Thinking about lying in a tanning bed makes me want to throw up. I blame these "cancer machines" for my problems. When I was 16 my mom convinced me that I would look better in my prom dress if I "got a little color". It never bothered me to tan for every prom or wedding I was in after that. When I cheered in college we were kind of, sort of required to tan. Long story short, our sponsor was a tanning company and our coach would tell us if we needed to go more. I was that person who didn't want her to say anything to me, so I'd go ALL THE TIME. Literally seven days a week were spent in the tanning bed.
Now, when I see people, and especially minors who I can tell have tanned, I'm mad. I don't think it should be legal ESPECIALLY for people under 18.
So, there it is. Melanoma sucks and tanning beds are stupid.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Sunscreen
There are a lot of choices to make concerning sunscreen. More choices than I ever realized. I'm mad that magazines, etc. often say that, "Any SPF is fine as long as it's higher than 30." OK.....this is partly true. But what most people don't realize is for that SPF to work properly you need a shotglass amount on your body and need to reapply every 2 hours. I don't think most people do this. So, I'm shopping for SPF 70 or more to avoid any issues.
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