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Don Smith
Master Tantalker Posted: 5/10/02 4:44a
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FYI:
The fungus infection Tinea versicolor (a.k.a. "Sun Spots") is caused by a yeast produced by our oil glands.
IT IS NOT CAUSED BY UVR OR TANNING UNITS OR SUNLIGHT!
Chemicals produced by Tinea versicolor "inhibit" the tanning reaction which causes the "white spots" in the afflicted areas.
Even though the Tinea versicolor infection is there, you can't see it until the surrounding skin gets tan! (The only "symptom" some people have is a "rash" that may or may not "itch" where the fungus is growing.)
Thus, UVR is NOT the cause of Tinea versicolor, a.k.a. "Sun Spots", a.k.a. "white spots"; rather, the development of the tan MAKES IT POSSIBLE to see the Tinea versicolor infection.
[Note: How many times have you had a client say that their "white spots" were "getting worse" as they tan? Well, folks, their "white spots" weren't "getting worse" the surrounding skin was "getting darker" so that the "white spots" are easier to see!
Tanning beds, booths, etc (UVR) DO NOT CAUSE Tinea versicolor; however, the "effect" of the tanning "process" eventually makes the infection visible.
Don
fungirlz
Master Tantalker Posted: 5/10/02 6:30a
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