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Sunbed use

145 replies

Tevion10 · 19/04/2019 14:49

Posting here for traffic.
My ds aged 18 blonde fair skinned wants to get some colour for his holiday in July and also suffers from. Psoriasis.
He is a novice to sunbeds and I'm just looking for advice from anybody who uses them.
Does he need to wear suncream goggles etc and how long should he spend on them.

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Original poster
Tevion10 · 19/04/2019 17:21

Hell I give up.
Okay I have well and truly been told let's leave it at that.

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lljkk · 19/04/2019 17:22

Hi OP -- hope you get a good solution. I wouldn't ever use a sunbed myself, but fully support adults trying to find their own way to manage risks.

Original poster
Tevion10 · 19/04/2019 17:23

I understand why u feel strongly about it plenty but please if you wanna advocate the risks please tone it down.

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Ihatehashtags · 19/04/2019 17:25

They are banned where I’m from.

lljkk · 19/04/2019 17:25

I wonder how many posters freaking out about an adult using a sunbed, have campaigned to get them outlawed. Since obviously feel very strongly about it. Maybe can piggy back on Climate change protests since sunbeds are a daft waste of electricity (imho).

Plentyapollo · 19/04/2019 17:29

Quite clearly this information is lost on you... am not taking my distress out on you... just thought that you might want to see the serious side of uva uvb damage... there is no NICE way to present a cancer!! Ridiculous ‘present it NICELY’.
Never used a sunbed, never read up on them, are a sun avoider... I hope your child has never had a sunburn in his early life.
Can’t reason with you... futile to try

Romax · 19/04/2019 17:30

Seriously OP why post on mumsnet and not just do a quick google.

Say you’ll pay for a spray tan the night before. By the time it starts to wear off, he will have a tan

lljkk · 19/04/2019 17:31

21% of men age 16-24 used a sunbed in previous year (in a survey). 1/5.

Original poster
Tevion10 · 19/04/2019 17:35

It was the stupid woman part that made me lose respect plenty but maybe I'm too sensitive

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implantsandaDyson · 19/04/2019 17:36

My hairdresser's is in a row of shops beside a newly refurbished gym - a handy, no subscription, no frills type thing, very popular for its early evening/after work classes. She was inundated with gym clients popping in asking if she had sunbeds- she doesn't. A barbers at the other end of the row branched out into sunbeds. They're rammed most afternoons and evenings. Making money hand over fist and the majority of clients are 18-30 year old men who use the gym.

FaithInfinity · 19/04/2019 17:37

I do understand that psoriasis is unpleasant to live with and can make sufferers feel very self-conscious. Light treatment isn’t used like it was in the 90s because it has resulted in patients going on to have melanomas.

I would personally get your DS to ask for a dermatology referral. There are loads of options available via the NHS these days, if light therapy was used he’d know it was as safe as possible.

Crazyladee · 19/04/2019 17:41

I have chronic psoriasis and in my 20s tried sunbeds to clear up my psoriasis. It did nothing for my psoriasis in fact if anything irritated it.

I've found natural sunlight (whilst still using a high factor suncream) works best.

HopefulAgain10 · 19/04/2019 17:53

Wow are there really people this stupid to use sunbeds today given all the risks. Really op, that's bad.

TrixieFranklin · 19/04/2019 17:58
Biscuit
Sunbed use
GPatz · 19/04/2019 18:11

Some people are so unnecessary rude. The best way to give advice is obviously to insult the OP -that's bound to work, isn't it (!). Some people might genuinely not know the dangers of tanning beds and calling them idiots is not going to help.

TheHodgeoftheHedge · 19/04/2019 18:13

I honestly do not know how they are still legal or why anyone still uses them.
Skin cancer is no laughing matter.

IvysMum12 · 19/04/2019 18:17

This is off the subject Tevion, and I'm very hesitant to give advice, but anecdotally: my daughter has eczema, and a young girl I know has psoriasis.
Both have reported marked improvement by drinking Channel Islands milk.
I do hope his condition eases soon.

Ethelswith · 19/04/2019 18:18

I had medically supervised UV for my psoriasis (don't know if that's still done as it was years ago)

Dermatologist can advise on that, on all other aspects of psoriasis management and on safety of fake tans (I'm fine with them, and think they are OK other than on broken skin)

Sparklingbrook · 19/04/2019 18:30

I am also amazed peoople still use sunbeds. All the evidence is there that they should be avoided.
An 18 year old would know that already, but you can reiterate this. But he is an adult and can do whatever he wishes.

Gravelface · 19/04/2019 18:58

I suffer from psoriasis and used sunbeds when I was much younger and far less aware of the risks. They didnt really do much for my psoriasis at all

goodforbrian · 19/04/2019 19:01

I too was covered in psoriasis when I was 18, it was miserable and my Mum would have done anything to see my skin clear and me happy also! As PP have said, natural sunlight is best for clearing up psoriasis as is sea water. Your son may find after a day or two away his skin will naturally get better. If he wants to get a kickstart on clearing his psoriasis before his holiday advise him to go to the GP and get 'Enstilar' it's a steroid foam to be used once daily on plaques and it is incredible! Hope future posters go easier on you, I get where you are coming from Smile

thethoughtfox · 19/04/2019 19:07

OP, I had lovely pale skin with a light smattering of freckles. I used sunbeds twice and my face, arms and legs are now covered in much darker freckles. It ruined my skin. Two sunbeds.

adaline · 19/04/2019 19:13

Well all his mates are using them so I guess thier parents are all idiots despite the fact we are talking about 18 year olds.

He is an idiot if that's what he wants to do, and so are all his friends.

Skin cancer is one of the fastest growing cancers in the UK. Why on earth would you want your son to join those statistics? Melanoma kills.

adaline · 19/04/2019 19:17

Obviously I won't dismiss posters views but there could be a bit of scaremongering going on

Why do you think it's scaremongering? Do you think we're all lying to you about how dangerous it is?