canttan

What have I done to myself!??! Im just wondering if this is a common thing, or if Im just a rare occurance...

I have recently started tanning again. (pretty pale!) I went the first few times, 4 min. then 5 min. (The bed is pretty strong they told me, so they started me out on very few minutes).....

Nothing from either of those times. Not even pink..no color.

So they bumped me to six minutes. (this was last week). And they told me to flip over half way thru and lay on my stomach.

I thought everything was fine, till the next day! I have a welt-like looking rash on my breats, underneath them, on my stomach, and a few places on my back. ITCHES like crazy!!!! They aren't really blisters, more like hive type welts. Nothing on my legs or really even on my arms. Just my front...and back.

The last time I tanned was a few days ago. I haven't seen much improvement. I still itch and the welts haven't gone away too much....maybe a little, but not as much as I thought they would have.

So is this casued from me turning over and laying on my stomach? The lotion? The heat? Too much tanning too fast?

....or all of the above??

Can I keep tanning, if I keep these areas covered?? (mainly my front....its the worst!!)