Tanning in Hawaii's Sunshine
Don't Let An Early Sunburn Ruin Your Vacation
She has a nice start on her Hawiian tan.
The temptation is obvious, run out to the beach and start working immediately on that tan. Because when you go back home or to the office, you want to prove to everyone that you were, well, in Hawaii!
But without the proper precautions, you could go back as white as when you left. That's because you burned yourself so badly the first day you spent the rest of the time in the hotel room bed, as red as a Santa suit.
So take it easy. Ease into it. Especially if you are not used to being in the sun.
Many tourists don't realize the power of the Hawaiian sun.
SurfsideSam.com provides these key Hawaiian suntanning tips from Luau Larry, who ran a suntan booth on Waikiki Beach for several
years:
• Hawaii is just 23 degrees north of the equator. Therefore,
it's much easier to burn here than at home; be careful.
• Places where the skin is closest to the bone burn most
easily. That is, the forehead, nose, shoulders, hands and feet.
Use the highest protection factor on these areas.
It's important to lay out on the stomach as well as the back.
• Check the ingredients before buying lotion. Try and use
products whose first ingredient is lotion, not water.
• Avoid mineral and baby oils. They are not absorbed into
the skin and will cause blisters. Instead, use vegetable, sesame
or mink oils.
• The only way to avoid a sunburn is to get
a suntan. Tanning is not a race, it's a marathon. Don't
try and do it all in one day.
• Turn every half hour to get an even tan.
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