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just seen this , i reckon it is about time some form of action was taken , there is a tanning salon near me and the state some of the ppl who come out of there is disgusting , you can see the damage they are doing to themselves , orange skin and all wrinkly :Yikes: :Yikes: :Yikes: , the best laugh is the way they prance about thinking they are gods gift :disturbd: :disturbd: :disturbd: :disturbd: :disturbd:

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funny how having a tan used to be thought of as 'common' & only the rich could 'afford' not to e.g. work on a farm outdoors & maintain a pale complexion.

Nowadays it seems to be 'look at me I can afford to have foreign holidays'. :(

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how about using tanning spray or is that diffarent ?

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afaik the 'do it yourself' ones are a bit pants & can look 'streaky', but apparently the new, salon applied, 'all over' spray treatments are quite good.

But no UV radiation so less risk of skin cancer :) - till you lie on the beach all day in the sun & get burnt, of course ;)

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i guessed they would not be the same as the real thing, its better then getting burnt to a crisp or contracting cancer :Yikes:

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Ok, who wants to start a sweepstake on the betting that, some time in the next 10 years, someone will come up with a report that says that "DIY home tanning treatments cause cancer"...!!

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A lady at work went to a tanning salon near were our factory is she was there for 20 minutes and she had some sort of allergic reaction she was a red and blochy and had a rash plus she had burned :eek:

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lol - that's why I said less risk, not no risk :)

- afaik a spray tan does not block the sun, like a 'real' one - so it might be hard to prove it was the spray 'wot done it'? - especially if the user has lain on the beach for 2 weeks, after application?

Getting heatrash & burning could mean she was under too long, or the tubes are 'dodgy'.

light tubes in sunbeds should be checked regularly, to ensure the wavelengths output are 'safe' ;)

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A mate of mines owns a Tanning Salon attached to his hair-dressers.. Some people use them 4-5 times a week, for 10 minutes at a time. Most of em are blonde tho :dunce:

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if you say blonde, female, good looking, i want the address :pp

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she was under for 10 minutes , she is fair maybe thats why she burned easy

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Well I use sunbeds - but only VERY occasionally - on medical advice - because it's the only thing that can keep my eczema under control when it really flares up! :eek:
It's either that or strong steroid creams - so given that choice I'm not sure which is the worst! :(

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lol for some reason i was thinking of cream but not steroid cream........:naughty: :pp

shame about your eczema, it can be a pain :(

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A short story.... ish, but true, I used to go to a particular tanning salon and used to go on for 9 mins a time ( in the morning ) not to hot but hot enough and was getting a fair tan. Anyway, one day I decided to go on for 12 mins ( in the afternoon ) well what can I say, started work at 6 that night and by 10 p.m. I was shaking like the proverbial dog :pp

I was red as a beetroot, shivering and deliousional, yep, full blown sunstroke :Yikes:
needless to say I still use them, but with a lot more respect ;)

EDIT : and yes, I started to peel ALL over as well, not recommended :D

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OI!!!! Keep your 'cream' to yourself young man! :nono:
Yeah when it's bad it's REALLY painful - but it's much better now I use the sunbeds! Having said that the last time was a bit hot............:eek: