m getting really frustrated and I don’t want to use any self tanners / go to any tanning beds.

I would really appreciate any tips to tan. It means more than you know.

My whole body is tanned aswell as my face but everytime I go for a sunbed my face is bright red. Will this happen everytime? Or do I just need to get used to it

Hi everyone, I’m looking for advice.

I (27F) never struggled with acne as a teenager until I turned 18. Literally a few weeks after my 18th birthday, I started really breaking out on my chin in the weeks leading up to my period. I didn't start doing anything differently that I can think of, other than perhaps being a bit more stressed about becoming an adult and the life changes this brought about.

Except for when I'm in my luteal phase, my skin is very clear and even. However, leading up to my period, my skin gets SO BAD and I now have a lot of scarring from this. I am an athlete and do lots of exercise and I am and always have been very into clean eating and having a balanced diet. Over the past 9 years, I have tried lots of different skincare products, but nothing has actually made a difference. I have tried going on the pill - which helped my skin a lot - however, it made me absolutely miserable and I have no desire to start taking it again. It seems like there's nothing I can do for my skin other than accept that it will break out in the weeks leading up to my period.

I noticed that during the summer while I'm out in the sun, I do not suffer from this hormonal acne nearly as much. I get far fewer spots, and the ones I do have clear up extremely quickly. It was for this reason that I started using sun beds about a year ago. I have been doing 10 minutes per week on a sun bed for about a year now, and it has helped with my hormonal breakouts SO MUCH.

However, I am not a naive idiot and I know that sunbeds massively increase my risk of developing skin cancer. I read the other day that even going on a sun bed once increases your risk of developing melanoma by up to 75% and this has really freaked me out. For context, I have an English father who has an olive skin tone and tans very easily and an Irish mother who is very fair and burns easily. I have the strange Irish skin tone which is pale but doesn't really burn... it just sort of stays white unless I am in the sun for 3+ weeks on holiday, at which point I start to tan very quickly. I have noticed that using a sun bed for 10 mins per week has given me faint tan lines and has increased the number of freckles I have (which is skin damage, I'm told) but I have never burnt/felt that my skin is sore from using them.

Please can someone advise me as to whether or not I have damaged my skin from using a sun bed over the past year, and whether I have significantly increased my risk of skin cancer? And, if so, what can I do to reverse this? If the risk is already high and can't be minimised, is it still a bad idea for me to continue using sun beds for 10 mins per week to keep on top of my hormonal acne?

I am scared to stop using sun beds because I am insecure about my spots in the weeks leading up to my period, but I am also scared to continue using them as I am worried about skin cancer!

All replies much appreciated :) thank you!

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Hey everyone! I’m looking for some advice on building a good bodycare routine.

My face and body have gotten quite tanned, so I’m planning to start using glycolic acid to help with uneven skin tone. I’d love some recommendations on:

Which glycolic acid product is good for beginners?

What body wash would you recommend?

A good body sunscreen that actually works for daily use?

Are body scrubs worth using, or should I avoid them while using glycolic acid?

Any detan products/treatments that you’ve personally found helpful?

And what would you recommend for the face vs. body? I’m guessing the routine should be different.

●Which products are worth buying? Only glycolic acid + any normal bodywash or glycolic acid + bodywash like chemist at play, or mcaffine + body sunscreen and all?

I’m especially interested in products that are bit affordable and suitable for regular use.

Would really appreciate any product recommendations, routine tips, or things I should avoid! 🙏

Tell me that I'm being stupid and to snap out of it. I'm furious right now. I'm 50 yrs old and have tanned most of my life (indoor and outdoor). I'm aware that I have a bit of a self esteem issue tied to my tan. To me -tan makes me feel pretty...

My husband and 2 sons (13 and 21) keep telling me how dangerous and bad indoor tanning is and made me promise to stop (I've gone a few times this summer because we went on vacation and I wanted to be tan for it-they were aware of this).

Here's the issue -It's the end of the summer (I live in New England) and I'm going back to work soon-I'm a teacher-and my color is fading. I wanted to just tan a few times at the gym. My husband threw a fit and told me "you promised us". I'm so annoyed because it's a ridiculous promise to have to make. I should be able to take a few times if I want to. As I'm typing this I'm realizing that this is actually quite juvenile but I'm STILL SO PISSED.

I have got tan on my face and neck and hands. Rest of my body is white. How do i remove the tan? Is the sunscreen for men and women the same or not?

Like 20 years ago I had the most amazing airbrush tan person. She would airbrush each section and then rub it in, buffing the edges. I would lay down on a massage table while she did it and I’d flip over half way through. My hands, face, feet, everything was perfect. Does anyone know what this technique is called? I can’t find anyone who does this!

Now no matter how much I pay for an airbrush tan it ends up looking spotty in places bc my skin is so pale. If they leave my hands without spray, they look awful. If they try to do my hands, there’s always white lines on my wrists feet and fingers. The only way to get good even color is to do it myself. Which is time consuming and my back is impossible unless my husband is around to do it. Sigh.

I ended up developing melasma from tanning for years. I do use the eye goggles and tan less now (once a week) is there anything I can use on my
Face besides lotion to protect it and still be able to tan my face? I use level 2 during my tanning sessions.

Need a place that does NON membership tanning. In Denver Colorado but trying to see if any national chains we know of offer this?

Holy shit people are judgy in the city subreddits. I know this is maybe too specific for this sub but might as well try