I'm with the "don't tan at all" group. A good family friend is a top dermatologist, and she said even a "healthy looking" tan ( and not a burn ) is a sign of damage. AND - to not believe the "tanning beds are safer than the sun"... As far as age goes: in Britain Melanoma is the no.1 cancer diagnosed among women in their TWENTIES., and in the US I think it's the second. And this dermatologist i know said in her 30 year career she's never seen so many young people diagnosed with melanoma as in the past 10 years. So no - it's NOT just something you'll have to worry about later. As someone who has very fair skin and who gets skin checks every 6 months and has had close calls, don't do it! Having to wait two weeks to see if a mole that was biopsied is melanoma or not is just not worth it.

That being said - I understand I look much better with some color, and i love the Jergens Daily Glow lotion - you know the kind that builds gradually so it doesn't look really fake?

And in case you still need some convincing:

http://www.skincancer.org/iarc-tanning-link-study.html