Sunbeds, discuss!

Who needs sunbeds when its 35deg everyday? :D

I work a lot in middle east and asia and would possible consider using some when back in UK just so that I dont insta-cook as soon as im back in the east
 
[FnG]magnolia;23956921 said:
Isn't Glasgow the sunbed capital of Europe?
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Wouldn't be surprised, the sunbed place near me opens until 10pm every night and the car park is mobbed until the last minute of trading.

I've used them for 4-5 minutes at a time before to establish a light tan, always moisturise heavily - inb4GAY - after using them. Don't think I would anymore, though. I think the burning I've had on holidays before(fair skin) is of far more risk to me than 4 minutes in a sunbed.
 
Minstadave said:
Not in GD, the wild are more far fetched the better, especially if it involves conspiracy theory!
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Sunbeds were an invention of the lizard men to keep people preoccupied while they install a new world order and link the key financial districts around the globe. Heard it here first
 
I used to use them as my skin is terrible (face, tops of arms and back) - 5 minutes, twice a week meant my skin was a lot clearer. Haven't used a sunbed for a couple of years now and my skin is much worse, even with Vit D supplements.
 
When I worked in a gym I used to use it for 3 minutes every week or so because it's the only thing that has stopped me getting ridiculously itchy skin, particularly in winter. Never actually got any tanning benefit since I used them so infrequently.
 
I have a sunbed (don't ask), but never use it. It turned me from the sickly pale colour I once was, to looking... well, normal. I'll leave it at that.
 
I had a girlfriend years back who used sunbeds because they did genuinely help with her eczema. She didn't use them for tanning purposes though, just for whatever benefits to UV exposure gives.

I love being in the sun, but a sunbed isn't the same thing. I've no need so I've no interest in them. :)
 
Theophany said:
I had a girlfriend years back who used sunbeds because they did genuinely help with her eczema. She didn't use them for tanning purposes though, just for whatever benefits to UV exposure gives.

I love being in the sun, but a sunbed isn't the same thing. I've no need so I've no interest in them. :)
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Yeah I have a friend with psoriasis who had UV only treatment for her condition. It cleared up her psoriasis amazingly quickly, and she got a tan from it. I believe it doesn't quite work the way as a sunbed though, so her risk of skin cancer wasn't increased.
 
I'm off to Malta in two weeks and I'm that white I'm see through, so yes I'll be using them.
A certain amount of sunlight is good for you and I'd suggest that the "rays" from a portable sun are a lot more controlled than they used to be (UVa vs UVb) so I don't see the use of them to put a bit of colour back into my skin any worse than having been somewhere sunny for the whole winter. Should I have been able to do that!
That said, for those that spend their life under the damn things trying to be some bronzed goddess... Get real. That to me is where the Cancer risk lies.
 
Sunbeds are the leading reason skin cancer rates are so high, due to a) exposure to high UV light in a short period of time and b) most sunbeds put out even more UV than they're supposed to. Even at the specified doses it's damaging, but with most of the beds being faulty it's no surprise there's increasing incidences of cancer.
 
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