Sunbeds/sitting in sun all day,...

[markeee]

Is it just me that would be worried about using sunbeds every single day for years or going on several holidays and sitting in the sun all day every day?!

Everywhere I go i see guys and girls tanned from head to toe ..in sunny old Stoke - at the gym it seems that 90% are using the sunbed #

I've used the sunbed myself but very very rarely and I don't anymore - just surprises me the number of people who use it daily for years...on top of sitting in the sun on holiday?!

If anyone watched Cherry Healey - how to get a life you'd have seen some 18 year old kid who dreams of being on tv and a 'reality tv star' who said he uses the sunbeds every day and it's 'worth the risks, you only live once' are these people actually serious? when/if they get cancer ravaging through their body will they be so nonchalant about it 'oh well you only live once'

[thetime]

Does that mean cutting out everything that causes cancer?

Cancers a lottery anyway.

[markeee]

Does that mean cutting out everything that causes cancer?

Cancers a lottery anyway.

[thetime]

Would be interesting to know the stats on cancer of sunbeds and smoking.

[markeee]

They say that even using a sunbed once increases your risk of cancer by 50% dunno how true or accurate that is

so it stands to reason..going everyday for years has to be bad

[thetime]

They say that even using a sunbed once increases your risk of cancer by 50% dunno how true or accurate that is

so it stands to reason..going everyday for years has to be bad

[t8yman]

i have started using sunbeds this week, i have a condition that causes me to come out in a terrible rash everytime i go in the sun, it has ruined so many holidays its unbelievable, so i am doing 6 minutes on a sunbed 3 times a week for 3 weeks to see if i can " ease myself" into some serious exposure to the sun. i truly hope it works, it isnt a cosmetic or a vanity thing, i just want to be able to enjoy a holiday in a warm climate without having to stay indoors for 3 out of every 7 days.

[rachbon]

I'm having UVB treatment at the hospital 3 times a week at the moment for a skin condition. It's like a sunbed that you stand up in. I had never used a sunbed before.

I was worried about it increasing the chances of skin cancer but they said there would only be a risk if I had this treatment every year for about 20 years. I'm only having it for about 8 or 10 weeks so won't suffer any side effects like ageing of the skin.

Although sunbeds would increase your chances of skin cancer, I think it would only be after repeated use for a number of years.

T8yman - you should ask your doctor for a referral. With UVB treatment they test your skin first to see how sensitive it is then build up the times gradually. 6 minutes sounds like a lot.

[thetime]

I'm having UVB treatment at the hospital 3 times a week at the moment for a skin condition. It's like a sunbed that you stand up in. I had never used a sunbed before.

I was worried about it increasing the chances of skin cancer but they said there would only be a risk if I had this treatment every year for about 20 years. I'm only having it for about 8 or 10 weeks so won't suffer any side Ieffects like ageing of the skin.

Although sunbeds would increase your chances of skin cancer, I think it would only be after repeated use for a number of years.

T8yman - you should ask your doctor for a referral. With UVB treatment they test your skin first to see how sensitive it is then build up the times gradually. 6 minutes sounds like a lot.

[markeee]

You can't come up with stats like that which ate obviously untrue, if that was the case they would be banned.

Oh well can't see me using a sunbed, especially being a ginger and all I do is get more freckley lol.

Edited July 8, 2012 by markeee

[Katster]

Never been on a sunbed, love sitting/lying in sun.

Also love smoking.

And bacon.

And burnt toast.

YOLO.

[kaosmark2]

YOLO.

[MrZigster]

A couple I have known for years got a sunbed about five years ago, despite the fact that they holiday in Greece twice a year for a fortnight at a time, and already possessed what you might call healthy complexions.

In those five years they now look like they've aged about twenty and have been reupholstered in bad 70's Ford Escort/Austin Allegro/Harry Enfield braaaan car brown. Just leathery and excessively wrinkled.

I would stay well clear. I'm already ugly enough.

[grumpyhack]

Get out more.

Go to a few festivals, walk miles, carry your tents etc. Gets you a suntan and fit.

[feral chile]

I avoid getting a tan. I was a natural redhead, and I go from shiny lobster to dirty greyish brown with white peeled patches.

Not a flattering look.

As for sunbeds being dangerous, that's the trouble with life. it kills you in the end.

