Sunbeds for the Fair...am I mad?

[BuffaloCauliflower]

Please don’t yell at me, but I’m considering getting some sunbeds to tan a bit for my upcoming wedding and honeymoon.

I’m blue eyed and fair, with some freckles, though not the absolutely fairest/palest (foundation usually 3 ish from the bottom, peach or neutral undertones)
I’m usually a ‘wear factor 30, stay under the shade, if I care enough about a tan I’ll get it out of a bottle’ kind of woman. Not a sun worshipper. My skin’s my biggest organ and I want to keep it forever!

But I’ve developed a few allergies to body products as I’ve got older and now regularly react to tanning products which bring up eczema. I’m getting married in a couple of months and would love to have even a bit of a tan for the day and honeymoon, but I’m worried about getting a reaction to self tanner or it rubbing off on my dress.

Is there any way to safely sunbed for a short time? I’m thinking literally 1-2 minutes a couple of times a week. With no base tan would it even work? Can anyone help! Sorry this is a bit of an essay, I wanted to be really clear!

Link to the above story

www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/gallery/maidenhead/147337/maidenhead-mum-with-terminal-skin-cancer-tells-her-story.html

Sorry about your friend BentBaasstard

sorry to see that Bentbaastard

I know it’s a bad idea, I figured just a couple of months worth might be ok. I’ve always been so careful with my skin. I haven’t lost as much weight as I’d have liked to (still time to go though!) and a tan does help me feel slimmer. I’ll try some more gentle tanners though and see how I get on. Thanks all.

Are San Tropez fake tans still around? DD had one just before her wedding.
Spray tan booth?

Oh please don't do it OP.

I used to work for a medical negligence lawyer and we had a case involving a lady and a faulty sunbed. Let's just say there wasn't enough time for it to get to court...

Also, as a bride, you'll have such a glow anyway, you really won't need a tan

Oh, I thought this was going to be about a new fund raising scheme by the PTA for the school fair.
Face painting and bottle tombolas are so last year. Now it’s all sunbeds and waxing next to the cupcake stall.
Disappointing.

Don’t do it! I was a pale bride (red hair, blue eyes, freckles, you get the idea) and I looked - if I do say it myself - beautiful. Not because I am particularly beautiful but because I was so happy and so in love (and I also spent £££s on good brands of makeup and practiced applying it for weeks).

You will look stunningly gorgeous, no matter how pale you are and whether or not you lose more weight.

It sounds like it’s the dha but dha is not the only tanning ingredient, let me have a google.

www.lookfantastic.com/the-chemistry-brand-glow-oil-100ml/11241348.html?utm_source=kelkoo&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=kelkoo&affil=thgppc&switchcurrency=GBP&shippingcountry=GB&gclid=CjwKCAjwvJvpBRAtEiwAjLuRPQNwE6LVb0Q9w_iDHEGFPztgAsV0eceg5USyx6VH9MLXtmgtXVtYoRoC2SUQAvD_BwE

Here you are. You must still patch test 24 hrs before application.

www.lookfantastic.com/the-chemistry-brand-glow-oil-100ml/11241348.html Other link broken.

Another saying really no to tanning beds. The cancer risks aren’t worth it and it is terribly ageing.

Perhaps one gradual tanner to try might be the St Tropez in shower tanner which you put on after you have washed etc in the shower, wait 3 minutes then just rinse off. Won’t turn you brown but gives a bit of a golden glow. I am relatively pale and use the medium. So at least not in lasting contact with your skin.

can you not just get a normal tan? it is summer

@SeekingShade nope, it takes me a good 2 weeks of constant sunbathing in heavy sun and factor 2 tanning oil to even slightly brown

It's ironic that we class having a tan as being healthy, when literally it's our skin showing us that it's damaged.

OP you'll look beautiful no matter what - please stay away from sunbeds. If you're skin isn't likely to tan in the sun, it won't tan on a bed either. It's just a fast-track to skin damage with none of the 'results'

Keep trying for a fake tan to suit your skin. There are millions of lotions, mousses, gels and sprays out there now - many with different tanning agents (not just DHA) you should be able to find one for you.

Congratulations!

So there is a chemical in most tanners that I am also allergic to. Unfortunately it's also in a lot of shower gels, shampoos and moisturiser.

It's called Methylisothiazolinone

According to the dermatologist I saw about 15% of people are allergic to this preservative so it could be the culprit.

Good news is it's not in the Clarins gradual tanning drops that you put in your own serum or moisturiser.

Also the palmers gradual tanner for your body is fine.

I use both, no rash so you could try those.

I got something called Tan Organic on a flight a few years ago and was quite impressed. I wonder if that might be kinder to skin? It didn't have that fake tan smell. I bought it online a couple of times afterwards (the oil is better than the lotion).

www.greenpeople.co.uk/self-tan-lotion-150ml?source=aw&affid=539497&awc=1613_1563037105_407c18f073fefd40323cb6955fee1c90

Haven’t tried this