caribbean tan man

Does anyone know when and why indoor tanning was started?

COCONUT

JensSunQuest

According to my "Smart Tan" guide Tanning in the Us gained its popularity after the men returning from the south pacific during WW2 had such beautiful tans. Worldwide it had been seen as a sign of health because of the greeks and there strength.....if I remember what I study correctly......Here in Florida though it's just so those of us who work all the time cans till look like floridians.....LOL

clubtan1

I think it goes farther back.

COCONUT

What started out as a medical research resulted to an industry. The concept of a tanning bed first originated from Germany when a certain company first reconsidered the use of a device to cure rickets and to help patients with poor bone density. This initial research proved to be more important than what was first thought. Other institutions followed suit in the later years, attesting to the fact that the project really hit something big.
The 1970s brought forth the emergence of the first tanning lamps intended for scientific studies. German Wolff, a German scientist first thought of using artificial indoor tanning UV light to determine the benefits of tanning for athletes. Interestingly enough, tanning is becoming a powerful norm among Americans. When he saw the potentials of producing artificial tanning machines, he used his researches and created the first indoor tanning beds. Thus the birth of a new industry.
Indoor tanning beds were initially introduced in Germany and Europe followed by producing the first large-scale production of tanning beds. Up to date, indoor tanning is a well-regulated professional industry in the region.

COCONUT

In those times, tanning beds in the United Sates were not as advanced as those made in Europe and were as well equipped. The earliest tanning beds in America have poor regulation on the emission of UVB rays and often cause skin disorders and severe sunburns. This issue caused large numbers of campaigns against the used of such tanning beds in the medical community.
The tanning industry reacted positively. Researches were made and a new lines of tanning beds were produced- those that use UBA rays instead of the harmful UVB. UVA rays are less harmful and may cause lesser sunburns than that of the UVB. A reason that probably pushed tanning beds manufacturers to recreate their standard models.
These 30 years of research fashioned the modern tanning beds that most tanners enjoy now. With careful use, tanning may be as healthy as most tanners would prefer it to be.
Though many advances were created since the beginning of the industry, modernity still cannot negate the fact that there are no ways to avoid the harm brought by tanning. Though most people realize that tanning is the manifestation of a certain degree of damage to the skin, they still welcome the "healthy looking skin" fashion.

missmojorising

http://www.tanning-advisor.com/history-of-tanning.html

Tanning came into vogue by accident. In 1923 French designer, Coco Chanel was seen leaving a nobleman's yacht with a deep suntan after cruising from Paris to Cannes. Although she later claimed to have stayed out in the sun too long, her tan soon set a fashion trend. The looser clothes, which became fashionable during the "Jazz Age", meant that women were freed from clothes that covered all of their skin, which naturally led to more tanning.

Thanks Coco.

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COCONUT

intresting.

Dustin

good information

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