Diverse Alternatives To Achieve Good Tanning

By Haywood Hunter


Many people enjoy looking healthy and fit. This is often obtained by a good tan, which can be reached in a number of ways. This may be at a tanning salon, exposure to the sun, or by using self-help products.

When in direct sunlight, you are exposed to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This can cause considerable skin damage, including a very bad sunburn. This not only ages the skin, but also can cause serious physical problems, including pain, severe headaches, and other complications.

Many do not realize that there are six different skin types, each of which will have different reactions to ultraviolet sun rays. However, regardless of what your skin type is, the sun's powerful rays can penetrate into the skin and damage the skin cells. Cancer can develop at numerous places on the body, regardless of skin type, due to too much exposure.

The various tanning types have been categorized according to the degree of pigmentation involved. This means that the darker the skin the more melanin. These types range from pale white, which will always burn, white which burns easily and tans little, white which easily tans and burns little, and olive or light brown which tans easy and burns little. Also included are brown, which tans dark and seldom burns, and black or dark brown which always tans and seldom burns.

Some people feel that going to a tanning salon to get a 'base tan' prior to taking a vacation will help prevent skin damage as well as encourage a good tan and help prevent sunburn. However, this has proved to be a false assumption. It has been shown that repeated exposure to UV radiation, regardless of the source will increase the risks of premature aging or other skin damage.

To have a good tan you have some options. You could use sunless tanning products in which a person looks tanned without exposure. This is ordinarily in the form of a spray, oil or lotion. Sunless tanning pills are not recommended as they can cause damage to the liver and the retina of the eyes.

Sunscreen products are available in two forms, chemical and physical. When the proper ones are chosen, they will help prevent early wrinkling or damage by limiting the sun's exposure. They can be obtained in physical or chemical forms.

The chemical sunscreen will protect from the sun by absorbing the sun rays. Physical sunscreen reflects, scatters, absorbs or blocks these rays. Some products may have two ingredients, one to protect you against ultraviolet A and one to protect you from ultraviolet B. It is important to look at the package and make sure it provides high SPFs for more protection.

Getting a good tan is possible nowadays in a number of different ways. It may be a tanning bed, spray-tan booth, self-tanner or sun tan lotions. Regardless of the method, it is possible to present a complete change of appearance with a good tan. It will allow you to hide blemishes, make you look slimmer, and show off your muscles. People who work long hours indoors or live in a short summer season find a good tan very effective.




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