short lasting tans

[stevie m]

Can anyone explain why a nice deep sun tan achieved in another country only lasts a few weeks yet a tan got in uk lasts a lot longer.

[sophie_1003]

I believe it is beacause when you get a tan in the UK it is built up over time and for some reason (I don't know why) this lasts longer than a tan acheived in another country when you are likely to be on holiday and are so tanned more quickly over a shorter period of time. The same applies for if you reapply suncream frequently and so tan slowly. Also, if you are lookin for a tan to last longer, using moisturiser a lot apparently helps!

[fairy!]

Also coz the air conditioning on the plane home zaps your skin of moisture :-(

[morg_monster]

apparently any tan that you get in less than 5 days is actually a burn, it just burns the top layer of skin so as soon as your skin heals it goes away as the old skin sloughs off.  In england like sophie says it is usually a deeper tan because it takes longer to build up, it goes further than the first layer of skin and so it stays around longer afterwards

[Sequin]

It's not a tan, it's rust! :-)

[simsfreq]

lmao to last answer...

I think it's probably because in the UK and still exposed to the same amount of UV light, when you come back from a hot country it feels cold in England even if it is quite hot for here... does that make sense?