Edited July 8, 2012 by feral chile

[t8yman]

i actually look quite healthy with a mild tan, but the effects of this condition are horrible. I am always first to criticise "internet diagnosers" but in my case, I think its the only way, because by the time i get home from a holiday my rash has cleared up, and a doctor isnt going to diagnose something they cant see. but going on what i have read online, its called polymorphic light eruption.

my mates wife thought i was "being a drama queen" (he told me this on the second night of a holiday). 3 days later she was falling over herself to help me feel comfortable, and was genuinely shocked at the extent of my rash.

it really is horrible, i cant walk in the sun, sit in the sun, or do anything without a stupid wide brimmed hat. i have no desire to age my skin prematurely, nor do i want a year round tan - just the ability to not come across as a killjoy when the sun is shining!

so afr the sunbed thing seems to be working out, i started with 3 minutes, then went to 6. but i did experience some itching after the last session so i am going to have an extra rest day before my next session, and probably wont go above 6 minutes before we go away.

[Katster]

You obviously like owls.

[Purple Monkey]

I don't know who people think they're kidding.

Whenever I see someone with a tan it's a case of "you've gone a sunbed, you pathetic sad act" as opposed to "wow, i want to BE YOU!" which is what they're obviously going for.

I tan quite easily, which is fine for me since I live in a country which gets a maximum of 4 hours of direct sunlight per year.

It's funny how obsessed people get with tans. Europeans are mental for it. I work with a French guy who's always pissed off about the weather and then I winde him up a lot about it by pretending to be him.

"Fuck ze UK, fucking Eeenglessh boolsheet wezzer I hate zis fucking country. Fucking fat piece of shit eating ze crap food drinking ze beer watching your shitty sport in your crap wezzer you are silly eeenglessh kerniggets. I go to Frunce and get ze tan and all ze bitches will come to me! Me I'm ze best look at me" (he does actually comes out with this kind of stuff, and has zero humility or sense of irony and is super serious all the time, which for anyone with a sense of humour is fucking hilarious)

Edited July 9, 2012 by Purple Monkey

[Katster]

I don't know who people think they're kidding.

Whenever I see someone with a tan it's a case of "you've gone a sunbed, you pathetic sad act" as opposed to "wow, i want to BE YOU!" which is what they're obviously going for.

I tan quite easily, which is fine for me since I live in a country which gets a maximum of 4 hours of direct sunlight per year.

It's funny how obsessed people get with tans. Europeans are mental for it. I work with a French guy who's always pissed off about the weather and then I winde him up a lot about it by pretending to be him.

"Fuck ze UK, fucking Eeenglessh boolsheet wezzer I hate zis fucking country. Fucking fat piece of shit eating ze crap food drinking ze beer watching your shitty sport in your crap wezzer you are silly eeenglessh kerniggets. I go to Frunce and get ze tan and all ze bitches will come to me! Me I'm ze best look at me" (he does actually comes out with this kind of stuff, and has zero humility or sense of irony and is super serious all the time, which for anyone with a sense of humour is fucking hilarious)

[kaosmark2]

Whenever I see someone with a tan it's a case of "you've gone a sunbed, you pathetic sad act" as opposed to "wow, i want to BE YOU!" which is what they're obviously going for.

[windy_miller]

Would be interesting to know the stats on cancer of sunbeds and smoking.

[Katster]

Depends if they've got different grades, or tanlines, etc. All the signs that show someone's been out in the sun as opposed to just butchering their skin for the sake of trying to appear healthy.

[eFestivals]

Please don't get Neil started on cancer statistics.

Ha! Too late.

I saw an anti-smoking organisation last week claiming some right bollocks stats for how much more likely a person is to get cancer if they smoke. It's a shame I can't remember who was making the claim or exactly what they were claiming now, but it was the biggest load of made-up bollocks you could ever read.

That'll do me for now.

[Rufus Gwertigan]

Depends if they've got different grades, or tanlines, etc. All the signs that show someone's been out in the sun as opposed to just butchering their skin for the sake of trying to appear healthy.

[feral chile]

I don't know who people think they're kidding.

Whenever I see someone with a tan it's a case of "you've gone a sunbed, you pathetic sad act" as opposed to "wow, i want to BE YOU!" which is what they're obviously going for.

I tan quite easily, which is fine for me since I live in a country which gets a maximum of 4 hours of direct sunlight per year.

It's funny how obsessed people get with tans. Europeans are mental for it. I work with a French guy who's always pissed off about the weather and then I winde him up a lot about it by pretending to be him.

"Fuck ze UK, fucking Eeenglessh boolsheet wezzer I hate zis fucking country. Fucking fat piece of shit eating ze crap food drinking ze beer watching your shitty sport in your crap wezzer you are silly eeenglessh kerniggets. I go to Frunce and get ze tan and all ze bitches will come to me! Me I'm ze best look at me" (he does actually comes out with this kind of stuff, and has zero humility or sense of irony and is super serious all the time, which for anyone with a sense of humour is fucking hilarious)

Edited July 9, 2012 by feral chile