text: did the tanning bed give me a rash and blisters? i went tanning the other day. i have gone before and have never had this problem but about two days after tanning i developed a rash on my stomach and arms. i had been itchy before that, but then it got worse. i also had blisters form on my arm along with the rash. could this be from the tanning bed? there is no telling what you might catch in a tanning bed.  you never know who was there before you and how well the bed was sanitized before your session.