Feb 25, 2010
I was flipping through the December 2009 issue of Cosmpolitan and came across an interesting article called Scary Truths Tanning Salons Deny by Stacy Colino. I used a tanning salon a couple times when I was younger (before I knew better) but freckled badly so I stopped. I know of many people who do and do it often (and I have to say that my skin definitely DOES look younger than their skin and they are younger than me).
*Photo from http://www.metrohealth.org/body.cfm?id=1636
I wanted to make a few notes from the article for those interested:
- The International Agency for Research on Cancer has reclassified tanning devices as a definite carcinogen. (The definition of carcinogen is "agent directly involved in the exacerbation of cancer or in the increase of its propagation.") This isn't new news to me. I think it is pretty common knowledge. Knowing that, I don't understand why people would use them (and use them often in a lot of cases). Are there health benefits to using a tanning bed? Not for me personally.
- According to this article..."exposure to UV light can lead to melanoma, especially if you're exposed to it in your teens and/or 20s."
- Melanoma cases are even showing up in the genital area of women. I doubt women are standing on their heads outdoors and getting sunburned there. This is from the tanning bed.
- Is your excuse for using the tanning bed that you get Vitamin D from it? Go stand outside a few times a week and you'll get the same benefit. Find another source for Vitamin D.
- Do you think the tanning bed is safer than the sun? According to this article, the bulbs in the tanning beds are several times stronger than sunlight.
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