Salon tanning

[nudecleaner]

During the winter months I go to a tanning salon to keep my tan. The lady told me that if I tan nude to cover my genitals because it could damage them? Is this true? She told me that using tannning beds are safer than tanning outside in the sun. I see people nude sun bathing at the beach. Is there a safe way to tan all the parts of my body in a tanning bed?

[bonnie dundee]

i have using sunbeds for years and nobody has ever said anything like that to me!
and nothing has fell off up to now!!!!!
maybe it's one of those old wives tales that you hear every so often!!

"love life as your a long time dead"

[OZJames]

A 27 year old young woman in Melbourne Australia died this year from skin cancer caused by excessive time under a sunbed. New regulations have been put in place by the Government to control sunbed use.

The rays from a sunbed can be VERY DANGEROUS.

[RalphVa]

Anytime you leave a part of your body with direct exposure for a long period to potentially damaging rays, it can be adversely affected.

I go naked on my property here and have an all-over tan, including the genitals. The tip of my penis looks somewhat spotted almost like freckles.

When I used to sail for 2 to 4 hours at a time in Singapore, the only place that required sun block was the back of my neck. No matter how much I moved the rest of my body, my neck seemed always to be at about the same angle to the sun.

In a tanning booth, you're like a weiner in a cooker.

I'd try to get outside in the sun in the winter instead. That's what I do.

[Lake Cruiser]

I would think that she is talking about burning them if she does not know that you are a nudist. I go easy in the spring until I get a base on my genitals to avoid burning them. Did it once don't intend to do it again. Major OUCH!

[Nude and Tanned]

Nudecleaner many people who go to tanning beds have never had their whole bodies in the sun before but, will for the first time in their lives expose their neither reigons to a tanning bed. If you do this you could end up with a severe burn to those places that have never had any sun exposure. That is the reason for the warning.

[Josh-here]

I personally would never go to one of those places or use those lamps. I have seen more than one program on TV with scarey statistics about the huge increase in cancer among the people that frequent them as compared to those who don't. It was an unreal difference in number of cases. You can get skin cancer from not being sensible in the sun too, but from what I remember it seemed that the rays from tanning beds were far more dangerous.

[Christian]

I usually put a small towel over my genital region just in case. Who knows... probably doesn't matter much since the rest of my body is exposed. I just think my weenie will burn otherwise.

[nudepartime]

I have used a tanning bed, always nude, on and off for the past ten years. in fact I have one in my basement. So far nothing has discolored, became freckled, fallen off or quit working. I think anything in moderation is ok including tanning beds.

[nudepaulc]

During the Fall, when there is not much sun in Pennsylvania, I go to a salon to use a tanning bed a couple of times a week just to keep my tan before I go to Florida for the winter. I have always been nude in the tanning bed without any problems, of course I already have a good all-over tan.

[OZJames]

A research report has just been published stating that 43 Australians die every year from cancer as a result of using sun beds :mad:

[Qikdraw]

A research report has just been published stating that 43 Australians die every year from cancer as a result of using sun beds :mad:

Yeah but how often do they go tanning? Moderate tan use is ok, but going until you're the dark brown of old leather and continuing is bad.

[tiger79]

A research report has just been published stating that 43 Australians die every year from cancer as a result of using sun beds :mad:I'm sure there'll be another research report stating that many thousands of Australians die every year from alcohol-related disease. Do you think that would be reason for us all to stop drinking beer?

[TampaTan]

No need to use the salon for me.....live in Florida & tan pretty much year round

[bill2me]

I was a big tanning bed user until I started to have skin problems,nothing serious but I still had to see a doctor. My doctor went crazy and told me point blank to stop and never go back. He stated the sun, while still not good, was better then these beds.

[Josh-here]

After listening to the cancer warnings about these places from skin specialists on more than one program on TV, I wouldn't touch them with a ten foot pole!

But of course, it's "to each his own" on these kind of things. I did get kind of a chuckle from some of the responses. They just sort of remind me of the standard cigarette smoker's response:

"Oh, I know someone who smoked for 40 years and never got cancer".

"Oh, I've been smoking for 15 years and I'm in great health!"

We can always hope it stays that way! LOL.....

[Nude and Tanned]

I know many people, including myself, who are addicted to UV rays. These rays make your body produce vitamin D, will give you a feeling of well being, and lessen depression. In the winter months I, and many others will use the tanning bed as a sort of therapy to get through a string of cold and dreary days. Thank goodness I live in the south cause if I had to endure some of those northern winters I believe they would have to just bury me.

