Best way to get a tan???
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mambobirdette
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Start off with a factor 8-ish for the first few days and then go down to factor 6-ish. Try not to be silly and burn yourself tho - redness just aint a good look.
Drew said:Get the boat to Formentera!
We got a weeks worth of tan in 25 minutes
On a serious note, be careful going to Formentera cos you don't feel yourself burning on the boat and there's very little shade when you get there
Yes agree with this one!
I think it has something to do with wind and the kind of sand of the beaches, but Formentera tan lasts for weeks 8)
Clara
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Use a pre-tanner before you go on holiday like Decleor's. It gets your skin ready for the sun so you tan more easilly and don't burn. It's great stuff.
Then, on holiday, I swear by Ryman's 'once a day' suntan lotion. You only need to apply once a day (hence the name) and I've always got a really lovely golden tan when I've used it and not burnt. It's used by people who do desert runs too!
Don't forget to use loads of after-sun too to maintain the tan and get the moisture levels up.
Depending on how dark you already are, I wouldn't go lower than a spf 15, although the really low spf tanning lotions, like the Hawaiian Tropic ones are good for the end of your stay when your skins more used to the sun.
Then, on holiday, I swear by Ryman's 'once a day' suntan lotion. You only need to apply once a day (hence the name) and I've always got a really lovely golden tan when I've used it and not burnt. It's used by people who do desert runs too!
Don't forget to use loads of after-sun too to maintain the tan and get the moisture levels up.
Depending on how dark you already are, I wouldn't go lower than a spf 15, although the really low spf tanning lotions, like the Hawaiian Tropic ones are good for the end of your stay when your skins more used to the sun.
DaleWhitney said:
I think now a days it's very overbold to use lower factor than 8 (and of course the tanning oil). I've only got burnt once and never peeled, even using the factor 2.
The risks of sunbathing it's not only getting red and burnt or peeled, the skin gets older quickly, it can appear spots and skin cancer.
Screen factor doesn't mean that you don't get tan. Screen factor means the time you can be exposed to the sun. For example, screen 2 means twice than what you can be without lotion.
would that be a baked, boiled, chipped?? or even a kettle chip??
ha!!
basically if u spend more than 20 mins in the sun, ur gonna catch it!!! so be careful, especially when, u may have ingested certain stuff which may distract u from feelin burny!!
u know ur own skin, just use plenty of lotion if ur in the sun for a prolonged time, and re-apply, especially if ur sweaty (god i sound like my mum)
for how not to do it, just go to an 18-30 hotel and spot the young, pale skinned fools, roasting away, knocking back aftershocks at 1.30 in the afternoon!!!!
fools!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ha!!
basically if u spend more than 20 mins in the sun, ur gonna catch it!!! so be careful, especially when, u may have ingested certain stuff which may distract u from feelin burny!!
u know ur own skin, just use plenty of lotion if ur in the sun for a prolonged time, and re-apply, especially if ur sweaty (god i sound like my mum)
for how not to do it, just go to an 18-30 hotel and spot the young, pale skinned fools, roasting away, knocking back aftershocks at 1.30 in the afternoon!!!!
fools!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!