discuss Body tanning

[Oshawott]

I have seen many body building competitions and I always wonder what they put on their body.

Its a golden coloured oil like liquid that the body builders call 'body tan'.

What exactly is it? How do one get rid of it after the event? Is it having any side effects?

 

[riberet]

I've seen and heard of this oil, but I don't really know what it is, if you do a google search it doesn't give you much information about it either, I guess you should ask a competing bodybuilder what oil that is.

 

[Heatman]

There are so many products they use for such purpose of body tanning. Some of the ones that I'm familiar with are;

1. Bali Body Natural Tanning & Body Oil
2. Australian Gold Dark Tanning Exotic Oil
3. Sun Bum Tanning Oil SPF 15

 

[Oshawott]

So its basically tanning oil that also act as the sunscreen oil.

What is the utility of these oils? Is it just that they can be used for body tanning for body building competitions or do they also have other uses? How costly it is and how safe it is to use them?

 

[Harsh World]

I'm not entirely sure about spray-tan. But, when I was into bodybuilding, I went tanning.

The purpose behind a tan is that striations and muscles are more prominent as lighting will create a more distinct shadow around the muscles, making them appear larger than they really are (even though they are large).

As I'm getting back into bodybuilding, but older, I'm opting out of tanning as I don't want to get skin cancer.

I'll probably never appear in a show either, as I have a "double" calf, which shows very well, and is not symmetrical to the other calf. It would suck to diet down to 4-5% body fat and be bigger than someone else, but lose (or not place in the top 3, rather) because 1 muscle that I can't control grows when it shouldn't.

 

[Oshawott]

Jesus!

You mean tanning oils cause skin cancer?

I thought that tanning oil is a form of grease protection form sunlight rather than being mad exclusively to give visibility to muscle fibres. It was made as a substitute for the weird tanning taste of Westerners rather than of any necessity. Correct me if I am wrong

 

[Shawn]

My daughter uses boy tanning stuff. I can tell it's fake. I'm concerned about the chemicals being used in it, but I'm also concerned about her going outside to try to get burned enough to tan. She's a ginger and they tend to tan a lot harder than the rest of us. I've told her to just embrace being as white as possible, LOL.

I have a lot of Native American in me so I darken up pretty easily.

 

[Alamson]

I'm not entirely sure about spray-tan. But, when I was into bodybuilding, I went tanning.

The purpose behind a tan is that striations and muscles are more prominent as lighting will create a more distinct shadow around the muscles, making them appear larger than they really are (even though they are large).

As I'm getting back into bodybuilding, but older, I'm opting out of tanning as I don't want to get skin cancer.

I'll probably never appear in a show either, as I have a "double" calf, which shows very well, and is not symmetrical to the other calf. It would suck to diet down to 4-5% body fat and be bigger than someone else, but lose (or not place in the top 3, rather) because 1 muscle that I can't control grows when it shouldn't.

Judges can be merciless over the tiniest details, making one lose all the months of hardwork and commitment. However, the cancer thing is frightening. Switching to spray tans is healthier. They say it's safer but more expensive.

 

[Shawn]

Judges can be merciless over the tiniest details, making one lose all the months of hardwork and commitment. However, the cancer thing is frightening. Switching to spray tans is healthier. They say it's safer but more expensive.

But are there chemicals in the spray tan that can have long-term effects?

I mean, either way, seems dangerous.