Do you burn or do you tan?

[Anonymous]

It seems that past a certain skin tone you either tan or you burn or turn red or whatnot, I believe the lightest skin tone of olive skin is the barrier, I'm asking to see if there's truth to this or if its possible for the palest person in existance to tan

[MemeSupreme]

oh no

NOT THE SUN

[Asker]

So you burn, classic momo stuff lol

[MemeSupreme]

im exaggerating lol im kinda fine with tanning

[Asker]

That was beyond exaggerating if you can tan tho 😂

[MemeSupreme]

yeah but exaggerating is fun if you can be funny about it lol

[Asker]

Couldn't agree with you more momo 😂

[WhiteSteve]

I can tan, but it’s a PROCESS, lmao. I’ve figured out that I need 45 minutes in the sun, ALMOST burning, and then cover up. THEN I get kind of a base tan, and I can manage it from there. But I can burn QUICK, lmao👻 I’m definitely an SPF 50 guy all the way. I wear sunblock on my face even in the winter, haha, but that’s more anti-aging than anti-burning. But once May rolls around, I have to really be careful😂

[MrOracle]

The only time I've ever been burned is on the water or once when I was working on a building in a corner with two white walls and the sun baking down on me and reflecting off of the walls. Normally, I just tan.

[Asker]

So why the water do you like That? Water is a traitor lol

[MrOracle]

LOL. Water reflects the sun, so you get a lot more UV exposure. Which is not good for you, of course.

This is why I'm rarely outdoors without a hat: to minimize my head/face's overall exposure to the sun. The skin on your head and face is thin and more susceptible to cancer (melanoma). That's why we have hair on our head.

[Asker]

So that explains why my skin cried when I went to the pool years ago

[Account]

I mostly get red or I burn if I don't use a sunscreen. Sometimes that redness after a while leaves a very very light tan on me after a few days, but other times nothing happens.

[Asker]

Yea you don't seem like you can tan, you are wuite pale 🤔

[IslaTheWitch]

I'm a redhead, I burn :D

I use sick amounts of sunblocker to keep my skin healthy and NOT red as my hair :D

[Asker]

Imagine you all red tho, you must try it out someday 😂

[IslaTheWitch]

no fucking way :D

[Smashingdoozy]

Has nothing to do with skin tone just genetic luck. I tan quite dark naturally but I'm super pale normally

[Asker]

Damn if my life depended on it I would've died, I could've sworn you got red 💀

[Smashingdoozy]

I can but I wear sunscreen so I don't burn. But yeah if I have the time to lay out I get very tan

[Asker]

How dark can you tan and why don't you do it more often?

[Smashingdoozy]

I don't have the time anymore to just lay out for hours 🤣
https://ibb.co/j4M85c5
Can't find anything recent so this is probably not the most tan I've been but all I can find quickly.

[Asker]

Holy crap you do tan, my life is a lie, so much for my skin tone barrier theory, you should tan more tho, it looks good on you, I've never seen you tan before, it's kinda weird ha

[superchan2011]

I just get darker. But I noticed that my mom will get red and she's light skinned. So i'm guessing that skin pigmentation has something to do with why you either get a tan or a burn.

[Asker]

Better mix of genes I suppose

[superchan2011]

Yeah it really could be either genes like you said, skin pigmentation, or maybe a little of both lol

[Asker]

Ima go with both lol

[beebella]

I tan easily. The only place I've gotten a sunburn was on the bridge of my nose and it's only happened a couple times.

[Asker]

Sounds legit

[mandyfire98]

I tan well. Got that from my dad's side. Those Italian genes.

[Asker]

Yep Italian genes are the best really

[douride2]

I am blonde fair skin with blue eyes. Yes I tend to burn if I get to much sun.

[Asker]

Then follow the shadows ☻

[douride2]

No I simply cover up.

[Asker]

Or you can do that 🙃

[jamesgoldman]

Tan, got that from my fathers bloodline of agricultural working in all weathers

[Asker]

That's good, very helpful indeed

[4ngelic]

BURN 90% of the time, tan 10% of the time. when i tan though i'm just everybody's normal shade, dont look tan. i'm almost as pale as it gets

[Anonymous]

I can spend hours in the sun, yet I never tan or burn. Don't know why though 🤷‍♀️

[Asker]

And you never thought if finding out lol

[zagor]

I used to tan nicely but now I'm either pale or burned.

[Asker]

How is that possible lol

[zagor]

Not sure. When I was traveling through Italy years ago I was thinking of hitchhiking part of the way but an Italian guy at a hostel advised against it because he said I was so dark people would think I was Sicilian and wouldn't give me a ride (apparently that is a prejudice in Northern Italy). I have been out in the sun every day walking all over.

Now I don't seem to tan hardly at all, my skin just gets irritated from too much sun.

[Twalli]

I usually tan. It really depends on what part is exposed. I am in minor sunlight almost daily. While I wear pants during the winter, I don't when it gets warmer. If you see the tan line left by my socks when I start to need pants, I get really tan.

