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There are a lot of tanning methods available to achieve that
golden god look so trendy with bodybuilders and the young,
hip crowd. Sun tanning, tanning beds, or the lotion are three
common options people go for. Overexposure to UVA and UVB
emission, the imperceptible element of sunshine that is the
source of the tan, may create more hazards for your skin down
the road such as permanent wrinkling, melanoma, and other
problems.
The tanning season officially starts about six weeks prior
to spring break. Cancun, Cabo San Lucas and Florida are key
spring break destinations, and the sun plays a major part
in holiday activities. Many students turn to tanning beds
to get that dark, bronzed look and to turn up at the beach
with a base tan. Tanning salons advise that their customers
begin the tanning procedure gradually, so they don’t
burn.
Tanning Salon Supporters Say It Is Safer Than Natural
Rays
When you get a tan the body knows that it is being damaged
so it creates melanin, a brown pigment in the skin, to defend
itself. You have to damage your skin before you can get a
tan, and that is the first way tanning salons, and tanning
in general, is unsafe. Secondly, tanning salons and the sun
have one thing in common: they both give off ultraviolet radiation.
In November, 2004 a team from NBC went undercover to find
out what people are being told when they go to tanning salons.
The team visited 12 tanning salons and all but three told
the producer that tanning beds are absolutely harmless, even
if she had had a skin cancer scare. NBC showed the tapes to
the head of Cosmetic Dermatology at Penn Medicine at Radnor,
Dr. Cherie Ditre.
“Oh God, I can’t believe she’s recommending
for a patient that’s had skin cancer to do a tanning
bed,” was Dr. Ditre’s reaction.
The National Cancer Institute published a study in February
2002 involving 900 people with skin cancer and 550 without.
Those who reported any use of tanning beds were up to 2.5
times more likely to have had skin cancer. But at least tanning
beds are better than being in the sun all day, right? After
all, they emit less UVB radiation, which is widely thought
to be more harmful than UVA, since UVB is what causes the
skin to burn. However, the Federal Trade Commission reports
that UVA penetrates more deeply than UVB, affecting more layers
of skin.
Tanning beds and sun lamps generally emit 93% to 99% UVA radiation
– three times the UVA radiation given off by the sun.
The majority of tanning bed makers concur that indoor tanning
is a great deal safer than getting outdoor exposure to sun.
Tanning salons state that some UV radiation is required for
the manufacturing of Vitamin D. In addition, the tanning bed
industry claims that UVA radiation has no harmful effects
on the skin. Scientists argue that while UVA rays are less
likely to cause burns, they are still associated with malignant
melanoma, damage to the immune system, weakening of the skin’s
inner tissue, and other types of skin cancers.
In addition, if you’re not cautious when deciding on
a tanning salon, the service you get might burn you in more
ways than one. A study by the Journal of the American
Academy of Dermatology showed that in several tanning
facilities in San Diego County, Calif., it was unproblematic
for minors to use tanning beds without parental permission,
easy to get fake or wrong information, and comparatively easy
to tan longer and more frequently than is recommended –
thus obviously breaking state and federal safety policies.
Murky science and controversial assertions are nothing new
for the indoor tanning industry. The industry is not just
saying that tanning beds are not dangerous; they’re
saying that they are actually good for you. Even more worrying
is the industry’s position on cancer, which it says
can be caused by sun deprivation and prevented by tanning
lamps.
A few days’ worth of golden skin is not worth a lifetime
of side effects, such as early aging and perhaps even death,
which could result from indoor tanning. A recent American
Cancer Society study shows people under 35 who have been frequently
exposed to tanning beds are now eight times more likely to
develop skin cancer than those who have never set foot in
a tanning salon.
Airbrush Tanning: The Newest Craze For Spring And
Summer
You can get a tan in less time than it takes to get a manicure
thanks to airbrush tanning, and the beauty about it is that
it is safer than contact with the sun or conventional tanning
beds. Moon Tans, a Colorado corporation, is the company responsible
for the sunless tanning boom in several states. This radical
tan is transported through an airbrush by a qualified technician.
The ingredients in the airbrush tanning solution are essentially
the same as those found in over-the-counter self-tanning lotions,
the active ingredient being DHA, a natural derivative of sugar,
which creates a chemical reaction with the amino acids in
the skin, causing your pigment to darken.
The skin acquires an attractive bronze color on its own, and
as the dead skin cells naturally wear off, the color slowly
fades, just like a normal suntan. The airbrush tanning method
also permits all-over tanning with no visible strap lines
and no streaking effect that is sometimes caused by chemical
tanning agents. There is no danger of skin cancer or the premature
aging linked to tanning with UV light, since airbrush tanning
does not cause harm to the underlying living layers of the
skin.
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