[Delphina]

Lampes à bronzer : attention danger !
Les centres de bronzage fleurissent à tous les coins de rue. Quoi de plus tentant avant les vacances qu’un teint doré garanti ! Mais attention, les UVA émis par les lampes à bronzer sont bien plus dangereux qu’ils n’y paraissent. La fréquentation de ces cabines multiplie par deux le risque de développer un cancer de la peau.
En façade, une affiche représentant une jeune femme délicieusement bronzée s’amusant sur la plage. A ses pieds, des slogans associant soleil et séduction, soleil et bonne humeur. L’offre est alléchante mais s’avère risquée.

Un bronzage cher payé
Une récente étude épidémiologique1 américaine a démontré que les personnes qui s’exposent aux lampes solaires multiplient par 1,5 le risque de développer un cancer spinocellulaire de la peau (cancer cutané rare mais grave) et par 2,5 celui d’évoluer vers un cancer basocellulaire (le plus courant des cancers cutanés, d’évolution locale donc moins grave). Si la personne a moins de vingt ans, ces risques sont encore accrus. Leurs coefficients passent alors respectivement de 1,5 à 1,8 et de 2,5 à 3,6. De telles conclusions n’ont pas surpris les scientifiques. Une précédente étude européenne avait déjà mis en évidence l’interaction entre l’usage de ces lampes à bronzer et l’apparition des mélanomes, la forme la plus mortelle des cancers de la peau.

Ne plus sous-estimer les effets néfastes des UVA
A midi, au mois de juin, 98 % des rayons ultraviolets qui pénètrent l’épiderme sont des UVA et 2 % des UVB. Qu’en est-il des lampes ? Avant leur réglementation en Europe, certaines n’émettaient que des UVB. "Certains clients passaient directement des centres de bronzage au service des grands brûlés" raconte le Dr Cesarini, chargé de recherche Inserm et consultant en dermatologie à la Fondation Rothschild. Les UVB sont en effet responsables au premier chef des coups de soleil. Outre les brûlures, ils sont à l’origine de nombreux cancers de la peau. En pénétrant dans la partie superficielle de l’épiderme, les UVB font apparaître des radicaux libres qui modifient les cellules et en altèrent même leur chaîne de fabrication (l’ADN) ; ces dysfonctionnements cellulaires provoquent les cancers.
Aujourd’hui, la législation européenne impose que la proportion des UV émis par les lampes à bronzer soit identique à celle produite par ce fameux soleil du mois de juin. "Depuis que le taux d’UVB est tombé à 2 %, les brûlures se font rares" remarque le Dr Cesarini. Il faut une dose en UVA 700 fois plus importante que d’UVB pour tuer une même proportion de cellules. Par contre, le nombre de cancer de la peau ne diminue pas. On dépiste 90 000 nouveaux cas de cancer de la peau par an et ce chiffre double tous les dix ans.

Il n’a pas de bons UV !
Peu à peu, le regard des chercheurs s’est porté sur les UVA. Hormis le fait qu’ils favorisaient le vieillissement, ces derniers ont longtemps été considérés comme inoffensifs pour la peau, voire de "bons UV bronzants". Grâce aux travaux réalisés en 19962 par le chercheurs réunis autour du Dr Alain Sarasin (CNRS, Villejuif), il est aujourd’hui établi que les UVA provoquent dans le matériel génétique un taux de mutation égal ou supérieur aux UVB. Ils sont donc tout aussi responsables des cancers que les UVB. Malheureusement, "les UVA n’ont pas la sonnette d’alarme que constituent les coups de soleil pour les UVB" note le Dr Cesarini. Aucune brûlure n’apparaîtra pour prévenir du dommage. Sachant que les UVA constituent les 98 % des rayons émis par les lampes à bronzer, à chacun de prendre ses responsabilités. Il en est de même sous le soleil car les crèmes solaires ne filtrent souvent que les UVB.

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Tanning lamps: Beware Danger!
The tanning centers flourish in every corner. What's more tempting for the holidays dyed a golden guaranteed! But beware, UVA emitted by tanning lamps are much more dangerous they appear there. Attendance at these booths doubled the risk of developing skin cancer.

Crane, a poster of a young woman bronzée deliciously fun on the beach. At its foot, slogans and seduction involving sun, sun and good humor. The offer is attractive but is risky.

paid a dear tanning
Épidémiologique1 A recent American study has shown that people exposed to sunlamps multiply by 1.5 the risk of developing cancer SCC of the skin (skin cancer rare but serious) and that 2.5 to evolve to a basal cell cancer (most common skin cancer, upgrading local less severe). If the person has less than twenty years, these risks are even greater. Then spend their coefficients by 1.5 to 1.8 and 2.5 to 3.6. Such findings have not surprised scientists. An earlier European study had already highlighted the interaction between the use of these tanning lamps and the appearance of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.

