https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:26:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-68303 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:47:44 +0000 DillonLion 68303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to in high school/college but don't anymore. Sometimes I will use a lotion tanner or spray tan. </p> <p>But now I'm vitamin D deficient since I've been so far away from the sun lately. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-68275 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:21:36 +0000 Rescuemom10 68275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use to. My Best friend has skin cancer though, and right after she got it, it made me look at if it was really worth it. I dont anymore. When I feel the need to be more tan due to a wedding or trip or something I get the spray tan at the salon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-68272 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:18:07 +0000 erinpye 68272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lilteacherbee: I'm so sorry :( My uncle's spread to his brain, too. He passed away about 6 months after we found out. Skin cancer (and all cancer) is awful, nasty stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-67783 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:42:56 +0000 lilteacherbee 67783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cupcakemama: I agree. DH's grandmother had melanoma in 2010 and part of her ear was removed. Everything was (supposedly) fine until exactly a year later when the doctors discovered her cancer had spread to her brain and lungs. She passed away 1 month later. This was 2 weeks before our wedding and I was really close to her. That's why I'll never go in another tanning bed again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-67780 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:01:05 +0000 mynoahbear 67780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No...I've never tanned on a tanning bed. Never wanted to. Plus I always wear sunscreen when I'm outside. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-67777 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:20:58 +0000 loveisstrange 67777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No way. I'm another one who has known someone with melanoma from tanning. </p> <p>Plus, I prefer being pale. I have good skin and I am quick to tan and don't burn but I am the one on the beach under an umbrella with a layer of super SPF sunscreen. lol. I love my pale skin and dark hair. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-67775 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:21:30 +0000 erinpye 67775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No--way too dangerous. I'm super fair and sure, people have made rude comments, and sometimes I feel self-conscious, but I've had too many people close to me have (and die) from skin cancer and it's just not worth it to me. If I really want some color, I use Clarins tanning gel and it looks great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-67772 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:17:12 +0000 cupcakemama 67772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think this is another one of those cultural things. I don't know anyone who has used a tanning bed. Ever. I mean we have them here, they just aren't really popular. There is also talk of having commercial ones banned.</p> <p>Thing is though, they are really, really bad for you. Like really bad. We have had major education programs in Australia about sun safety as we have a high rate of melanoma. As bad as sun tanning is it's got nothing on sunbeds. </p> <p>Sorry to be Debbie Downer but I know people who have had melanoma and it's not good. The survival rate for people who have had melanoma, recovered, then get a secondary cancer a few years later is low. Embrace the pale! Slip, slop, slap! ( slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen and slap on a hat - it's the sun safety tagline here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-67712 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:41:10 +0000 mamabolt 67712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never. Having one of your best friends diagnosed with melanoma at age 28 will put the fear of the sun or tanning beds into you. I'm a SPF 50 girl all the time and rock my pasty skin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-67701 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:20:10 +0000 yoursilverlining 67701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never tan. I'm very, very, very pale and ok with that. I would rather look younger longer than look tanner now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-67691 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:50:07 +0000 heffalump 67691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never did. I used to try... but I just burn. I also have pale skin with very dark hair. My mom used to say I looked like Snow White :) There's plenty of women who have pale skin and are beautiful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-67687 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:47:37 +0000 sorrycharlie 67687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>nope. I don't mind being pale - I want to have nice skin when I'm older! a family member that always stays out of the sun (or uses lots of SPF) has snow white skin in her mid 40s. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-67686 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:46:55 +0000 Rubies 67686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never went tanning - my Asian skin had a naturally darker tone to it and I avoided the sun like the plague! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-67680 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:38:15 +0000 mrsjyw 67680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to tan on/off senior yr of hs and throughout college. I go once or twice before tropical vacations... I stopped going end of 2011 as we started our TTC journey. