To wonder why sunbeds are fashionable again??

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I remember them being popular in the early 00’s used them a few times myself as a young teen but then we all realised they were awful, most salons closed. Now people are using them again and it’s all over social media, mostly with young adults, except now they squirt tanning drops up their noses and put drop under their tongue before they go on, I don’t even know what’s in those things, darker the better seems to be the aim 😐

You said you know people who covered themselves in oil in the sun. So it’s normally in your community to have a cavalier approach to sun safety.

It’s good to hear you don’t have kids who might have to watch their mum die due to vanity. Sorry about the rh disease though. That can be tough.

I don’t care what job you have. Using sunbeds is immensely stupid and nothing will change my mind on that.

It might be because fake tan comes off in the sea and in chlorine as well as lasting longer in general

Im your typical Celt with fair skin and reddish hair. In my late thirties I brought my young daughter to the GP as she had had a bad fall and needed stitches. As I lifted her onto his examine bed he noticed a mole on my arm just where my tee shirt ended. After the stitches were in and a sticker had been awarded he asked to examine my mole. Two days later I’m in the local hospital having a malignant melanoma excised. I’m so grateful to that dedicated GP and beyond despair that people are playing hard and fast with their health. Guys I was one of the lucky ones - I have a large scar and go to raise my children. skin cancer can rip
through you and is one of the most common cancers. It’s not everyone who can get picked up quickly and healed. Please mind your health and don’t take chances.

@Dotandtime You do you. But I can't stop thinking it's risky and stupid because I've seen a melanoma death up close.

No I don't have to prove anything about protecting my health to criticise sun bed use.

I’m currently undergoing UV treatment in the dermatology dept of my local hospital to treat a long term skin condition.

my condition was quite bad but now after 16 sessions it has mostly cleared up. It is just like a sunbed, I have a chart and they input the energy based on skin type and any reaction to previous treatment. I am slightly tanned for me and have been advised that when I go abroad this summer I will have a higher tolerance to the sun.

I think next year I will use the sunbed maybe once or twice a week on the lowest time I can go for to achieve the improvement to my skin condition and to help me not burn when I do want to goout in the sun

There are some absolutely crazy skin cancer deniers on this thread - just wow!!

My uni best friend and housemate used to use sun beds weekly when we lived together (10 years ago) she moved to Australia afterwards and a mole she had on her ear for a few years got a bit bigger. It turned out it was cancer and she had her ear removed aged 28. It was a complete shock to her and all her friends and family. I don’t think many girls expect to lose a body part because of skin cancer and sun beds.

I used to work in the beauty industry and if you don’t want wrinkles this is the number one thing to avoid. It goes without saying that looking after one’s health is an absolutely priority.

I don't disagree with you but everyone (almost everyone) does things they know are bad for their health. Are you so judgemental about someone who chooses to eat junk or not take any exercise? They risk many more cancers than sunbed use does.

Fwiw I've seen a DH die of a cancer that was pretty much unheard of in people his age who don't smoke and aren't overweight. Whenever I worried about his lifestyle on here (before he was ill) I was told not to be so controlling.

I don't disagree with you but everyone (almost everyone) does things they know are bad for their health. Are you so judgemental about someone who chooses to eat junk or not take any exercise? They risk many more cancers than sunbed use does.

I've explained why I'm really clear on this issue. Sorry to repeat myself but I've seen someone die of Melanoma up close.

Why on earth WOULDN'T I think sun beds are the worst thing ever?

I am under no obligation to explain my views on other illnesses. Are you mad?

And as I've said, I've seen people die from other cancers caused by lifestyle choices.

You of course make your choices, but let others make theirs.

My choice is very light sunbed use, for a reason, alongside an otherwise very healthy lifestyle. I reckon my overall risk is much lower than most. Perhaps I'm wrong, but why does it matter so much to you?

Are they! I've not seen anything and don't know anyone using them (and I have two late teens DC and an insta influencer niece. I'm quite shocked by that, I thought they went out of fashion years ago. I used one all the time in the 90s but they were removed from leisure centres and a lot of salons. I remember when you could a playboy bunny shape to place on your skin so you tanned around it -grim 🤮.

Maybe the fad didn’t go away everywhere after all then, it definitely seemed to around here. There used to be lots of tanning salons around here but now I only see the tanz brand, the independents all closed. I thought gen z were supposed to be more health aware… I definitely don’t remember people putting drops up their nose first either

I've had melanoma - mine wasn't sun/sun bed related but since being (un)lucky enough to join melanoma communities I've read so many stories from those dying from melanoma and seen many more more pictures of the scars and aftermath of surgery. Some people are ignorant to the dangers, some are stupid and some just don't care about the clear risks.

I really hope sun beds are banned in the near future.

A tan is still damage isn't it? I never get why the "healthy tan" look still persists when it's literally a sign you've damaged your skin

I look like a Victorian with consumption who wouldn't survive the winter, but that's my skin tone and I'm not changing it. My mum had a malignant melanoma despite being incredibly dark skinned, on her upper arm. Not a chance you would get me near a sun bed as I wouldn't tan anyway!

*And as I've said, I've seen people die from other cancers caused by lifestyle choices.

You of course make your choices, but let others make theirs.

My choice is very light sunbed use, for a reason, alongside an otherwise very healthy lifestyle. I reckon my overall risk is much lower than most. Perhaps I'm wrong, but why does it matter so much to you?*

It doesn't matter to me.

But I still think it's stupid and reckless.

My first post was that I didn't think a person would do it if they'd seen what I had. That's it.

I stand by that.

That's how my mums was found
She never ever showed her upper arms but went for physio and had to. The physio saw a mole and as they were at the hospital, sent her to dermatology where they removed it the same day

@Dotandtime

That’s like my husband, all very fit and healthy and eats well etc, and he has never used sun beds. He got melanoma behind his ear.

I'm not for a minute suggesting a healthy lifestyle can protect you from melanoma, only that people take all sorts of deliberate risks with their health that don't seem to get people so fired up.

@Derailing - you need to read my previous posts properly. I never used the word 'community' ....I'm not sure why you keep using that word.

I said people in my family, some of who are actually spread out geographically.

You come across as very judgemental, unless you really don't take any risks what so ever with your health, you can't really judge.

My fairer-skinned sister has always avoided the sun. She looks more like 20 years younger than me, instead of the 5 years between us. You can actually see where the collagen mesh is collapsing on my face, it's like a satellite photo of an ancient mountain range 😳

I hear that Gen Z are embracing Botox & fillers, etc, very young so they're probably laid back about future cosmetic damage. And everyone of that age thinks they're immortal!

I loved them in my 20s. Wouldn't consider it now. Partly because of the cancer risk (which is very significant-significant enough for them to be banned in other countries). Mainly because every single long term sun bed user I know, has aged like a leather suitcase. Especially on their chest. Plus end up being extra moley and having lots of hyper pigmentation marks. Literally, every sunbed user I know.

They definitely haven’t made a come back where I live. I can’t remember the last time I saw one, maybe 2003?

There is a middle generation just before gen z and after millennials where they don't smoke and the vaping phase missed them and they were young enough when the sunbeds got exposed.
The youngens now missed smoking but have been hit by vaping and now sunbeds are back.

I've never used one, but I do so wish there was an easy, effective way of getting a tan! with zero effort on my part
I've considered a spray tan for my upcoming week in the sun, but it seems pointless when it comes off in the pool.