What Does Tanning Do To Your Skin Exactly?

I have been using a tanning bed this summer, and I know all the risks that come with that, but what I want to know is: what specifically does tanning do to your skin? I’ve heard it breaks down something in your skin. Is there anything you can do to help ease that? (besides not tanning) or do anti-wrinkle creams for your face do anything?

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7 Responses to “What Does Tanning Do To Your Skin Exactly?”

  1. Stephani says:

    Short term – it darkens your skin to provide you with a tan.
    Long term – if you burn while tanning (indoor or outdoor) you may not realize the long term effects that happen to your body YEARS later! it prematurely ages you causeing fine lines and wrinkles to appear earlier then they biologically should. It can also cause hyperpigmentation to areas the sun sees everyday. If you don’t wear an SPF every day this can increase your chance of hyperpigmentation. The skin gets cooked which can cause a leather like appearance to the skin. It can also increase your chances of skin cancer. It breaks down your collagen and elastin quicker as well (after 30 years old you lose 1% of collagen and elastin yearly).
    This list really can go on longer but this is just a general idea

  2. Jennie says:

    a tan is your skins way of repairing itself. so like, you’re actually burning your skin and your body is trying to save it.
    it’s the skins reaction to an injury

  3. bArBi4pR says:

    It cooks you. I don’t have any details, but all you’re doing is letting the sun cook you. Hey, I do it, too, with natural sun.

  4. *♥T0mb0y says:

    it does something to the melanin. which i guess is where they get the term “melanoma” from. take my advice, FAKE BAKE. use the orange oil(;

  5. Brit x says:

    uv rays (among other things) in tanning machines increases the chance of getting skin cancer.

  6. Lucy B says:

    it makes you lighter black

  7. naughty boy says:

    it makes ur skin darker…….

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