Red hair and tan?

Question

is it possible for someone with natural red hair to get a tan?

Answer 1

LMAO!!! I thought we just burned...LOL.

Answer 2

Yes red-heads can get a tan. Its true we blister a lot, but I use a sunblock that's high in number (like 15 or something) and apply it often. It takes longer for us, but it does happen.

Answer 3

I'm a redhead and years outdoors, on a Harley, helping on the farm by driving the tractor for spring planting, cultivating, harvesting.....I had a bronze tan every year. Now......I've got freckles.

Answer 4

my mom does, but she's a strange one anyway.
as a child she had glow in the dark red hair. when she played outside in the summertime at night people could see her before her toe head blond friend because of her glow in the dark hair.
she tans beautifully - even in her 70s!
people loose melanin as they age. she hasn't.
she's not normal.

Answer 5

Yes, its possible. Be very careful not to burn and keep your skin moisturized. Use plenty of sunscreen. Drink plenty of water too, its important to keep your whole body hydrated.

Be prepared to get freckles. I have them quite heavily on my shoulders. I didn't get them until I started tanning. I'm used to them and kids love to "connect the dots" when they're bored.
=)

Answer 6

It definitely depends on your skin tone. If your hair is very red as in a "carrot top" you are probably very fair and I'd would use a self tanner.

Answer 7

it is, i use to know someone who had red hair but he was also greek, so he had tanned skin

Answer 8

Sure, but you'll just tan slower. Use a high sunscreen (not sunblock!) of maybe SPF-35 and dwindle that number down week by week.

Answer 9

People with red hair usually have sensitive skin, I would be very careful of sunbathing, you might end up with a load of freckles............

Answer 10

probally but usually people with red hair have fair skin

Answer 11

Lindsay Lohan does ok.