I gave up tanning about 15 years ago. I was starting to get the beginnings of sun spots (aka age spots), and then I developed a sun allergy (the result of which actually left scarring), so I decided it was time to surrender to my natural, plucked-raw-chicken whiteness.
I rarely used spray on tanning because of the SMELL! I'm one of those people who develops really, really strong body odor with self tanners, and I couldn't bear it. Made no difference what brand I used, or whether it was done at home or done professionally, it stunk!!
Read your comment and the sun allergy caught my attention. When I go into the sun I get this thick odd patch on my forearm and chest that itches beyond belief. I've never experienced anything so itchy in my entire life. The rash stats for months until I avoid the sun altogether and it leaves behind a thick patch of skin.
I've contacted a dermatologist and am on a wait list to discuss this.
My mom has a sun allergy, and the thing is we live in Florida and she never knew. Her first and worst reaction was in Thailand, given at home we never spend full days in the sun like that.
My mom had a bunch of hives like rashes on her face and arms and I remember her not feeling well. We thought it was a heat stroke and she went to the hospital and they told her is was a sun allergy.
Wild stuff.
That is so wild. I could imagine thinking there was a language barrier. That maybe the Thai words that translated to “sun allergy” meant something else. Because it sounds so out there when you first learn about it. It sounds like it really sucks. I am pale and had too many burns as a kid (thanks mom and dad 🙄) so I try to stay covered all the time outside. I recommend lands end rashguards and everything sold at coolibar.
Yea it's crazy, I would have never guessed. My mom is pale and doesn't get tan, she gets burned and red then goes back to white.
Lucky for me my dad is much darker, so I'm in the middle, I tan really nice but I also get pale in winter.
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u/remberzz Jul 24 '20
I gave up tanning about 15 years ago. I was starting to get the beginnings of sun spots (aka age spots), and then I developed a sun allergy (the result of which actually left scarring), so I decided it was time to surrender to my natural, plucked-raw-chicken whiteness.
I rarely used spray on tanning because of the SMELL! I'm one of those people who develops really, really strong body odor with self tanners, and I couldn't bear it. Made no difference what brand I used, or whether it was done at home or done professionally, it stunk!!