You can often see someone lying on the beach all glazed up in their baby oil. They seem to be extremely well tanned as well, maybe you should try the same?
Shiny and soft danger
Baby oil makes your skin look shiny and soft, but remember it is oil! By lying on the beach with baby oil applied to your body you are frying your skin. When the sun meets your shiny and soft skin surface it is magnified and the damage is done.
Turbo tan
This damage to the skin is what makes you so tan by using baby oil. Is a good tan now worth a skin cancer in a few years time? No. Use some proper sun protection on the beach, and top up your tan with some fake self-tanner to get that Christina Aguilera look.
Why is baby oil tanning dangerous?
Using baby oil causes the skin to tan and brown faster. However, the cause of this browning makes a baby oil tan terribly dangerous. Oil, which does not contain any sunscreens or sun blocks, heats up under the sun and essentially “cooks” the outer surface of the body, in much the same way as meat is browned in a skillet. For fair-skinned individuals it can lead to severe burns that require hospitalization. It is an especially dangerous method to use in hot, dry climates, as the oil burns onto the skin much faster without the hindrance of a damp environment.
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It is quite refreshing to read this. My mother was "hip" to this fact way back in the '60s. I was raised aware of the dangers of UV rays; and the heightened risk of being in the sun unprotected, or even worse–slathered in baby oil!
A tan = burnt skin.
im going on holiday in the 6 weeks and i dont tan.All my frinds do and there coming
what should i do ?
you should apply baby oil
Baby oil isn’t completely dangerous, as long as it isn’t used on it’s own. I find that if you mix it with a sun cream, it provides a protective tan speeding lotion. Been using it for years, mixed with factor 30 lotion, and haven’t suffered any sunburn or peeling. The grease attracts the sun, but the SPF suncream helps to protect from burning and damage. Simple and logical and provides a great tan quickly.
really ? & you tan good using both of them mixed together , right ?
cuz i wanna tan faster , but at the same time not kill myself faster . you know what im saying ?
I SAY JUST LOAD UP ON THE BABY OIL I COULD GET RUN OVER TOMOROW AT DIE BUT ATLEAST I DIED WITH A TAN MY NAN USED BABY OIL ALL HER LIFE SHE IS 80 AND NOT HAD HEALTH PROBLEMS BLONDE HAIR BIG BOOBS BROWN
IS THE WAY FORWARD !
It is hard for me to get a tan on my legs unless using a tanning bed.I have relied on the sun this summer and decided to use baby oil to get a tan before going to the beach.In about 1 week my legs looked like i had already been to the beach.Did not use baby oil while at the beach and my legs are really dark BUT they feel like leather. No matter what lotions i put on my legs after a few minutes it is completely absorbed through. They are also trying to peel and my legs never peel. The baby oil really does work I have a nice tan but although its brown my skin is fried and feels fried. I guess it is all according to your skin typ as to how it will affect you. As for me im gonna try mixing the SPF 30 with the oil this makes since maybe it will work.
I do this too ! Good to know that someone else out there does it as well !
If u mix baby oil and iodine that u can get from walgreens you can get an awsome tan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I choose not to tan really at all.
I got this skin depigment a few years ago on my stomach. It’s like opposite of a birthmark. There’s no color what-so-ever. And YES, it is what Michael Jackson had. It’s not big, but if I ever burned and got lots of sun on it, it’s spread.
so I’m consitering spray-tanning, cause I’d prefer not be completely no color white.
Guys : Tanning isn’t good, & you shouldn’t do it if you don’t want to risk getting skin cancer or major body wrinkles when you’re older.
As for me, I’m not.
Oh right. I forgot to say that I’m only 14. D=
I have been tanning since I was 13 years old and am now 40 and have never had any unusual moles or any kind of skin cancer. I am perfectly healthy. Just don’t let yourself burn and you will be fine. Everyone looks better with a tan.