Ignorance about tanning
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You can spend time in the sun with sunscreen on your body and as long as you re apply it often you’ll be better off. Going out in the sun and how it will affect you later depends almost entirely on your genetic make up.
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There used to be a school of derms who believe certain amount of sunlight helps the acne. I went to see a derm in downtown Seattle where his office walls were decorated all over with pictures of himself and celebrities. For about a couple of weeks he treated me with the sun lamp. It didn’t work, but from the way I was treated it must be a standard procedure of his. I don’t know if derms still use sun lamp nowadays or not, but you are right, sunlight does nothing to improve the acne condition. John – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I here a lot of young people in here talk about the sun actually improving > their skin, it’s really pretty sad. It’s been proven many times over than > the sun not only damages but in some cases can destroy the skin. My boss at > work just recently discovered he had skin cancer. He spent a lot of time > tanning as a younger man and even with fairly dark skin, has contracted > cancer at the age of 40. If you look at his face, he actually looks much > older than 40. This will be the case for a lot of our younger generation as > they age. Keep in mind that the sun is much more powerful than it was 20 > years ago. Tanning may temporarily dry the skin out and cover up your acne > but it will do far more harm than good in the long run. I don’t think there > is anything wrong with being out in the sun and getting a little color once > in a while, but people who actually spend time tanning and laying out for > the sole purpose of getting dark will pay the price.
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Ahh, sarcasm begets sarcasm! I should have said that your post struck me as being hysterical in a way. If people use common sense . . . – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> And if you don’t tan or do anything harmful to the body, you’ll live > forever! > Wow, what brilliant insight! This guy is a genuine wordsmith. Sadly, his > message displays the level of ignorance that a lot of people have about > taking care of your body. >> I here a lot of young people in here talk about the sun actually > improving >> their skin, it’s really pretty sad. It’s been proven many times over > than >> the sun not only damages but in some cases can destroy the skin. My > boss > at >> work just recently discovered he had skin cancer. He spent a lot of > time >> tanning as a younger man and even with fairly dark skin, has contracted >> cancer at the age of 40. If you look at his face, he actually looks > much >> older than 40. This will be the case for a lot of our younger > generation > as >> they age. Keep in mind that the sun is much more powerful than it was > 20 >> years ago. Tanning may temporarily dry the skin out and cover up your > acne >> but it will do far more harm than good in the long run. I don’t think > there >> is anything wrong with being out in the sun and getting a little color > once >> in a while, but people who actually spend time tanning and laying out > for >> the sole purpose of getting dark will pay the price.
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> For some of the people on this NG, I think sunlight can have a very positive > effect on their skin. For instance, because of my course of Accutane last > year, I hardly stepped foot outdoors during the summer, because of the > horrible photosensitivity that the drug gives you, as well as the heat > rashes which get worse if you simply go outdoors. > So as a result of missing an entire summer, this past month or so has > represented my first taste of real sunlight in over 18 months. > I’ve found that spending a little time in the sun, when I can, has helped > the tone and texture of my skin, which has been dry, flaky and rough since > Accutane. It hasn’t done much for my acne, but has certainly improved my > skin in general, if only a little. > Cringer
I don’t doubt that. As I said before, I don’t think spending a little time in the sun is a big deal. I am talking about people who lay out consistantly thinking it is going to cure their acne and improve the health of their skin. I am speaking from expierience. As a 31 year old man I can see some of the damage the sun has done to my skin and although it’s not severe, I wish I would have taken better care of it in my teens and 20’s. I just see a lot of ignorance in here regarding this issue. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –
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> And if you don’t tan or do anything harmful to the body, you’ll live > forever!
a dumb reply to an intelligent post. no offense. — "> >actually i have increased my b5 dosage from 15 grams a day to a diet 100% – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->based on B5. I now only drink water >and eat B5. I’m thinking of eliminating the water from my diet as well..and >making a B5 juice to >drink(instead of water)"
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I here a lot of young people in here talk about the sun actually improving their skin, it’s really pretty sad. It’s been proven many times over than the sun not only damages but in some cases can destroy the skin. My boss at work just recently discovered he had skin cancer. He spent a lot of time tanning as a younger man and even with fairly dark skin, has contracted cancer at the age of 40. If you look at his face, he actually looks much older than 40. This will be the case for a lot of our younger generation as they age. Keep in mind that the sun is much more powerful than it was 20 years ago. Tanning may temporarily dry the skin out and cover up your acne but it will do far more harm than good in the long run. I don’t think there is anything wrong with being out in the sun and getting a little color once in a while, but people who actually spend time tanning and laying out for the sole purpose of getting dark will pay the price.
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And if you don’t tan or do anything harmful to the body, you’ll live forever!
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I here a lot of young people in here talk about the sun actually improving > their skin, it’s really pretty sad. It’s been proven many times over than > the sun not only damages but in some cases can destroy the skin. My boss at > work just recently discovered he had skin cancer. He spent a lot of time > tanning as a younger man and even with fairly dark skin, has contracted > cancer at the age of 40. If you look at his face, he actually looks much > older than 40. This will be the case for a lot of our younger generation as > they age. Keep in mind that the sun is much more powerful than it was 20 > years ago. Tanning may temporarily dry the skin out and cover up your acne > but it will do far more harm than good in the long run. I don’t think there > is anything wrong with being out in the sun and getting a little color once > in a while, but people who actually spend time tanning and laying out for > the sole purpose of getting dark will pay the price.
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> And if you don’t tan or do anything harmful to the body, you’ll live > forever!
Wow, what brilliant insight! This guy is a genuine wordsmith. Sadly, his message displays the level of ignorance that a lot of people have about taking care of your body. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I here a lot of young people in here talk about the sun actually improving > their skin, it’s really pretty sad. It’s been proven many times over than > the sun not only damages but in some cases can destroy the skin. My boss > at > work just recently discovered he had skin cancer. He spent a lot of time > tanning as a younger man and even with fairly dark skin, has contracted > cancer at the age of 40. If you look at his face, he actually looks much > older than 40. This will be the case for a lot of our younger generation > as > they age. Keep in mind that the sun is much more powerful than it was 20 > years ago. Tanning may temporarily dry the skin out and cover up your > acne > but it will do far more harm than good in the long run. I don’t think > there > is anything wrong with being out in the sun and getting a little color > once > in a while, but people who actually spend time tanning and laying out for > the sole purpose of getting dark will pay the price.
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For some of the people on this NG, I think sunlight can have a very positive effect on their skin. For instance, because of my course of Accutane last year, I hardly stepped foot outdoors during the summer, because of the horrible photosensitivity that the drug gives you, as well as the heat rashes which get worse if you simply go outdoors. So as a result of missing an entire summer, this past month or so has represented my first taste of real sunlight in over 18 months. I’ve found that spending a little time in the sun, when I can, has helped the tone and texture of my skin, which has been dry, flaky and rough since Accutane. It hasn’t done much for my acne, but has certainly improved my skin in general, if only a little. Cringer
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