I've been going to the tanning bed for quite some time now, and today I left my tanning lotion at home. I bought a sample packet of something the salon had there. It had "tingle" in it. Which I assume makes your skin tingle for a while. Well, as I was applying the lotion I noticed my skin got extremely red and rashy. So I went out to show the salon lady and she said it was normal for this to happen. It would go away in about an hour or so. My skin feels like it's crawling away, and burning off. Please tell me this is normal with this type of lotion. It's austrailian gold, with tingle. I freezing cold and burning up at the same time!!!
2007-02-13 04:57:43 · 8 answers · asked by Littlemissy 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
2 hours later, it went away, and now I am fine. Thanks for all the answers! I was freaking out!
2007-02-13 09:01:33 · update #1
Sounds like you are having a reaction and may need to get this checked out. My first question though is WHY ARE YOU TANNING??? Skin cancer is very deadly and doesn't care if you are a teenager, older person, male or female. You are putting your body at great risk of skin cancer just to look tan. Consider changing to a salon that does spray tans. My father and my step father in law both have skin cancer so don't risk it by continuing this. Once you have skin cancer you cannot go out into the sun without long sleeve shirts, long pants, a hat and sun screen on any exposed parts of you body....................thats if you manage to get it diagnosed promptly. Is a tan worth all of this?? I sure hope not.
2007-02-13 05:04:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean, will it prevent you from getting a sunburn, it depends on the SPF value in the lotion, and how long you stay outside in the sun. Even if the SPF is high, if you stay out too long, you might still get a burn. But if the lotion doesn't have any SPF listed on it, then it won't do anything to prevent a burn.
2016-05-24 05:38:55 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it happened to me and my skin was crawling and driving me crazy for days. I wanted to scratch my skin off. The girl said I must be sensitive to the stuff that makes it tingle. Stay away from it you may be allergic or sensitive to it too.
2007-02-13 05:07:29 · answer #3 · answered by grdangel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes!!! The salon owner almost called 911--take a shower and it will go away. NEVER use the tingle factor again. I know the pain your in.
2007-02-13 05:23:40 · answer #4 · answered by boohoo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is usually not a common effect of any lotion. This could be an allergic reaction to an ingredient in the lotion itself. I would highly recommend you see your doctor as soon as possible.
NREMT-P, CPC
2007-02-13 05:01:38 · answer #5 · answered by EMS_5 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OH no.. lotions are NOT supposed to BURN or turn into a rash. If you can, please shower this stuff off, the longer it stays on, the more it will soak into your skin. This does not sound right at all!
2007-02-13 05:10:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this sensation is very normal. the tingle is used to stimulate your capillaries and increase blood flow. its just one of those things, either you love it or you hate it. if you hate it maybe try one with a cooling effect instead of the tingle next time!!
2007-02-13 05:02:41 · answer #7 · answered by joo_0420 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I used neutragena self tanner at home. I got a dry itchy rash only on my butt. I know werid, but true.
2007-02-13 05:05:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