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I heard that rubbing normal sunflower oil onto your skin was a sure way of speeding up your tan, but other people say that this is literally frying your skin. Does anyone have some info?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Some suntan / sunscreen products contain sunflower oil. Used on its own it will probably have the same effect as butter, olive oil or lager. It may well speed up your tan but won't give you any protection so, as you suggest, you may well fry your skin if you spend too long in the sun.
It was probably a Snake Oil salesman who suggested using sunflower oil.
It was probably a Snake Oil salesman who suggested using sunflower oil.
There is nothing that can speed up the effects of U/V radiation. The rate at which you tan depends on your skin type and the intensity of the U/V. What you must remember is that U/V radiation can cause skin cancer no matter what your skin type so please take semsible precautions. Bob Marley died of skin cancer which started in his big toe although I'm not sure if it was due to U/V. Rubbing sunflower oil onto your skin will make you a bit greasy but you certainly won't fry.
I think the idea of the oil is to make the skin translucent and allow the UV into the lower layers of the skin and therefore make a longer lasting and deeper tan.
That's the theory, I am not convinced it works though. A little and often seems to be the best and safest way to get a tan. The mediterranean people seem ok on it.
That's the theory, I am not convinced it works though. A little and often seems to be the best and safest way to get a tan. The mediterranean people seem ok on it.
I heard somewhere that Bob Marleys football injury was caused by none other than our very own Danny baker, that 'orrible podgy geezer that used to hang about with Chris Evans and gazza on their infamous pub crawls! Apparently the injury was caused by Baker during a celebrity football match...any truth in this?