Is going to a tanning salon a good idea before a tropical vacation?
A few things: If you’re not interested in working on the tan while on your vacation, definitely skip the pre-tan, and slather on the high SPF lotion. Bottom line, this is what’s best for your skin. Also, if you haven’t spent much time in tanning beds, you risk getting really burned. I don’t know what they’re like these days, but that’s the problem. I used to use them in high school, and I’d go in for the whole 20 minutes, and I’d come out with a few freckles, and it took several appointments to see any tan. But then in college I went to a different place and went in for only 10 minutes and came out with the worst sunburn of my life. A while later I went back, but started with 2 minutes, then 3, and after a long time worked up to the full 20. So I don’t know if the technology keeps changing, or what, and don’t know what they’re like now. But with your complexion, you’d have to be very careful and don’t want to risk a burn. (These days my tan mainly comes from out of a bottle. And I’m no
