It provides good sun protection, but every time I use the cream, I get a rash (only on my face and neck, everything else is fine), regardless of what I use to wash it off. Still, UVA is often chosen for tanning beds because its longer wavelength penetrates deeper into the skin and is less likely to cause sunburn.

In fact, a regular, white cotton t-shirt may have a sun protective rating equivalent to wearing only SPF 5 sunscreen. Shannon said: "After a while, the area of my leg where I felt the burning sensation started to go numb.Beautifox and our trusted partners use cookies and similar technologies for personalisation, analytics and advertising. In my view, it makes little sense to justify sun worship by invoking the health benefits of vitamin D. The risk rises if tanning leads to a sunburn — according to the American Academy of Dermatology, a single blistering sunburn can nearly double one’s lifetime risk of melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer.

She admitted she would use sunbeds in the run up to summer and before girls' holidays to top up her tan. Ingredients: Water, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Titanium Dioxide, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Dibutyl Adipate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Niacinamide, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 60, Dimethicone, PEG- 100 Stearate, Aluminum Hydroxide, Cetearyl Olivate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Sorbitan Olivate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Methicone, Tocopheryl Acetate, Myristyl Alcohol, Adenosine, Lauryl Alcohol, Sorbitan Isostearate, Pearl Powder , Citrus Unshiu Peel Extract, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Butylene Glycol, Glucose, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Propylene Glycol, PEG-5 Rapeseed Sterol, Cholesterol, Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Sterols, Biosaccharide Gum-4, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Fruit Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Glutathione, Garcinia Mangostana Peel Extract, Ceteth-5, Ceteth-3, Solanum Lycopersicum (Tomato) Seed Oil, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Punica Granatum Seed Oil, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Oil, Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Seed Oil, Cetyl Phosphate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Malpighia Emarginata (Acerola) Fruit Extract, Tocopherol, Phenoxyethanol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Chlorphenesin, Disodium EDTA, Fragrance, Coumarin, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Citronellol, Hydroxycitronellal.Check your local UV index, which predicts the level of UV radiation and indicates the risk of overexposure on a scale from 0 (low) to 11 or more (extremely high). If your goal is to get a good suntan (or to look like you have one the day you arrive at the beach), think about using “sunless” tanning lotions, gels, or sprays that temporarily stain the skin. Just 20 minutes on one is comparable to four hours in the sun – with many stronger than Mediterranean rays at midday.