Sunbed ban

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#1

Finally! Of course it only took nearly 30 years: California has banned the use of “sunbeds” for people under the age of 18. (Brazil, by the way, has banned sunbeds altogether.) Stunningly, evidence linking UV sunbeds to skin cancer was known as early as the 1980s.

Years ago promoters said that UVA (the primary frequency from artificial tanning) was completely harmless. I was living in Europe at the time when the Germans discovered the potential cancer link and started limiting their use. Wolf Systems then promoted their products in the United States (product dumping?).

Stats show that skin cancer risks are 75% higher in people that used sunbeds regularly (under the age of 30). Skin cancer is at an alarming rate and yet “business” and the profit motive were able to push back recommendations and warnings from such groups as the American Dermatology Association and all other medically based groups.

Sunbeds are more dangerous than normal sun exposure because they mask your ability to sense when you have “had enough” (since there is no infrared, you don’t feel hot). For nearly 30 years, profits have trumped safety … finally, a little “push back.”

Side note: I’m working on a woman with PCOS. She started getting hyperpigmentation on her left cheek only. I couldn’t figure this out, since there was no difference in treating both sides of her face. I realized, finally, that she spends a lot of time in her car and the left side of her face is exposed to more sunlight (lots of sun in California) … hence the hyperpigmentation. I realized this when I noticed her left arm was more tan than her right arm.

#2

Tanning is so gross, anyway…it’s like tanning leather, or slow-roasting meat. You just turn orange and shrivel up like a piece of fried chicken. I don’t doubt but that we’re going to see an epidemic of skin cancer in the next decade from all the teenagers cooking themselves in those tanning beds. I’m glad people are finally seeing common sense, and banning the use of these things for young people.

#3

I used to tan all the time but haven’t in years, actually I think because I started doing laser :slight_smile: I started doing spray tanning and I love it, it’s much better! Can be a bit pricey as it’s $35 or so a session and only looks really dark for 3-4 days then fades up to day 7 but it’s perfect for weddings or events. When people say you look orange I find that’s untrue it looks completely natural and people always comment that I look so tanned. It’s much safer than UV tanning. I just put kleenex in my nostrils and turn my lips in with eyes closed as DHA is safe and FDA approved but not for internal use so I try not to ingest it.