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What’s your go to tanning lotion?
Baby Oil, tanning oils...?


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i dont use taning oil.. is that bad?

I can get away with a relatively low factor (spf 10) without burning, despite being a white European, but always enusure I wear something when sunbathing. Heard people using baby oil in the past, but surely this offers no protection whatsoever. I love to watch a speedo tan line develop over the week while on holiday

When I go out in the sun for more than 10 minutes or so, not only for tanning, but also for cycling, working, walking or so, I usually take sun-protection-cream with SPF 50. It's often written on the package that this is the Australian standard.
Yes, in Europe we have sun that may cause sunburn, too. Isn't it?
So I hardly don't have a really visible tanline at all until the end of the summer, but this doesn't bother me.

I was reading about this subject. That less than 50 SPF is better to allow Vitamin D to happen. That beyond 50 SPF can even be harmful chemicals on your skin. Some tanning oils or Coconut oil have up to SPF 15 in them. It also suggested watch hot spots like nose, ears, top of shoulders and could use 30 Spf in those areas to avoided burns.

I have no practical experience, I just was doing to research to avoid getting burned again like last week. I going to try this week that combination since I am so fair skinned. My burn last week happens quick, and lasted now a week and still have hot spots. No pealing so far using Mary Kay after sun replenishing gel. In sure it has Aloe Vera in it.

Any advise I am all ears


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I do not use tanning oil or sunscreen.

BJE wrote:I do not use tanning oil or sunscreen.

Looks like you tan easily BJ, no concerns with burning or uv protection?


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I don’t usually spend enough time in the sun to burn. If I’m going to be in direct sun for many hours I will use sunscreen on my ears, face and the tops of my shoulders. I can take an hour or two in the sun without burning but I work up to that.

Here is a picture of me from last summer.

Avoid using any lotions (all that greasy mess!!) by tanning early or late in the day when the sun isn't very strong. If I'm out and about in strong sun I always use factor 50 sunblock on my arms, legs and neck/face to avoid those dreadful tanlines you get when wearing t-shirts / shorts. Odd thing - for about 10 years now I find that my back and chest can't tolerate any direct exposure to sunlight - start to burn within minutes, but face/neck, arms and below waist has no problem??? So when tanning I wear a T-shirt - UV gets through in small amounts and slowly a tan builds up.