tanning and acne

[reignman141 0]

i have some acne and acne scars but i wanna have darker skin should i tan or that will make it worse

[-Misfits- 0]

It will help to hide the scars, but tanning is bad for you.

[drover 0]

Just be smart about tanning, dont try to get dark too fast,

I always tan for like only 5 minutes for the first few weeks,

It sets a nice base tan and I dont damage my skin.

Believe it or not, it was my old derm who suggested that I start tanning 3 times a week for 5 minutes, not for the tan, but becouse UV in small doses helps with inflamation.

[DarkDragoon 14]

Yeah my derm suggested that I start going to a tanning salon.. because it would help with inflamation of current zits and make redmarks look better.

[swell 0]

Tanning will always make acne prone skin look better. But after doing it for quite a few years, I find that because it's only a temporary solution, it can become kinda 'addictive' actually. I found myself using tanning as my acne treatment. Not sure what your routine is or anything, but I'd suggest finding a product that clears your acne, and use a tanning bed/sun with that. Just my .02

[Blitzjade 0]

Tanning will definitely make your skin look better. Just remember that sun damage is cumulative so being moderate with your tanning does not make it any safer.

[DarkDragoon 14]

One of my friends who has mild acne started going to a tanning salon and his skin looks sooooo much better now.. you really have to look closely to notice his redmarks n stuff.

[Johny1 0]

One of my friends who has mild acne started going to a tanning salon and his skin looks sooooo much better now.. you really have to look closely to notice his redmarks n stuff.

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[swell 0]

Just be careful it's hard to keep yourself from going more, since the more you go, the better your skin looks. Somtimes I'd end up going 5 times/week and I have really mild acne. Then again, I just don't burn.

its true i went tanning for three weeks and my face cleared up after i stoped going my face broke out same as always. im going today and i rather get skin  cancer when im 40 than have this fckin acne so ill just go 2 or 3 times a week for rest of my life i guess,, it works at least.

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