do sun beds actually make u look older?

i usually fake tan but when it starts to wash off it looks so dirty. i also hate the process of using self tanner. i want to start going to the sun beds maybe a few times a week to get a tan but i’m scared to look 40 by the time i’m 30.

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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

Creates free radical damage in the skin. If the user also smokes and drinks there is an accumulative effect making it much worse. I worked with a young woman who took pride in her dark tan, she smoked and drank. She also started aging rapidly in her 40’s. So much for vanity.

hollyyoung · 18-21, F

@cherokeepatti ohhh that’s unfortunate. i don’t smoke but i do drink occasionally:(

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@hollyyoung Your liver has to deal with all of this. Even tanning. That’s a huge stress on it.

hollyyoung · 18-21, F

@cherokeepatti why do people go to tanning beds then if they know all this? that’s crazy

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@hollyyoung VANITY ! College coeds would start their tanning January in order to get a tan before they went on Spring Break to beaches somewhere. It happened every year.