Alabaster Crowley wrote:
Or you could just not tan at all because it causes premature aging and cancer.

Just a thought.

Bingo! Those are the most important reasons to me.

Jay Dezelic wrote:
I tan for the vitamin D.  The more skin exposure, the more you get.  Vitamin D is a major element of good health.

I no longer believe that moderate sun exposure causes premature aging.  I replaced sunscreen with olive oil a couple years ago. 

Of course if you get a lot of sun but don't eat right or put a lot of poisons in your body, it will probably result in premature aging because you are not giving your body what it needs to keep your skin in good health.

It seems to me that people who eat right and get a enough sun generally don't get sick as often and have lots of consistent energy.

Tan models subconsciously look more desirable because they are more likely to be healthy.

The part I bolded above, is purely a matter of preference. I also don't believe that tan models are more likely to be healthy. By "desirable", do you mean as models, or as partners in the procreation of the species? or?

CHAD ALAN wrote:

The part I bolded above, is purely a matter of preference. I also don't believe that tan models are more likely to be healthy. By "desirable", do you mean as models, or as partners in the procreation of the species? or?

I meant it as an instinctual tendency of a million years of evolution. Consciously, I agree with you.  The current trend in health says to stay out of the sun - so a lot of health conscious people avoid direct sunlight.  However, there are lots of contradictory studies indicating that natural vitamin D is healthier than supplements in preventing disease.

All animal species (including humans) have a general natural tendency to select away from disease - it's just how nature works.

For example: Identical Swedish twins walk into a bar.  One has a deep tan and the other is pasty white.  I bet the tan one gets the most looks (generally speaking, that is).

Jay Dezelic wrote:
I tan for the vitamin D.  The more skin exposure, the more you get.  Vitamin D is a major element of good health.

I no longer believe that moderate sun exposure causes premature aging.  I replaced sunscreen with olive oil a couple years ago. 

Of course if you get a lot of sun but don't eat right or put a lot of poisons in your body, it will probably result in premature aging because you are not giving your body what it needs to keep your skin in good health.

It seems to me that people who eat right and get a enough sun generally don't get sick as often and have lots of consistent energy.

Tan models subconsciously look more desirable because they are more likely to be healthy.

You can get adequate vitamin D from supplements.

You're just asking for sun damage by using oil instead of sunscreen.

CHAD ALAN wrote:
The part I bolded above, is purely a matter of preference. I also don't believe that tan models are more likely to be healthy. By "desirable", do you mean as models, or as partners in the procreation of the species? or?

Jay Dezelic wrote:
I meant it as an instinctual tendency of a million years of evolution. Consciously, I agree with you.  The current trend in health says to stay out of the sun - so a lot of health conscious people avoid direct sunlight.  However, there are lots of contradictory studies indicating that natural vitamin D is healthier than supplements in preventing disease.

All animal species (including humans) have a general natural tendency to select away from disease - it's just how nature works.

For example: Identical Swedish twins walk into a bar.  One has a deep tan and the other is pasty white.  I bet the tan one gets the most looks (generally speaking, that is).

Generally maybe. I like pale skin

Jay Dezelic wrote:

I meant it as an instinctual tendency of a million years of evolution. Consciously, I agree with you.  The current trend in health says to stay out of the sun - so a lot of health conscious people avoid direct sunlight.  However, there are lots of contradictory studies indicating that natural vitamin D is healthier than supplements in preventing disease.

All animal species (including humans) have a general natural tendency to select away from disease - it's just how nature works.

For example: Identical Swedish twins walk into a bar.  One has a deep tan and the other is pasty white.  I bet the tan one gets the most looks (generally speaking, that is).

Also, in a lot of countries, isn't pale skin considered more desirable because it means the women have never had to work outside or do any labor?

CHAD ALAN wrote:

Also, in a lot of countries, isn't pale skin considered more desirable because it means the women have never had to work outside or do any labor?

Yeah, a hundred years ago.

Alabaster Crowley wrote:
Yeah, a hundred years ago.

LOL

That was just meant as a counterpoint to the guy who keeps saying that generally, people find darker skin more desirable. I don't care either way.

Jay Dezelic wrote:

I meant it as an instinctual tendency of a million years of evolution. Consciously, I agree with you.  The current trend in health says to stay out of the sun - so a lot of health conscious people avoid direct sunlight.  However, there are lots of contradictory studies indicating that natural vitamin D is healthier than supplements in preventing disease.

All animal species (including humans) have a general natural tendency to select away from disease - it's just how nature works.

For example: Identical Swedish twins walk into a bar.  One has a deep tan and the other is pasty white.  I bet the tan one gets the most looks (generally speaking, that is).

If it were an instinctual tendency of millions of years then white people wouldn't exist.

CHAD ALAN wrote:

CHAD ALAN wrote:
The part I bolded above, is purely a matter of preference. I also don't believe that tan models are more likely to be healthy. By "desirable", do you mean as models, or as partners in the procreation of the species? or?

Generally maybe. I like pale skin

I do too. My ex-husband used to sneak off to the tanning booth and then lie about it. He is 3/4 German and 1/4 Irish so a tan is not something he gets easily. I would tell him he looked like a broasted chicken. Guess what? He got skin cancer like I said he would.

Isis22 wrote:

I do too. My ex-husband used to sneak off to the tanning booth and then lie about it. He is 3/4 German and 1/4 Irish so a tan is not something he gets easily. I would tell him he looked like a broasted chicken. Guess what? He got skin cancer like I said he would.

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JohnEnger wrote:
It's not so much about the tan itself it's just your skin needs to be even...
J.

That pretty much sums it up. Pale, tan, bronzed, brown, black. As long as the skin is even, it makes my job so much easier.