Applying baby oil to your skin could potentially make you tan faster, but it'll also put you at greater risk of developing a sunburn. Baby oil attracts the sun's rays, and unlike tanning lotions and oils it doesn't block any of them out. So while the use of baby oil could sometimes magnify the sun's effect on your skin to great aesthetic result, its lack of protection against harmful UV rays are far more likely to magnify the sun's damaging effects on your skin.
Take a moment and think about what happens when you cook skin-on chicken in vegetable oil. The skin darkens, sure, but it also dries out, hardens, cracks, cooks and burns. So while it might turn out a nice golden brown, it's terribly conditioned and overall unattractive. When you use baby oil to tan, you are effectively using the sun to fry your skin.
With baby oil, your skin heats up more quickly, becoming much more likely to burn. While it's true that sometimes a nasty sunburn makes way for a nice bronze, this is rarely the case with baby oil burns. Rather, chances are good that your skin will be a bright shade of pale after all is said and done, and all your peeling skin has been peeled.
Using baby oil to tan is so bad for your skin that it can and will increase your chance of developing skin cancer.
If you want to tan with an oil, then consider paying a visit to your local beauty supply shop, tanning parlour or drug store to purchase a tanning oil. These products are specially designed to both boost your tan and protect you against sunburn and sun damage.
Otherwise, baby oil should only be used as a tanning agent in moderation. Try to determine its effect on your skin before participating in a longer tanning session, just to be careful.
Take a moment and think about what happens when you cook skin-on chicken in vegetable oil. The skin darkens, sure, but it also dries out, hardens, cracks, cooks and burns. So while it might turn out a nice golden brown, it's terribly conditioned and overall unattractive. When you use baby oil to tan, you are effectively using the sun to fry your skin.
With baby oil, your skin heats up more quickly, becoming much more likely to burn. While it's true that sometimes a nasty sunburn makes way for a nice bronze, this is rarely the case with baby oil burns. Rather, chances are good that your skin will be a bright shade of pale after all is said and done, and all your peeling skin has been peeled.
Using baby oil to tan is so bad for your skin that it can and will increase your chance of developing skin cancer.
If you want to tan with an oil, then consider paying a visit to your local beauty supply shop, tanning parlour or drug store to purchase a tanning oil. These products are specially designed to both boost your tan and protect you against sunburn and sun damage.
Otherwise, baby oil should only be used as a tanning agent in moderation. Try to determine its effect on your skin before participating in a longer tanning session, just to be careful.
