Getting a Safe Tan Using Sunblock?

Thanks for your question. There's no such thing as a safe sun tan. Any tan that you get from ultraviolet rays (the sun, tanning bed), is harmful. Sunscreens and sunblocks block / deflect or absorb the UV, and simply prolong the time until you would burn. So while it does protect you, you still will absorb some of these rays, and if you wait until you are tan, then you are just simply using the sunblock to take longer to absorb the same amount of rays. Simply put, getting a tan with or... more