How to use a tanning bed without getting leathery skin and wrinkles later on?

You don%26#039;t give me any clue as to what your skin type might be, so for safety%26#039;s sake, I%26#039;ll guess fair. Besides, you want to take it very slow anyway....





If you have fair skin, you can get a natural tan, but indoors only at first. You need a very controlled environment and predictable results. Outdoors can%26#039;t offer you that. The great thing about getting a base tan is that with very fair skin, you won%26#039;t burn as bad outdoors. A base tan is about an SPF15.





The following is a set of instructions to get you started. These instructions are only a guide, and are geared for someone who has fair skin. Please discuss instructions with your tanning consultant at the salon!





First of all, you do need a lotion! The reason being, everyone has dead skin cells laying on top of the skin. These skin cells create an uneven surface. When the UV rays hit the uneven skin surface they reflect the light in an uneven way.





The fastest results are achieved when the UV rays go straight through several layers of skin. Lotion use smoothes out the dead skin cells on the surface so that UV light can penetrate deeper layers of skin more efficiently.





An example of uneven heat and light ray reflection is in sand on the beach. The sand%26#039;s uneven surface reflects heat and light in all directions. The sand is only hot on the surface because the heat and light bounce all over before going down deeper.





First and foremost, ALWAYS WEAR EYE PROTECTION! ALWAYS!!





The key is to never, ever burn! When you start out on a piece of equipment, whether a bed or a booth, cut the maximum exposure time at least in half. I started out in a bed with a 20 min. maximum, for 6 or 7 min. In a booth with a 10 minute max. go for 5 min. Just like a day at the beach, you may not notice any change in your color for several hours. If you sting in the shower, cut a minute or two off the time. Always use lotion and always moisturize after every bath or shower.





If you have no symptoms of a burn, you can safely go the next day. If you have no color at all by the next day, add a minute or two. I went about 4 or 5 days a week until I had a good base tan. Stick with low times for about a week or two. Don’t add on more than 1 or two minutes at a time. Always stick with a low power bed or booth!





I recommend using a booth. A lot of people like to “nap” for their tanning. Not a good idea. Booths wrap you in light, direct light. Beds have a layer of Plexiglas and somewhat filter the light. That’s the reason for higher tanning minutes… usually about 15 or 20. Booths are generally 10.





Booths also do not have high pressure facial tanner, they don’t seem to get you as dark. When you have the light evenly surrounding you, you tan much more even. When you are in a bed, your sides tend to look a bit faded. Also, in a bed you sweat, and that effects your tan also. You also don’t tan wherever you have pressure points on the hard surface, like your elbows and parts of your spine. There is also sanitation thing…


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Good luck! Protect your eyes! Never, ever burn!|||you can%26#039;t. sorry. it%26#039;s like smoking cigarettes - some people think that if they only smoke once in awhile, or social smoke, that they will be ok. but the effects are cumulative, like exposing yourself to the sun.





in fact, tanning beds are even worse than regular tanning, because the lights are so close to you, and your skin has absolutely no protection. the UV rays will impact your skin at the cellular level, causing damage to collagen and elastin, the things that keep your skin elastic, tight and youthful.





every time you are exposed to the sun/tanning rays without wearing sunscreen, you%26#039;re damaging your skin. it%26#039;s a cumulative effect, as i said, and your skin will show the effects, regardless if you do it a lot or a little. it%26#039;s just the nature of tanning, that%26#039;s all. sorry.





oh, and you mentioned things like moisturizing, but those only do things like smooth the upper layer of your skin. UV rays, as i%26#039;ve said, impact your skin at the cellular level - which no moisturizer can reach, or reverse.|||ANY change in the colour of your skin due to sun or tanning bed exposure indicates damage to the skin. The more frequent and intense the exposure to the sun or the tanning bed, the greater the damage will be. You have rightly observed that people who expose themselves to the sun or tanning beds on a regular basis get leathery skin and deep fine lines. The only way to use a tanning bed without getting leathery skin and wrinkles is to lay on it fully clothed, with all skin covered or apply SPF 30 sunscreen to all skin that will be exposed to the tanning bed lights or the sun.|||Honestly I would say not use it at all! I know that%26#039;s not what you hear but lyeing in the sun is probably better.As far as dermatologists are considered tanning booths are basically cancer machines.


BUt since I am trying to help I%26#039;de say limit your use in them and wear a broad spectrum sunscreen of 50 and up. Also work out I have no proof of this but a lot of tanned women I see who work out manage to keep great young looking skin.|||Don%26#039;t use it alot. Like don%26#039;t go every single day. No more than like 12 minutes (is what I did, but only after I started getting tan. At first I went in a medium bed for only 7 minutes). If you accidently burn, then don%26#039;t go again until the burn goes away cause then your skin will peel which will probably increase the risk of being all wrinkly later on.|||There is not way.


Either bed tanning or Sun tanning will demage your skin.


The safest method though is spray tan.


Good luck!|||by not using it. :-)