[euniestars]

i usually tan

either because im always in the sun or my skin tone

[Asker]

I know you tan, there's no way you can burn 😂

[euniestars]

Wdym no way

[Asker]

You are tan, you can only get tanner

[euniestars]

What if I’m actually white as a ghost hmmm

[Asker]

Then I can't unsure that 😭

[Asker]

Unsee*

[euniestars]

nah im playing

[Asker]

I know 😂

[euniestars]

oh what u did

[Asker]

Wdym

[euniestars]

How did you know

[Asker]

Cause you aren't Cuban

[euniestars]

Yeah no shit

[Asker]

Don't get sassy with me 😂

[euniestars]

stay in a room for a week without moving and see how it feels

[Asker]

Nobody told you to kamikaze with your bike tho 😂

[Asker]

Here 😂

www.instagram.com/.../?igsh=aGsxY3kyMTJkcjAy

[euniestars]

You serious

[Asker]

😂😂😂

[euniestars]

I’m 5’2 with shoes so hahahahahaha

[Asker]

Imagine needing shoes to be a valid height 💀

[euniestars]

Bro shut up like

[Asker]

I will but only cause I want too but my silence won't change the facts 😌🤐

[euniestars]

Stay silent

[Asker]

Okey 🤐

[itsclearlynicholas]

I burn, however because I wear sunscreen, and I stay mostly indoors, I'm a smart cookie 🍪😁

[JacobJordan]

Oh I absolutely torch until after my first one then I tan like a Greek god

[NathanDavis]

I'd catch fire...

[Asker]

Lol.

[NathanDavis]

not down to ashes though...

[Asker]

Fair enough

[OtterMan68]

burn, and technically, when you tan, you're skin is being burned, but I always use sunscreen as I don't want premature aging, nor do I want skin cancer

[EmmaMary]

Being blonde I seem to tan quite easily.

[Asker]

You must have olive skin

[EmmaMary]

@ChicoFromThe305

I don't, I'm actually quite a pale caucasian.

[Asker]

Interesting 🤔

[EmmaMary]

@ChicoFromThe305

Both my mother and two sisters are exactly the same.

[Asker]

Have you taken the ancestry test?

[EmmaMary]

@ChicoFromThe305

No, it's not something that's ever crossed our minds to do so.

[Asker]

The answer of why you tan is probably in there somewhere lol

[EmmaMary]

@ChicoFromThe305

Well maybe one day one of us might take time in doing a search. lol

[Asker]

Lol y'all might be surprised at what shows up lol

[dustybiker2]

I prefer to stay transparent.

[Asker]

What does that even mean lol

[dustybiker2]

I don't do sunlight lol

[Asker]

Sunlight it's good, vitamins lol

[dustybiker2]

I can inject vitamins. I prefer to freak people out. Be so pale in summer their ring doorbells motion sensing doesn't even pick me up before pushing the button. 😎

[Asker]

That's kinda a super power, you can steal their packages and be invisible

[dustybiker2]

Shhhhhh. Yes. 😎

[dustybiker2]

Then give them to them for Christmas

[Asker]

They gonna be like "wow i actually ordered one but unfortunately it wa...😐

[dustybiker2]

Hahaha

[Miah04]

Neither. I get darker

[Asker]

Stop lying you are too shiny for That, the rays just reflect off you and you give the sun sunburn with its own rays

[Miah04]

Shut up😂

[Asker]

You are a walking reflector, they should rename reflector vests as miah vests

[LaurenM1997]

I burn before I tan

[Asker]

Mind blown, you do Both, never thought of that

[LaurenM1997]

Yeah it takes a few days after I burn to tan but it’s well worth it

[Asker]

Is it not dangerous for the skin?

[LaurenM1997]

I do put suncream on but sometimes I burn with that too but it’s the way I can only tan

[LaurenM1997]

I don’t use sun beds

[Asker]

Oh that's good, I thought you just tanned with no protection what so ever ha

[Huntingnfishin]

Burn 2 times before I tan

[Asker]

The definition of beauty hurts lol

[Staximus]

I'm part English and Irish and part Mexican so I burn and tan haha

[Cutegirl06]

I tan very easy

[Nikki1989]

I turn bright red.

[Drumlin2001]

I burn. I don't really like the sun

[exitseven]

I tan pretty good.

[LazerBean]

I tan in no time

[Asker]

You tan in fast motion

[LazerBean]

Some might even say ultra fast

[Asker]

That makes my fast motion sound slow

[LazerBean]

Ultra slow

[Asker]

Oof.

[tierrlamé]

Tan but i'm already naturally dark..

[KittygosMeoWW]

I get dark

[Asker]

Expected lol

[KittygosMeoWW]

Like dark dark

[Asker]

So you turn black?

[KittygosMeoWW]

More like a really dark indian

[Asker]

Something we have in common from what it seems

[KittygosMeoWW]

Yeah lol

[blkgold33]

Burn

[strateguy632]

tan.

[TheSpaceGnome]

I tan.