Tanning problem.....Please help!!

governormills · 05-31-2005, 01:04 PM

First off, I'm very sorry if I am posting in the wrong spot but I am going nuts here. basically my problem is I just started tanning for the summer which I do every year. I work inside but I still like to get a good tan during summer so I go tanning. Usually I have no problem, but so far I have gone to three different places and am having a major problem.

The problem is everytime I go after like 3-4 minutes in the bed a get a very painful prickley feeling only on my chest, stomach and back. It almost feels like little shocks all over me. Then for the next 15-24 hours or so the feeling will continue. I will itch like crazy. Is this a heat rash? I usually tan pretty good and when I go I am really not getting burnt, just turning tan and a little red like normal. Anyway it hurts and itches so bad I can't function. What is going on?? I mean I literaly have to scratch my stomach and back for 12 hours straight after I go tanning. The thing that drives me nuts is I am getting tanner but I can't go long because this happens.

Thank you very much for your help.

governormills · 05-31-2005, 01:06 PM

Also I am not getting a rash or hives or bumps or anything. My skin looks like it also did after I went tanning in the past. It just itches so bad. And it honeslty feels like little shocks, it's beyond itching. And that is the only symptom. It does not make me feel sick or anything.

Tyler80 · 05-31-2005, 02:42 PM

Consider switching lotions. Talk to your salon professional and tell them what you are feeling, and ask for a couple of samples of other lotions. You may not be the only person this is happening to. If this feeling continues, consult your doctor.

heipleistantoo · 05-31-2005, 03:07 PM

designer skin makes a lotion called sheer wisdom. It is hypo allergenic.

Sol Tan · 06-01-2005, 03:58 AM

Make sure you unplug all the batteries from your chest and stomach before you tan

Misty · 06-01-2005, 02:44 PM

Could be your lotion. Could be your skin adjusting to the UV exposure. Could be heat rash

governormills · 06-02-2005, 08:36 AM

Thanks for your help guys, this gets weirder and weirder. I usually go tanning right after I workout and that is when this problem happens. Well for the past two days I have gone home and ate and showered first then went tanning. When I do that no problems at all. So I don't understand why the **** that is happening but I guess it if fixed now.

Tonka Splash · 06-02-2005, 02:16 PM

When you work out your pores open to allow sweat and heat out of your body, and when you tan you are heating up your body even more. Your body is only able to reduce it's temperature so fast. Also, lot's of people have reactions to their own sebum. So let those pores close back down and your body temp lower.

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05-31-2005, 01:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
governormills Waiting Confirmation Join Date: May 31 2005 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	First off, I'm very sorry if I am posting in the wrong spot but I am going nuts here. basically my problem is I just started tanning for the summer which I do every year. I work inside but I still like to get a good tan during summer so I go tanning. Usually I have no problem, but so far I have gone to three different places and am having a major problem. The problem is everytime I go after like 3-4 minutes in the bed a get a very painful prickley feeling only on my chest, stomach and back. It almost feels like little shocks all over me. Then for the next 15-24 hours or so the feeling will continue. I will itch like crazy. Is this a heat rash? I usually tan pretty good and when I go I am really not getting burnt, just turning tan and a little red like normal. Anyway it hurts and itches so bad I can't function. What is going on?? I mean I literaly have to scratch my stomach and back for 12 hours straight after I go tanning. The thing that drives me nuts is I am getting tanner but I can't go long because this happens. Thank you very much for your help.

05-31-2005, 01:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
governormills Waiting Confirmation Join Date: May 31 2005 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Also I am not getting a rash or hives or bumps or anything. My skin looks like it also did after I went tanning in the past. It just itches so bad. And it honeslty feels like little shocks, it's beyond itching. And that is the only symptom. It does not make me feel sick or anything.

05-31-2005, 02:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tyler80 Join Date: May 12 2005 Age: 28 Posts: 49 Rep Power: 0	Consider switching lotions. Talk to your salon professional and tell them what you are feeling, and ask for a couple of samples of other lotions. You may not be the only person this is happening to. If this feeling continues, consult your doctor.

05-31-2005, 03:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
heipleistantoo Waiting Confirmation Join Date: Feb 9 2005 Posts: 150 Rep Power: 0	designer skin makes a lotion called sheer wisdom. It is hypo allergenic.

06-01-2005, 03:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
Sol Tan Join Date: May 27 2005 Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	Make sure you unplug all the batteries from your chest and stomach before you tan

06-01-2005, 02:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
Misty Join Date: Mar 6 2005 Posts: 30 Rep Power: 0	Could be your lotion. Could be your skin adjusting to the UV exposure. Could be heat rash

06-02-2005, 08:36 AM	#7 (permalink)
governormills Waiting Confirmation Join Date: May 31 2005 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for your help guys, this gets weirder and weirder. I usually go tanning right after I workout and that is when this problem happens. Well for the past two days I have gone home and ate and showered first then went tanning. When I do that no problems at all. So I don't understand why the **** that is happening but I guess it if fixed now.

06-02-2005, 02:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
Tonka Splash Waiting Confirmation Join Date: May 19 2005 Posts: 152 Rep Power: 0	When you work out your pores open to allow sweat and heat out of your body, and when you tan you are heating up your body even more. Your body is only able to reduce it's temperature so fast. Also, lot's of people have reactions to their own sebum. So let those pores close back down and your body temp lower.

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