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-67615 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:02:53 +0000 looch 67615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do in the summer, but with the sun, not tanning beds. I don't get super dark because I don't have the time to devote to it, but I do agree that I feel better with a bit of color, the vitamin D really boosts my mood.</p> <p>When I was on BCP, I was super sensitive to the sun, so I basically stayed out of the sun completely for 10 years. Before that I was a lifeguard at a pool, so I was in the sun during the summer. I actually have an appt at the end of this month to get my skin checked out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-67613 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:55:52 +0000 calsmom 67613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to tan before I got pregnant. I miss it! I look and feel better when I have a bit of color. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-67611 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:54:30 +0000 tequiero21 67611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i used to tan very easily, but lately, i don't really hang out in the sun anymore or try to cover up so my face doesn't get tanned. too many dark spots. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-67598 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:15:24 +0000 BoogieBea 67598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have naturally pale skin. It takes a while for me to build up a tan. Right before I got pregnant the first time, I was playing tennis at least 3 times a week and got pretty tanned. Haven't gotten any color since then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-67594 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:59:26 +0000 chopsuey 67594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to swim a ton when I was younger and was super super dark. I've stayed out of the sun for the past decade or so (skin cancer is scary!) so I've lightened up a lot. I think I'm darker than most asians though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-67592 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:52:14 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 67592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only go tanning when we're about to go away on vacation. I'm SO pale, and I burn really quickly, so if I have a bit of a base tan, I can enjoy my vacation more.<br /> I find it boosts my mood like crazy though, so I'm considering going once a month or so. When it gets dark at 4:45pm, the sun is a rare commodity. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-67591 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:52:05 +0000 lilteacherbee 67591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did for the past 2 years or so (especially for my wedding). But a few months ago I went to the dermatologist and had to have a mole removed (not a fun experience for someone who hateees needles!). I have a family history of skin cancer and my dr said I was "too tan for my skin tone/coloring." I have green eyes and blond hair. This winter I haven't been to the tanning bed at all and I'm trying to get used to my pale skin.</p> <p>However, in the summer, I tan really easily in the sunlight. I live at the beach, so I know I will be outside a lot! I'm just going to use 30 spf and if I still get tan, then I guess it will be alright. I can't deal with being too pale in the summer, especially where I'm from! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-67588 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:45:46 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 67588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't tan. I have fair skin and I don't get darker tanning. My skin tone has always been what I'm most self conscious about because everyone wants to be dark and being pale is considered unattractive where I'm from. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-67585 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:41:17 +0000 pastemoo 67585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sulli301: I have not. But a couple tanning sessions is pretty cheap. They had a light at the counseling center when I was in school and didn't notice a difference. Of course I didn't go regularly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-67566 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:13:23 +0000 sulli301 67566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to tan sometimes but I was never a huge tanner. I would go through fazes where I'd buy a tanning package but it wasn't something I did all the time. I haven't been in a tanning bed now in probably 1.5 years...since before I was pregnant. I also have fair skin &amp; prefer to have a bit of color :/ Right now I've just been using the slow build tanning creams but it isn't the same for me. </p> <p>@pastemoo: I LOVE going tanning in the winter for that very reason! It really does boost your mood. Have you tried a day-light or something similar? My MIL bought one for us for Christmas since we leave way up north &amp; neither of us tan now. It's pretty nice, we usually turn it on once a day for about 20-30 minutes while we are watching t.v. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-67559 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:04:38 +0000 pastemoo 67559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did for the wedding. I think I should start doing it 2 times or so every winter-- it boosts my mood (like light therapy)!</p> <p>I know it's "bad for you" but not as bad as depression can be for you, so to me it's worth it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tan#post-67546 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:14:34 +0000 polkadots 67546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use to tan, but haven't for the past 2 years. I have ghostly skin and my very dark hair brings out that feature even more. I always feel more comfortable and confident with myself if I tan... But its an extra monthly cost and well its not the best for me. I want to learn to be more comfortable with my very pale skin.... but after all these years I still feel less confident with pale skin. </p> <p>Do you tan? </p>