I used to like being tanned. I would often lay in the sun and toast both sides of me. Now I don't go out in the sun much at all. If I do I seek shade and wear a hat.

There are no tricks .protect your skin wherever & whenever a slight tan & freckles attractive .I am 84 freckled Skin still good not too lined I have always protected where & when I could if we were meant to be coloured we would be, but we are fair skinned & we should be happy the way we are

I avoid sunlight as much as possible as any tan I get; I ALWAYS peel right away. So my preferred method is not tanning at all nowEdited 17-Feb-22 22:13pm

If you live in Australia then dont tan, Slip, Slop, Slap we have the highest rates of skin cancers in the world. If you must go into the sun use sunscreen and a hat

My skin seems to have got more melanin in it as I have aged. Don't know what that's about! I spend small amounts of time in the sun. Seem to tan fairly quickly. In winter I moisturise and put a few tanning drops into my moisturiser. I like the way a tan looks though it is not fashionable now due to skin cancer scares. If I am spending longer than half an hour in the sun, I will slip, slop, slap - I don't want skin cancer or sunstroke! Edited 17-Feb-22 22:00pm

Don’t intentionally tan by lying in the sun but use 50+ sunscreen when out and about

Use sunscreen to prevent bad sunburn. I have to, I could get burned in the moonlight.

To not tan at all

Use sunscreen, protect against tanning - what is the use of tanning then?

Funny how hard we worked at tanning when me and my pals were in late teens and early 20s- back in the 80s. Lying out like lizards drenched in oils and playing foreigner or duran duran on our tape decks haha. Didn't think or know about skin cancer then. These days i couldn't give didley squat about being pale. Love the sun but can't sit in it for any length of time its so hot! And still lovin 80s music though.

I was brought up to slip, slap and slop. slip on a shirt, slap on a hat and slop sunscreen. Australia is the world capital for melanomas and, like our snakes and salties they can kill and certainly make life difficult

am old school, bought up to be tanned, prefer tanning naturally, whether it good for me or not. Having right complexion helps.

prefer sun while walking on the beach & having sun tan lotion applied

There are some bits that you shouldn't tan

I don't tan

Have not tanned for almost 40 years and use sunscreen every day.

I slip, slip, slap. Spent most of my life in Nth Queensland & have a certain amount of tan that is permanent. If you're going to lay or be in the sun try not to do it between 11 & 2. A certain amount of sun each day with SPF is healthy, a particular level of brown isn't.

I don't bother tanning, keep out of the sun as much as I can but still go out for short period for a bit of Vitamin D. Now we're all born with white bones and red blood regardless of race, so we are all equal, it's just the wrapping that's different so it really bugs me when some people of a certain skin tone (e.g. causasian) act in a racist manner to some who have a darker skin tone, and then they go out and want to get a tan.

I don’t tan

I do not tan very well as by the end of a summer I may have a very light tan .. I am convinced I am not going to tan no matter what

Australia has the highest skin cancer rates in the world. We avoid the sun and tanning as much as we possibly can. We have had a campaign running for well over 50 years and still does today to slip slop slap and slide now. We slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen at least a 50+ these days and slap on a hat and now we slide on our sunnies. We lose around 2'000 people a year from skin cancer and it all could be avoided if we just took a little care. Tans here are not cool at all and I hope some people will take heed because it could just save their lives.

What ever happened to SLIP SLOP SLAP SEEK and SLIDE, Learn that you can get sun cancer from a tanning bed

Used to when i was a kid....not these days...

Naturally

Don't bother all forms of Skin Cancer KILL you faster than anything else.

I was born with a tan I'm a medium brown indigenous person cheers

Don't tan anymore have enough little sun cancers from my youth. I would use a fake tan in needed

I love a natural tan..I put milk in my skin lie back and enjoy the sun

I don’t bother with tanning. I’m quite sun resistant so I just use an average sun blocker but I do wear a hat. Can’t afford to fry my grey cell, it’s the only one left….lol

I don't tan. I relate to vampires..I hate the sun. I was sunburned many times when I was younger and endured a lot of pain. I like going out in muted light at the end of the day or early morning. Anyway I like my lily white skin, and I'm not too wrinkly at 60. Yay.

Don't need to tan iam naturally brown being a Fijian Indian.

I don’t tan. My heritage is Danish/ Scottish and coming from Queensland I have lots of sunspots. Just had a melanoma scare but was ok. All these people cooking to a crisp don’t know what they are doing to their skin. I even cover my right arm up when driving as no matter which way you drive your arm is in the sun and getting burnt

I preferred the tanning bed it is easy 5 minutes and the warmth helps the sinuses and I cover my face with a wash cloth and cover the face so if you wear make up or anything like that it will look good and the rest will look like a healthy tan.

No none the sun is dangerous use 50 + and still get burnt if not put on probably

My partner is currently having a simple little brown spot (which proved to be a melanoma) cut out of his forearm. He was a blond and never suntanned on purpose - just sat in the shade.

I avoid the sun

I have an English/Irish background, so it is out of the picture for me.

I used to go in to tanning clinics, but now either do it myself or stay out of the sun.

I don't go outside with the intention to "tan", just enjoy the fresh air and sunshing in modeartion and the tanning happens naturally bit by careful bit.

