How can I get a tan? I have very very pale skin and i burn easily in the sun and have never been known 2 tan?

Question

When i have used tanning products in the past they seem to go very patchy on my skin,i dont know what to do about it. Everyone comments on how pale i am and its annoying me so much and i just need some colour. I dont want to try tanning beds as I know they can cause cancer but my mum is saying i should go on them which i was surprised at and sunbathing is the worst thing for me as i get rashes from the sun.

Answer 1

Be proud of your pale skin! my nickname is death because I'm so white... but if you really want one use fake tan... Don't use sunbeds!!!!

Answer 2

I am the same way and until this year I couldn't find a sunless tanner worth anything- try jergen's for pale skin. It's about $6-7 at Wal-Mart and works well over a couple of days. If you want to go darker you put it on each day, I find that 3 days and then not putting it on for a few days gives me a nice realistic color. No one will believe if I'm nice and brown, but the shade this one gives is a nice color without looking fake. I don't go to tanning beds, either burn or get nothing, and my dad has skin cancer, scariest thing I've ever seen, so I try not to get too much sun. The cool thing with the sunless tanner stuff is that you can still use a good sunblock so you don't get the rashes and no one will know it's not real.

Answer 3

I know how you feel, and people telling you to be proud of it doesn't really help at all. It doesn't help when people keep pointing it out either, because then you feel even more concious of it.

Anyway, I would suggest using a tan accelerater, there aren't very many in the UK, but Mainland Europe stocks a lot, so you could try eBay; I have Decleor Tan Accelerater, I don't know if it works yet, because it hasn't been sunny enough where I am, or you could get a fake tan done professionally.

Tan Acclerators make the melanin in your skin come up quicker, and melanin is what makes your skin tan. Also if you're going to use fake tan, you need to exfoliate thoroughly, and then moistourise, it makes everything even out. Some fake tans will look different on different people, so use testers first.

Answer 4

If you aren't able to be out in the sun, you will probably have an even worse reaction from a tanning bed! You should try other self-tanning products - it is the only safe way to get a tan. The Neutragena Build-A-Tan product (you can find it just about anywhere) works pretty good - I'm very fair and it gives just enough color. Good luck!

Answer 5

I'm also really white. I'm able to tan but I prefer self tanner because they don't cause cancer or wrinkles like the sun can. If you burn easily in the sun, then a tanning bed probably isn't for you, plus those things are worse than the sun.

I like Loreal Sublime glow. It goes on with a tinted color so you can see to rub out any streaks. Before you use any self tanner, give your body a good scrubbing to get rid of the dead skin or else the tan could turn out blotchy. Put a little regular lotion on the tops of your feet and hands before putting tanner on those parts. I found that helps it to look natural. I apply the tanner on the tops of hands with a cotton ball or makeup sponge after washing tanner off of my palms.

For beginners, those gradual glow lotions out now work great. They give you a little bit of color. Jergen's Natural glow is an example of a good one.

Answer 6

hey nattile...i suggest trying a spray tan a week or too before the homecomeing dance becuasae on most fair skinned people it will turn them orange...umm i would try a spray tan that is done at a slaon because the ones applied by yourslef maynot cover well or may turn the skin a different color!! yeah umm go to a slaon and get a spray tan...try hollywood tan that place is wonderful for spray tans! so try it out like 2 weeks before so you can see if it will discolor your skin so you dont look like a pumpkin at homecomeing! ~good luck and have fun!!~

Answer 7

Fake it fake it fake it!! sunbeds can be quite good but with all the products you nedd to go with it to keep it safe it is only worth it if you are going to do it as a regular thing. I would recomend going to a salon and having an airbrush tan or if you want a cheaper option the loreal summer skin tanning lotion is supposed to be good, my an even cheaper alternative is avon. It works just as well if not better than the loreal one. Just make sure you exfoliate before applying to prevent streaking! Hope this (very long winded!!)answer helped!

Answer 8

Don't worry about getting a tan. That so-called "healthy glow" is your skin's response to damage caused by UV rays. A deep, dark tan means that someone has done a lot of damage to their skin. It means that their hide will look like crumpled paper by the time they're 40; people will mistake them for being at least 10 years older than they really are. And if you have pale fair skin, you'll damage it that much quicker.

Unless you want to be mistaken for your grandmother, that is.

Answer 9

I saw someone not too long ago with a shirt that said, "Pale is the new tan". Why do you want to change the color of your skin? Just be yourself and don't worry about what other people say! Being pale is just as cool as having a tan! SMILE ;) (: and love yourself!

Answer 10

Protect your pale skin from UV rays of all sorts, even from tanning beds. People who burn easily have less melanin in their skin which is the pigment which darkens the skin in tanning. It offers some protection from skin damage. Repeated burns puts pale people at a higher risk of skin cancer. So slap on some sunscreen, put on your hat, and keep your beautiful pale skin.

Answer 11

There is a thing called "California Tan," which is a spray on tan. You go to a tanning salon where a professional sprays it on you. It looks natural, and lasts for about a week and a half. I have done it before and was very pleased with the results.