Okay, I was born a white baby but I guess I naturally get tanned. I have a farmer's tan, where the parts that are exposed to the sun are tanned and the parts that I have clothing on are white. It's kind of weird, and since I am too lazy to tan my whole body all the time, I would rather take away the tan from my face and arms. If I would wear sunscreen SPF 30 every day, would that lighten up the tan, or take it away?
2007-08-30 16:03:11 · 3 answers · asked by dosahyd f 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
Sunscreen isn't going to lighten up your tan. It will prevent further tanning, however. So if you want that tan to fade then yeah, use sunscreen - but the sunscreen isn't causing fading, it's not allowing the sun to reach the skin. And you should apply sunscreen every 2 hours for it to remain effective.
2007-08-30 16:11:32 · answer #1 · answered by Jen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES!!!!
You should be using sunscreen.
Your tan is the least of your problems. Tanned skin is sun-damaged skin that can lead to skin cancer.
Sunscreen will stop further damage.
Gradually your tan will fade.
2007-08-30 16:32:07 · answer #2 · answered by Tarkarri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it just protects you from "harmful" rays. The rays that can give you skin cancer etc. I'm almost positive that it doesnt give you less of a tan. I'm about 80% positive.
2007-08-30 16:12:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