rash from tanning?

[njchica]

I was shopping at the Gap yesterday. My roommate was trying some stuff on so I was standing there, hanging out. A sales associate walked in with a turquoise shirt and held it up to her face in front of the mirror to see if the color looked good on her. I told her it looked great and it really set off her tan.......


she proceeded to go on and on about how bad tanning is for you,everyone knows it causes cancer , how the salon I tan at doesn't sanitize their beds, how her friend is on bedside due to her entire body being covered in a rash.... then she lifts up her shirt to show me her own personal rash.

It was on her ribcage, localized into one area. Red, raised, and had scabs... It almost looked like shingles... she said that the doctor told her it was either from being allergic to something or from dirty tanning beds. He wasn't sure so she assumed it was from tanning and felt it was her duty, I guess, to tell everyone she knows.

what's up with this? I am going back to the mall later and I would like to set her straight about it or at least tell her not to go around announcing that crap to complete and utter strangers in the store.

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[Andrea]

OH MY GOD! I couldn't stop laughing after reading this.. I am not sure if it was how I was raised, but I cannot believe she raised her shirt up for you, a complete stranger... I don't care if it was just to show off her nasty rash, how disgusting is that! Some people!!!!!

[star]

leave her be, why go back there just to raise a stink? everyone is entitled to their opinion. if you know that your salon is clean, arguing with her about it isn't going to change her mindset. no point in picking a fight over this.

[Greta]

also maybe she was taking like tylenol PM and tanning, those cause a rash don't they ?

[Tamar]

Ummm, IF it came from her salon, she needs to go elsewhere. IF it isn't, she needs to go to another doctor for a second opinion.

Shingles follows a nerve path and is the same virus as chicken pox. Can become active later in life and show up as shingles and brought out by stress. My daughter had this while doing a summer residency program at LSU.

The best sanitizer on the market costs $40 per gallon and people ask why some salons are so expensive?? BUYER ALWAYS BEWARE. Ask questions when visiting a salon!!