ITCHY ITCHY ITCHY!!

[WannaBTanMommy]

Hello everyone, I am new here... My name is Shelly I am a Stay at home Mom of three fabulous kids ) I started tanning last week, MY first session was 7 min,2nd was 9 and third was 10. Upon the third session I got burnt ( Not terribly but pretty pink. I am now itchy like crazy! I feel like scratching with a BBQ grill brush LOL! Anyhow... I was wondering if this is going to happen each time I tan or if it is because parts of me haven't seen the sun in 6 years!I am very white, I burn sometimes and tan a little. But like I said I haven't been out in the sun for a long time! Any advice for me? If a tanning bed is going to always make me itch I think I would rather be ghost white LOL~ Also any advice to help with this intense itch AGGGHHH!

[njchica]

you increased your time too quickly.... give your skin some time for the pinkness to go away. Use CalTan's Insurance or aloe vera gel on your skin... moisturize regularly, and allow your skin to heal. Next time you tan, go back to 7 or 8 minutes and keep tanning at that amount of time until you've STOPPED seeing results. Also remember to allow a day in between tanning sessions so your skin can rehydrate itself and replace lost oils.

you'll be able to tan... just don't rush it. are you using a tanning lotion?

[WannaBTanMommy]

I didn't know I should wait a day inbetween... I got 5 free tans to use in 7 days so I was trying to use them up (bad idea LOL)I an waiting two days to go back and then only go fo a few minutes.. So there is hope for me???

[WannaBTanMommy]

Oh... forgot to add that Yes I am using a lotion, I have three actually. Carribean God (slammin) also CG(you wish) with a bronzer and supre's impact. I also have supre after tanning lotion.

[njchica]

yes there is hope for you!

5 free tans in 7 days is something that they can offer because they KNOW that you can't possibly use them all. You increased your time too quickly. DO NOT TAN until all of the pink and itchiness has gone away. If that means that you lose your free sessions, so be it. Do not stress your skin any further until it's healed.

When you can tan again, decrease your time. Moisturize well and allow yourself a day in between each session. You don't need to increase your time until you have stopped developing color at a certain amount of time....

Supre's Impact is an EXCELLENT lotion... Use that and you'll be amazed at the color you develop.

[WannaBTanMommy]

OK can I ask you one more question then? Do you think 3-5 min would be good? I am soooo scared to start itching again LOL! Sorry about the strange smileys by the way... I am used to AOL's smiley faces and I think I used the wrong ones here.

[Anya1976]

alot of times the itchyness is because of the melanin working in your skin it makes u itch a little bit i know when i first start tanning i get itchies

[njchica]

if you did fine with 7 minutes on your 1st session, then you should be able to handle that again when your skin is healed....

[Anya1976]

yea i'd stick with the 7 mins

[WannaBTanMommy]

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate the information. I am going to give my poor skin a break and then try this again

[njchica]

be sure to moisturize it well while you're waiting for it to heal completely. what moisturizer do you use?

[WannaBTanMommy]

Supre skin systems... and a ton of other things trying to make the itch go away LOL! Oatmeal lotion,curell, and of course aloe vera!

[Tamar]

Do you exfoliate? Often, the itchiness upon starting to tan is from dry skin. Use a liquid soap and one of those glove thingies and exfoliate about once per 7 to 10 days. You will alleviate some of that itching, tan faster, and fade more slowly.

Good luck!

[Andrea]

I am itching also. I've been tanning 3 days a week since march. Today, after tanning, I am all of a sudden itching like crazy.. I am using the same lotion (Butter) I just hadn't use it in a week, the last lotion I used was Colour.. What gives??? When can I tan next?

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[camarolynn73]

Wannabtannmommy, Listen to what these people here have to say!! I too got itchy and kept on tanning anyway. I got blisters next and had to quit tanning for a week and lowered my minutes. I felt like I had to start over. These people here know what their talking about. I get all my info here. I love this site!!!!!!

[Anya1976]

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On 2003-06-11 21:06, Andrea wrote:
I am itching also. I've been tanning 3 days a week since march. Today, after tanning, I am all of a sudden itching like crazy.. I am using the same lotion (Butter) I just hadn't use it in a week, the last lotion I used was Colour.. What gives??? When can I tan next?

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That which does not kill us makes us stronger!

[ This Message was edited by: Andrea on 2003-06-11 21:07 ]
Andrea are u moisturizing after you tan? are using a shower gel or a bar of soap when you shower? (bars dry out your skin) do you exfoliate? what moisturizer are you using if you use one?
i know i get itchies but they go away after i start getting color. did your salon possibly change their bed cleaning solution? i know there are some people allergic to what salons clean beds with so that could be another possiblity for itchies.

[WannaBTanMommy]

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On 2003-06-11 19:44, Tamar wrote:
Do you exfoliate? Often, the itchiness upon starting to tan is from dry skin. Use a liquid soap and one of those glove thingies and exfoliate about once per 7 to 10 days. You will alleviate some of that itching, tan faster, and fade more slowly.

Good luck!
I hope I did this right (responding LOL) Yes I exfoliate.. well I haven't since I started tanning cause of the itch but normally I do. I did buy some body wash though so I don't dry my skin as much

[WannaBTanMommy]

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On 2003-06-11 22:34, camarolynn73 wrote:
Wannabtannmommy, Listen to what these people here have to say!! I too got itchy and kept on tanning anyway. I got blisters next and had to quit tanning for a week and lowered my minutes. I felt like I had to start over. These people here know what their talking about. I get all my info here. I love this site!!!!!!

I agree this is a great site! At first I was wondering how people could have a entire discussion board about tanning, But now I see that there is alot more to think about then I had thought

[njchica]

yeah we've got a lot to say.

[light my tiki 72]

lots of moisturizer worked to get the itchies away for me...sometimes its cuz of severe dry skin

[boobrandt]

good luck! hang in there and hang out with us! we're a wealth of information!

[Val]

We sure do have a lot to say! I love this board

[RainCloud]

moisturize moisturize moisturize moisturize

[MizzBunnay]

i rememeber when i first started tanning, though i never got sun burnt ( i rarely burn) but i itched a lot afterwords...so bad that i couldnt go to sleep and when i tanned it felt like someone was poking needles in my body so i had to get out early once, it happened twice, myf riend told me i was getting too much UV rays and i needed to settle down on tanning, but i tan more now and it doesnt happen, i wonder what was the cause of that!

[xxsunnichickixx]

I've had the same exact problem. When I first started tanning, I got burnt on my back but still went the next day and I itched like freakin' crazy!! But when I scratched, it made me even itchier and it hurt worse. I had to rub ice cubes on myself that's how bad it was!!

[LucaBella]

Yeah moisturize LOTS! it help burns a lot and any itchiness or dryness.

[Deputy Dan]

I like to moisturize every hour or so when I over do it.