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Title: Beauty queen almost tanned to death
Post by: loulou on March 01, 2009, 04:41:38 pm

Brittany Lietz spent all her time perfecting her appearance for pageants, which included two and half hours per week on tanning machines.

But after developing stage two melanoma at 19, she had to undergo 30 operations to remove cancerous moles.

Have you ever been a sunbed or sun worshipper or do you not mind being pale?

Title: Re: Beauty queen almost tanned to death
Post by: oldspice on March 01, 2009, 06:09:08 pm

I've never been near a sunbed. I am very fair skinned with fine blonde hair so I am careful not to burn in the sun.  As well as being a skin cancer risk, sun beds are very bad for ageing your skin. If you use them for more than two hours a week like this silly girl, if you don't get skin cancer, you will end up looking like an old kipper by the time you're 40.

Title: Re: Beauty queen almost tanned to death
Post by: netbuddy on March 01, 2009, 06:31:23 pm

And all because the lady has social hangups about being honkey white....

Title: Re: Beauty queen almost tanned to death
Post by: paulham on March 01, 2009, 06:46:08 pm

Tanning is so chavvy, innit?

Title: Re: Beauty queen almost tanned to death
Post by: loulou on March 01, 2009, 08:30:34 pm

I am fair skinned and blonde so like oldspice I burn easily. I have friends who used sunbeds who look a lot older than me now, their skins are all dry and leathery and nothing can disguise their wrinkles.

Title: Re: Beauty queen almost tanned to death
Post by: paulham on March 01, 2009, 08:37:43 pm

(http://www.diytools.co.uk/diy/Images/DB_Detail/_378__40935__.jpg)
A wee touch of Guinness in the mix and you'll never see their wrinkles.

Title: Re: Beauty queen almost tanned to death
Post by: loulou on March 01, 2009, 08:54:06 pm

What's with this karma thing?

Title: Re: Beauty queen almost tanned to death
Post by: netbuddy on March 01, 2009, 09:19:30 pm

Its same as the "Reputation" device in most forum boards.

Title: Re: Beauty queen almost tanned to death
Post by: paulham on March 01, 2009, 09:25:30 pm

Mine proceeds me.

Title: Re: Beauty queen almost tanned to death
Post by: goldencup on March 02, 2009, 08:26:45 am

I used sunbeds a few times many years ago.  I always have a slight tan but use sunscreen and would never deliberately set out to get tanned.

Title: Re: Beauty queen almost tanned to death
Post by: drterror666 on March 02, 2009, 12:41:05 pm

I've got what is known in the trade as a Scottish Tan ;)  I am 99% Celt, 1% Roman (nose and ears), so my skin is Type 1 and the sun is my enemy.  On holiday, I'm the one under the parasol, soaking up the shade.  I use sun lotion so good, I could withstand a nuclear blast!

Title: Re: Beauty queen almost tanned to death
Post by: netbuddy on March 02, 2009, 01:12:43 pm

Scottish Tan. LOL

Title: Re: Beauty queen almost tanned to death
Post by: wjp666 on March 02, 2009, 01:31:10 pm

i am the very image of pastiness, and damn proud of it!

Title: Re: Beauty queen almost tanned to death
Post by: goldencup on March 03, 2009, 08:03:58 am

I worry about the effects of using too much sun lotion, or any other body lotions for that matter.  As it's absorbed through the skin, presumably it's going into the blood stream...

Title: Re: Beauty queen almost tanned to death
Post by: netbuddy on March 03, 2009, 08:31:04 am

Yes, the skin is very good at absorbing all sorts. Some medications like some pain killers & other things like nicotine patches and so on are places on and absorbed by the skin.

Title: Re: Beauty queen almost tanned to death
Post by: drterror666 on March 03, 2009, 11:32:18 am

I use Boots Sensitive, but even that is chemical hell!  At least I only have to use it a few times a year!

Title: Re: Beauty queen almost tanned to death
Post by: loulou on March 03, 2009, 02:24:35 pm

I'm no good in the sun, I get prickly heat then burn.