Do not underestimate the adverse effects of UVA
At midday in June, 98% of ultraviolet rays that penetrate the skin are UVA and UVB 2%. What about lamps? Before their regulations in Europe, issuing only some UVB. "Some customers placed directly tanning centers serving burn" says Dr. Cesarini, Research INSERM and dermatology consultant to the Rothschild Foundation. UVB are indeed primarily responsible for sunburn. In addition to burns, they are at the root of many cancers of the skin. Entering the superficial part of the epidermis, UVB show free radicals that alter the cells and even alter their production line (DNA), and cellular dysfunction caused by cancer.
Today, European legislation requires that the proportion of UV emitted by tanning lamps is identical to that produced by the famous sun of June. "Since the rate of UVB fell to 2%, burns are rare," notes Dr. Cesarini. We need a dose 700 times more UVA than UVB radiation to kill the same proportion of cells. As against the number of skin cancer is not decreasing. It tracks 90 000 new cases of skin cancer annually and this figure doubles every ten years.

He did not have good UV
Gradually, the eyes of researchers focused on UVA. Apart from the fact that they favored the aging, they have long been considered harmless to skin, or "good UV tanning." Thanks to the work done by 19,962 by the researchers gathered around Dr. Alain Sarasin (CNRS, Paris), it is now established that UVA causes in the genetic material transfer rate equal to or greater than the UVB. They are equally responsible for cancers that UVB. Unfortunately, "UVA did not sound the alarm that constitute sunburn for UVB" notes Dr. Cesarini. No burning will not prevent damage. Knowing that UVA constitute 98% of rays emitted by tanning lamps, each to take its responsibilities. The same is true in the sun because the sun can filter often than UVB.

[narod]

Being a blue eyed blonde German, I thought it would be better to maintain my tan over the winter. I live in Pennsylvania and outdoor tanning isn't always possible during the winter. I had had much sun exposure as a child. I lived in short shorts, no shirt, and most of the time no shoes in the summer. I lived on a farm, and thus was outside in the fields all day long. I usually started the summer with a sun burn, because, we "Didnt' have time to mess around with sun screen." About ten years back, I started to go to a tanning salon to maintain my all over tan. I did the tanning for about a year and a half. Then was diagnosed with a stage three Melanoma on my right shoulder. There had been no sign for the cancer prior to the tanning bed visits. I ended up having to have the lymph nodes removed from my right arm pit. Since then, I have had 5 other Melanomas removed. They have been in places that didn't get much sun exposure, until I started the tanning bed use. Three of the melanomas were on my right flank, one on the under side of my left fore arm, and one was deep in my left groin. They were all caught in stage one and removed. These were all in areas that got , and still get very little natural sun. I have continued to tan on our deck, and when we go to the beach. I still live most of the summer in shorts, no shirt and no shoes. I am a road cyclist, and spend at least three hours on one of my road bikes, every day. My arms, legs and neck are always in full sun while riding. At this point, there has been no skin cancer in those areas.
My dermatologist doesn't say anything about my all over tan. He knows it's from the natural sun, but has advised me if I want to maintain my tan, to do it in the natural sun light, not in tanning beds. I have put solid sides on our deck, and can actully tan on our deck during the winter. The deck is on the south side of the house. I have actually gone out there, shoveled the snow off the deck, and then laid out on a lounge chair to tan with snow all over the place. The sun reflects off the glass doors so it stays rather warm and comfortable.

[Josh-here]

I have put solid sides on our deck, and can actully tan on our deck during the winter. The deck is on the south side of the house. I have actually gone out there, shoveled the snow off the deck, and then laid out on a lounge chair to tan with snow all over the place. The sun reflects off the glass doors so it stays rather warm and comfortable.

Sounds like a great arrangement. You are lucky to be able to get sun like that all year around in Pennsylvannia!

[BareItNZ]

The lady told me that if I tan nude to cover my genitals because it could damage them? Is this true? She told me that using tannning beds are safer than tanning outside in the sun.
For starters nudecleaner, I never heard or saw some evidence that nude sunbathing damage your genitals not on a sun bed, not outside. The only thin I can think of when you are new in nude sunbathing that these areas will burn sooner, which is dangerous.

If you use a modern sub bed (see Delphina contribution) or sun outside, you always have sun wisely. On a sun bed mainly not to long and outside with the right protection everywhere, yes for us naturist/nudist that means also the genitals. Also outside when you start to burn go out of the sun and let the skin first recover.

When you use a sun bed wisely, it can be a good training for your skin before you let your body in the outside sun (build it up).

[alan1973]

As long as you don't over do it, a tanning bed is fine. My wife and I use one during the winter months and no problems yet.

[hhitanner]

When it's not been possible to get outdoors, to maintain my tan I've been using a tanning bed for over 15 years and have had no problems to date.