I don't know where to post this, but I guess this is the appropriate place to do so.

Anyway, I used to have a really bad tan (as in dark, dark, dark!) in the summer, and it slowly faded away during the winter months. I hadn't been getting lots of sun exposure, so I guess it went away and back to my original color. Is it possible for a tan to actually go away?! I'm the skin type that never gets sunburns, but only tans. Meaning I tan very easily.

I recently joined my high school track team, and I got tanned again... and it was the first time I got out into the sun, too. The heat wave contributed to it, I guess. The sunblock didn't work, but that may be because it was from five years ago. :D I'm going to send my dad out to buy 'fresh' sunblock from the store today. Would a really high SPF do any good? Something beyond 45? I've heard that the limit was 30 and that anything above that doesn't do anything.

I don't know about people who like getting tans, but I'm not one of them.

You do need a fresh tube of sun block and since you're into sports I would suggest one that doesn't wear off with water or perspiration.

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Your smart to think that way. It's not worth it. Most young people don't think that way. When I was young I wanted to get as tan as possible. Of course that was before we knew how bad the sun was for us. And even if I did know I don't know if I would have protected myself. Anyway, I am paying for it now in the form of skin cancer. So far it's the type that can be cured but I have to constantly be on the watch for it.