text: tanning at a tanning salon...read below please? i have been tanning at a tanning salon during the summers to get a base tan for the past 2 years.however, i have rarely experienced any burning at all until this year. today i started tanning again and i was only in the bed for 9 minutes. howerver i have a eally bad burn on my face and chest. i haven't recently started taking the pill and my friend said this might have something to do with why i burned. she said the pill is photosensitive and it is not reccomended that you tan while on it. what exactly does this mean and is she right. could the pill be causing my skin to burn or is it possible that my skin is just changing on it's own? please help i am not a doctor, but i do own a salon.  i refuse to buy a tanning bed for the reason that you have experienced.  the use of medications can cause burns, and even lead to cancer. please be care full and use sunscreen in the sun every time.  i would suggest to stop using the tanning at all even in the sun.  i know that this is a sad way to live in the summer but you will live longer