Are Tanning Solons Safe?

There is a strong doubt about the safety of tanning salons as long as we know that even the smallest level of exposure to UV light could prove harmful for the body system. The problem with the lamps and tanning tools used in tanning salons is the force of the radiations that are directed at the user; the dermis is actually storing much larger amounts of radiation than when simply sunbathing. A incorrect impression many users share is that only UVA rays are used in tanning salons: well this is very untrue, as there are also less prevalent quantities of UVB that get irradiated and this small percentage contributes to plenty of skin cancer cases.

Studies indicate that even when tanning outdoors, we do get a small level of protection by the secretion of melanin; moreover, natural sun light causes a thickening process at the skin level. Such “defenses” against radiation are missing from the body reaction to the UVA rays used in tanning salons. Scientists even point out that the chances to get skin cancer are 5% higher for people who use tanning salons just once a month, and the risk increases with the frequency increase. Investigate the following when you change tanning salons.

Tanning salons that do not have usage instructions and goggles to protect your eyes from the radiation are not reliable. Maybe they cost just $3 for a ten-minute session, but your health deserves better. In some beauty centers, a towel is used as the only eye protection from the impact of the ultraviolets; well this will not do. Burning is no longer the most serious side effect to follow ultraviolets exposure: there are more dramatic problems to be considered, and our ignorance will surely not make them vanish in thin air. You have to shield not just skin, but the eyes and overall body system as such.

Even though the dangers of tanning salons have been widely talked about, their services are still preferred to outdoor sun tanning during the summer months. More than two million Americans choose to go tanning every day particularly during winter. On the other hand, studies show an alarming rate of melanoma, the most serious form of cancer that can affect the human body. Only in the United States, one million people get ill with some form of skin cancer, and the highest rate has been reported in the areas with intenser ultraviolet exposure.

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