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Agent
April 25th, 2011, 04:42 AM
So, this is a thing I've been wondering. I've never gotten any tan even after being out in the sun for a long time. I know, there's people who don't tan easily and get burned easily, but I've never gotten a sunburn either.

Been wondering about this for a long, long time. Maybe my skin lacks melanin or something? I'm pretty white and if I tanned even a little bit, it would be pretty noticeable.
Tristin.
April 25th, 2011, 04:44 AM
go to a sun bed for a few weeks before you go on holiday, hopefully you will then see a diferance
Ambrosia
April 25th, 2011, 11:11 AM
Buy some sort of a tanning lotion! I know a lot of people who can spend forever in a tanning bed and only come out burnt to a crisp, not tan. Tanning lotions being applied BEFORE tanning (With sunblock to only lock in the tanning rays and not burn you) can help a lot!

Or get tinted sun block and falsely tan...!
scuba steve
April 25th, 2011, 11:36 AM
I've heard of melanin tablets, but some people just don't tan. I wouldn't recommend going to tanning beds, you'll just increase your risk of cancer dramatically.
Agent
April 26th, 2011, 01:42 PM
Not that I really care that much about it, I thought just thought its pretty weird. All my friends are already getting all brown on their skin and I just stay white as a ghost.
scuba steve
April 27th, 2011, 11:28 AM
Not that I really care that much about it, I thought just thought its pretty weird. All my friends are already getting all brown on their skin and I just stay white as a ghost.


Do you have red hair? Or of Caucasian Nordic decent, I.E. Born in Northern Europe?
Charleigh
April 27th, 2011, 01:28 PM
go to a sun bed for a few weeks before you go on holiday, hopefully you will then see a diferance

Sun beds can be dangerous.
As some other posts have said, use tanning cream until you feel your tanned enough.
Josiah7
May 1st, 2011, 09:55 AM
Hey some people don't tan or get burnt. Its all due to where their from, how often they arre in the sun, skin type yadda yadda yadda.

Everone is different - be proud of who you are, if you want a tan, don't go over to the dark side and get in the sun, get creams, spray or fake tans.

I wouldnt worry to much about it :)