I used to tan as a teenager but stopped as a young 20 something when the therapist at my beauty/spa appointment showed me all the damage with this device and my skin had all these holes in it! That was a real eye opener and she told me how much they have to repair on other customers with sun damage. Anyways, after doing my own research later on concluded that all skin experts (whether beauty therapists, aesthetitian, doctors, surgeons and dermatologists) warn to avoid the sun for a reason so I've used sun safety since. Another less known way to gain a slight natural tan is to eat a lot of foods with carotenoids like beta carotene. Foods like sweet potato, pumpkin, carrots and spinach and many others are rich in carotenoids. Also if you eat 55grams concentrated tomato paste every day that helps protect your skin from sun damage due to the antioxidant lycopene but you need to eat for a month (like most vitamins and mineral supplement) before you can gain the benefits. Aside from tanning I read somewhere a trick from a model that they use sometimes to give a nice glow: a body foundation where they mix some glitter powder, bronzer, a little body oil and some foundation and apparently it helps make them red carpet ready.Edited 17-Feb-22 11:11am

I don't tan, or use tanning lotion, just au naturale.

Nope lilli whites best for me

I do not tan myself. I have had multiple skin cancers from working in sun.

Today it is illegal to operate a commercial solarium anywhere in Australia. There is no such thing as a safe tan – whether from the sun or a solarium. ... Even if a suntan fades, the damage remains. The more you tan your skin, the greater your risk of skin cancer.

Given that Melanoma is the Cancer of Choice in Australia getting a tan by lying out in the sun for hours is just unintelligent and for those who pride themselves on how glamourous, how sexy they think they are, or need to look and how Young they want to look - all that plastic cannot hide those talon-like hands and scrawny, turkey-skin necks which come with ageing, just remember this: Tanning is Very, Very Ageing and that killer melanoma can be hiding for years and then it is "Bye, Bye World"!

With the history of sun cancers in my family I NEVER go outside without sunscreen on. My mother had a melanoma on her calf when she was pregnant with my brother and ended up in hospital for 9 weeks and had some VERY radical removal of her whole calf and the lymph nodes up to her thigh. She was always embarrassed by the scar that remained and never went anywhere without pantihose on. Although she didn't die of a melanoma she did die aged 62 of breast cancer but I still recall the scars and the trauma it caused her. Thankfully my brother was later born normally but I wonder to this day of the effects that the chemotherapy drugs had on his development. My mother was a red haired, blue eyed girl with Scottish heritage and grew up in the country where, in the 50's there was no knowledge of skin cancer and the sun's rays and the damage caused. My youngest son who is 32 has his grandmothers complexion and I constantly remind him to always wear sunscreen when outside. He doesn't always listen but the thought of intentionally going outside unprotected is BEYOND me. But things were different back when I was growing up and beforehand but as my father's father also died of melanoma I take the risk very seriously. A market gardener from country NSW he spent all day out in the hot sun. I can't understand the desire to burn yourself and your cells but I suppose to each his own! Thanks for reading!

I use tan milk every day whole year. My skin looks natural tanned. Also this tan milk contains cocoa butter it is good for skin.

I put sunscreen on as part of my daily routine, then extra if I'm doing outdoor activities. I fake tan on the odd occasion if I am going out or have an special event on. I've learnt to exfoliate and shower before tanning to remove any old tan or body products first, then make sure you don't touch it or get it wet for at least an hr while it dries. That's about it. Oh & don't choose a cheap fake tan or you'll look like a Oompa Loompa or for the Americans on here, Donald Trump lol

None and never

Just tan naturally. Hardly ever burn due to pigmentation.

used to

Not tanning

Tanning is not good for you so NOT tanning is my method,

Wow, Rewardia is running out of discussions.

I don't tan my skin.

accept your skin colour that you were born with it,whether black,white brown, red , yellow , or whatever colour, its a gift

No tanning. Whatever colour I pick up is from doing outside work, house or garden. At the beach I sit in the shade. It's been a hot humid summer, there's no way I'd sunbake.Edited 17-Feb-22 05:26am

i just use the sun, and after a while in the sun I use sunscreen to avoid burning

ONLY TAN IN SUMMER. STAY AWAY FROM TANNING SALONS.

I wear sunscreen everyday when I go out for my walk.

why bother with a hat when BCCs and melanomas can strike the body anywhere?

Stopped this in my 20's really wish I didn't do it at all but I guess I am lucky not to have damaged my skin in any noticeable way.

yeah, tanning had kinda gone out of fashion, really nowadays

Sunbeds are illegal in Australia and there is no form of safe suntanning. We have a very hot sun downunder and tanning on the beach etc. is leading to so many skin cancers / melanomas people are starting to be more aware. However, playing sport, walking etc. must be done with care. It can kill or leave terrible scars. I have had skin cancers taken off my face and neck etc. and part of my nose removed and my sister is going into hospital tomorrow to have a large one removed from her nose/face. It can kill. We loose around 2000 people a year to skin cancer here and in 2018 there were over 1 million treatments for squamous and basil cell carcinomas. At least 2-3 people will be diagnosed with skin cancer in Australia before they turn 70 the risk higher for men than women. Melanomas affect the young mostly between 20 - 39 year olds. I am not sure about spray tans as I always think people look orange and weird with it and I do not know if the spray is a chemical which would not be a good idea to spray on oneself although there is probably organic ones but I just would not bother.

I was born with a tan - doesn't get better then that :-) - AKA - being born a MINORITY! FYI: Tanning in a saloon or at a beach invariable lead to SKIN CANCER!

I tried sitting in the sun once when I was young and hated the idea of sitting there feeling hot and sweaty. When I walk with my dog I get enough tan and that is usually when the sun has not come out fully or when it goes down.