Seems we like this question...is tanning bad?

It can cause skin cancer and permanent brain-loss.
You tan too much, your brain goes out the window, along with a few thousand dollars.

Duh?

Yep..........tanning over a long period of time, may lead to skin cancer..........

This question needs only one answer: Melanoma.

The girl in the picture looks awesome!

When ya look like ya caked mud on your face

but only when its overboard. like this

bacon anyone ???

not in moderate amounts late in the day.
Tanning beds seem suspect.

It can give you cancer.It makes you face like shoe leather and ages you.

Could cause Skin Cancer..

I've read sun tanning can be just as bad too sometimes. The same with dark skinned people using bleaching cream to lighten their skin. Be happy, be you.

yes

I'm working for a great skin care spa and have been to a training all about skin. I was told they lie in tanning bed places. It is NOT safe or good for you one bit. In fact if you've had one or more burns in your life you quadruple your odds of skin cancer. With the amount of times I've gotten a sunburn as a teen, I will most likely have skin cancer removed at some point, and there is already a spot on my nose that I'm having checked out. The tanning beds are just as bad. And it does not matter if you do not burn. You may tan beautifully but you will pay in older age. In fact older looking skin will come much sooner for you. Stay away from it all. Moisturize your skin and protect it from the sun and tanning beds. DON'T do it EVER!

Fake tanning = bad.
Decent amount (not overdoing!) natural suntanning = good.

agree

We all need the sun for Vitamin D.
Anything in excess will hurt you ... except chocolate!

Yes and no....For one thing, I don't trust tanning beds. Seems pretty unnatural.

As in this one other question, about the overly tanned mother and her 6 yr. old child. That is just dang scary....



But natural outside sun tanning, is OK by me....within reason. As it is with just about everything in life.

Oh, ...and just curious...how did all the text on this page become 'slant text'?...
...I like it :)

too much of ANYTHING is bad.

Yep. I think tanning is very bad. It's not healthy for your skin, and people look stupid who get to dark if you ask me. It can't be attractive. I mean, check this person out:

The American Cancer Association calls tanning beds cancer coffins

In moderation and you use a little common sense about it.I never have,or will,use a tanning bed.I like the feel of the sun on my skin and I like being outdoors.I use a light sunscreen on my face because it tends to burn.The rest of me just tans.Then afterwards I always put moisturizing lotion on.

Tanning damages skin cells, my grandmother was living proof, that tanning is unhealthy.

I think it is, but it's not illegal for adults to do that. So adults do choose what they want to do with their bodies whether it's healthy or not.

It's the skin's attempt to protect itself from damaging UV rays. The damage is cumulative. Better to protect oneself from the rays so that tanning isn't needed.

Tanning itself is not bad, but using a tanning bed is bad. It's good to get natural sunlight, just use UV protection and don't over do it.

Just like everything in life, there are limits.

I never wear sunblock, but I cover up or go inside if I think I'm getting a little crisp.

Fake tanning in a tanning bed, probably bad.
Being outside and letting yourself get a natural tan, good.

People NEED a certain amount of sunlight to be healthy. People can go overkill on sunblock just like they can over-tan. Many people today are deficient in vitamin D, which is now shown to be linked with depression and other psychological issues.

Use a lower SPF; SPF over 30 is useless anyway and just don't let yourself burn.

It's okay to use, as long as you don't overdo it.

However, if you start looking like the girl in the picture, or the Tanning Mom, then I advise that you stop tanning, and go see a doctor, because too much tanning* has been known to cause skin cancer...

*- By tanning, I meant artifical tanning, like those you get from a tanning salon, not a natural tan from the sun

Yes...but if you do not get some sun light you might end up being low in vitamin D. Just don't go back yourself.

i saw a leather face today... people don't usually scare me. i was worried about that woman.

No..If you have limit of course.

I think tanning in a tanning bed is terribly for your skin, plus it makes the individual look orange and looks lie a fake tan
But
If its a natural tan from the sun then i don't think there's anything wrong with that, it gives you a healthy glow while providing vitamins from the natural light, it looks better too :)

Yes, even if you moisturise, it still ages the skin. I'll stick to a pretty wide brim hat and stay "pale and interesting", thank you :-)

agree

And the fake stuff is just too orange, I've even seen girls with orange palms from it :-)

i think a little tanning is ok but you can overdue it. that pic of that girl is a little freaky she over tans

In excess Yes..

If it's a natural tan it can look pretty good. If you overdo it? It's not attractive.