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If you wait until July you can pay 10% extra to tan, so wait untill then we need to get the govt out of debt. Thank you president obama for placing an additonal 10% tax on indoor tanners! This was part of the health care reform that just passed an it is the 1st thing to go into effect from that law!

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I had been tanning for an expected southern vacation when I had my hysterectomy and asked the Dr. upon discharge how long before I could tan again. He told me pretty much when I felt up to it. Tanning does not affect your healing, just has long term effects. But it helps some folks with seasonal affect disorder and is beneficial to them so I can't condone someone else telling you it's wrong.

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I love the Mystic tan too. Too expensive to get done all the time, but natural looking. Also as a side note, don't let salons gig you for the excise tax in July on spray tans - they are not taxable! But the beds are. I have done both but at my age am converting to the Mystic when I need some color.

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i use coppertone sunless tanning gradual tan about 3 times a week and it works pretty well. it's not very streaky at all as long as you rub it in really good. :thumbup:

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Good for me or not, I love laying in the sun. I feel like I'm getting a good dose of Vitamin D and it just feels good. When the weather isn't great I do tanning bed and although shorter period, still feels good.

I also feel better with a little color -- somewhere I thought I read you look 10 lbs lighter with a tan?

My 24-year old daughter just did a spray tan and loves it! I should probably go that way..........

Thanks for the recommendations about the scars though!

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