_Blue_ , I recommend that you photograph yourself in the same place with consistent lighting as you pursue your tanning regimen. Such photography will allow you to be able to objectively maintain awareness of the tanned state of your skin.
 
-Scott

Date      Amt            Total in: 10/18/2008       0.50      pm         0.5     10/19/2008       0.50      am         1.0   10/19/2008             -        pm         1.0     10/20/2008       0.50      am         1.5   10/20/2008       0.50      pm         2.0  no sides   10/21/2008       0.50      am         2.5  no sides, nothing new to report

How dark do you hope to go?

_Blue_ , I just caught something here about your log. You have photos of your legs and a foot on the first page of your log here. I'm guessing a big part of your desire to tan involves your legs and feet. If that is the case then for good tanned skin / body balance you're probably going to want to limit the amount of UV exposure that typically sun exposed areas get (ie: face, arms, hands). As you get some UV exposure I would recommend that at least initially you keep these normally sun exposed areas covered up with towels (or if you're outside, a wide brimmed hat, long sleeve shirt, and gloves). Part of how the peptides work (which from your reading you may already know) has to do with heightened melanin production in areas of the skin that have already had a decent level of chronic melanocyte "activation". These chronically sun exposed areas (although looking white) will typically have a higher concentration of melanocytes. Melanocytes are the driving force of the melanogensis (melanin generating) with the melanotan peptides so whichever areas of your skin that are richer with melanocytes the more melanin in those areas will be produced.  
 
Do you understand?
 
-Scott

Quote from _Blue_ on 10/25/08 at 01:42:44:

 
Yes, it is possible that despite not getting much UV exposure some areas of your skin will start to darken. This was clinically demonstrated back in 1991 (granted with melanotan-1 back then but the principle is the same). The researchers in that 1991 trial actually told the volunteers to use the strongest SPF sunscreen possible and to avoid direct UV exposure and the volunteers still managed to become a bit darker (no where near as dark as they would have had they gotten some UV exposure though). The pasty white areas may not catch up until they are exposed to UV light. The research showed that areas that were not previously chronically exposed did not become tan as readily. You'll just have to be a bit patient and prudent about how you reveal the different areas of skin on your body to UV light. After 30mg your skin should be fairly well prepped for UV exposure (of course everyone is a bit different so be sure to not go overboard when you first start getting UV light).
 
-Scott

Hi Blue - i just noticed you referenced my log a few posts ago    Thanks for the compliment!  You are going to look great.  
 
Who is your supplier by the way?  You might have posted it already but I didn't see it.
 

I'm up to 25 mg, and spent 7 minutes in the tanning bed. *Ever* so slight color change that could be my imagination and wishful thinking.

So far, 30mg in.
 
I've been sticking with a daily dose of approx. 1mg per day, except for the last two days  I skipped. I'm covered in zillions of freckles already, and many are darkening enough to be seen, but I sort of expected that. Some of the larger freckles have darkened also but I'm not ready to call them 'moles' yet.
My face went immediately to* just* the right color, even before getting any UV other than the history of incidental daily exposure. I do NOT want it to go darker. It has gone to about the same color as majik's color was at his darkest. Looks good I must say. Hair has not changed color at the roots, and I've been concerned that it might. I don't want to have to start coloring that too. I have premature gray streaks in my hair that give it a salon-streaked look, and I would hate to see reddish-brown roots coming out!  Looks good with the tan and green eyes! Woo!
 As for the rest of me, I've gone from being pale pinkish-blue to a very 'dirty' pale yellow.   Still uneven but catching up slowly. 7 minutes every 1.5 - 2 weeks, but not more often, in the tanning bed. Good thing the lights are on a timer, as I fall asleep *every* time.
 
One interesting effect meanwhile (not from the UV- I don't expose my face in the tanning bed at all, and I wear SPF45 all the time, with a wide-brim hat) has been a slight darkening around my eyes, and I do mean slight, but noticeable. Started out looking like slightly dark circles under my eyes, then it slowly worked its way completely around the eye, and has now evened out enough that it appears to be a *very* light dusting of eye shadow. No more puffy-looking beady eyes. I rather like it.
My sis and I are very close, and Sunday was the first time she's seen me in weeks. Since I've done my 'splainin' about the new tanning ability, I've asked her to let me know if I'm starting to look overdone.
Not much to show yet as far as I can tell, but I'm taking more pictures this weekend. Maybe I'll even show a corner of my face (bashful) to see the difference of before and after.

Here is a (microscopic) picture of me before, and after 30mgs. The lighting angle is the only difference, otherwise all the other conditions are very similar.  My face is only getting daily incidental UV exposure while still wearing SPF45000 under a hat, and I keep it covered during the dash through the tanning bed. If only the rest of me would catch up!

Great results blue!!! keep the great job. your teeth look whiter too