tan2much

I think it would be nice to have the reasons why indoor tanning is safer/smarter than outdoor.

lady bug

I soooo wish!!! But darn fed laws, imagine the chaos that would be created to the dermatology and spf industry, sooo sad! Some day??!!

JohnnyComeLately

Not sure if this link has made it here: http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamind.asp

Kinda funny to be surfing my favorite GeekSite http://www.slashdot.org for computer geek info and I run into an article about tanning.
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/07/05/0521206&tid=191&tid=14

debllah

im sorry i dont agree with this and i have to reply....thats exactly the stuff they told me at a local tanning salon Controlled exposure to UV îs healthy ? Maybe with a SPF 40 Sun blocker but then you wont get a tan

NOW I HAVE A BIG SCAR BECAUSE THEY HAD TO CUT SOME OF MY SKIN OUT (SKIN CANCER)
oh ye it can happen to everyone tanning outdoors or in tanning beds is never healthy

IF YOU WANNA STAY HEALTHY ...STAY PALE OR GO SUNLESS

go to
www.skincancer.org

Indoor Tanning
The evidence that ultraviolet radiation causes skin cancer is overwhelming and convincing. Despite this information, the use of indoor tanning deviceswhich emit ultraviolet (UV) light, both in tanning parlors and at home, has never been more popular. Indoor tanning is big business, with tanning trade publications reporting this as a $2 billion-a-year industry in the United States. According to industry estimates, 28 million Americans are tanning indoors annually at about 25,000 tanning salons around the country.

Is It Healthy?
Over the last year, the indoor tanning industry has taken an aggressive stand, claiming that not only is indoor tanning harmless, but that it is actually healthy.
Tanning is an acquired darkening of the skin in response to ultraviolet radiation. The exact mechanism is unknown, though researchers have been able to induce tanning by applying fragments of DNA to animal and human skin. Not all people are capable of developing a tan in response to UV radiation exposure: Very fair-skinned people simply burn and freckle. In those who can tan, the brown pigment melanin is produced and distributed in the superficial portion of the skin (the epidermis) in the days following exposure. The development of this pigment minimally protects the skin against further damage from UV radiation.
This rather minor protection is cited to support the suggestion that a tan is healthy; that is not the case. In fact, the important point is that damage to the DNA must have been produced to create a tan in the first place.
The wisdom of indoor tanning for cosmetic purposes has been repeatedly questioned by organized medicine. This criticism reached a peak in December, 1994, when the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a resolution calling for a ban on the sale and use of tanning equipment for non-medical purposes, i.e., cosmetic. However, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which regulates the sale and marketing (but not the use) of indoor tanning equipment, declined to institute such a ban. The FTC did not accept the AMA's position, and in fact moved in the other direction, prohibiting the industry from marketing indoor tanning for any purpose other than cosmetic. It cannot make health claims. The tanning industry has requested a change in this regulation and is actively seeking the ability to market the "health benefits" of indoor tanning. The case for such benefits is very weak, while the case for the risks of indoor tanning is very strong.

lady bug

You need more than uv to get cancer......

ramcat

I don't know what salon advertises that tanning is safe, but I am sure it was probable your mis-understanding to that effect. In regulated states we canot make any statements such as this, but we are also regulated in how we tan you in our beds.

We make sure that you are not burnt. We watch the time you are in the bed and try to ensure that you use lotions and proper protective eyewear.

I would make a bet that in your family history, there is someone that had cancer. If so, then it is an heridity issue and not a tannig issue that ended with you having skin cancer. If you do not have the preponderance for cancer, chances are you will not get it even if you were a sun worshiper for 20 years. YOu are only telling part of the story. I'll even further bet that you had other issues, like moles and such before you started tanning. Did you mix your tanning in a bed with tanning outside? Did you ever burn outside?

Over-exposures are what the scientists have been pointing to as the cause for melinomas. Responsible tanning is what the salon owners have established as the "norm" for our industry.

Therefore, before you bash us, make sure you have all of you ducks in a row and make sure you tell the whole story and not just the slanted one.

debllah

as long as i can remember there was no cancer in my family but to be honest i dont think anybody knows theyre whole family history (back to the grand grand grandfathers)

no i didnt tan outside because im a really light skintype (blonde hair)...anyway im happy that some salons try to really take care of their customers i would still never recommend going to a salon though. They advertise indoor tanning is completely safe here where i live (switzerland europe)....and they really dont take care of their customers i mean common a redhead really should not lay down for 30 min.

now i tan sunless only

anyway i didnt wanted to start a fight and when i cannot post stuff like this i wont

ramcat

If you are a redhead, chances are you are a type I and should have never been placed in anything but a sunless booth or sprayed with an air gun.

If you are a type II, you should have been in the bed for no longer than 5 minutes and over a period of 4 weeks moved up to 20 minutes. The salon you were tanning at should have been following these basic rules to insure you received the best possible experience and tan without over-exposing you.

I apologise for the attack. I should not have taken out on you the irritation I feel when people post negative things about tanning and not providing all of the information to back up their claim.

debllah

thats ok

and youre definately right about the skintype thing
im blonde so that should be type 2 i just guess theyre really not following the rules at the salons here and they should take more care of their customers