Burn Baby, Burn!
I'm sure some of you will find this interesting..
This quote is from a side bar article in a popular ladies magazine.
"tanning-bed truths"
Craving a sun-kissed look, but concerned
about the safety of commercial tanning beds?
Don't trust the salon operator to give you the
facts, a new Consumer Reports investigation
concludes. Among the 296 tanning facilities
polled, more than one-third of salon operators
said indoor tanning caused neither skin cancer
nor wrinkles. The truth: A mere 20 minutes in
a tanning booth is equivalent to an entire day
at the beach without sunscreen.
In fact, researchers in Sweden found that
people younger than age 30 who use tanning
beds or lamps more than 10 times a year are
seven times more likely to develop melanoma,
a deadly form of skin cancer. "If you must tan,
get it from tanning creams and lotions,"
advises Kansas City, Mo., dermatologist Audrey
Kunin, M.D. "And wear sunscreen." - A.P.
This quote is from a side bar article in a popular ladies magazine.
"tanning-bed truths"
Craving a sun-kissed look, but concerned
about the safety of commercial tanning beds?
Don't trust the salon operator to give you the
facts, a new Consumer Reports investigation
concludes. Among the 296 tanning facilities
polled, more than one-third of salon operators
said indoor tanning caused neither skin cancer
nor wrinkles. The truth: A mere 20 minutes in
a tanning booth is equivalent to an entire day
at the beach without sunscreen.
In fact, researchers in Sweden found that
people younger than age 30 who use tanning
beds or lamps more than 10 times a year are
seven times more likely to develop melanoma,
a deadly form of skin cancer. "If you must tan,
get it from tanning creams and lotions,"
advises Kansas City, Mo., dermatologist Audrey
Kunin, M.D. "And wear sunscreen." - A.P.