But tanning salon doesn't use UV ray, isn't ok?
No offense, but of course tanning beds have UV (ultra violet) rays. That is how the melanin (the pigment that makes your skin brown) is brought to the surface.
There are two tanning rays (I believe) - UVA and UVB. Tanning beds usually have only one - UVA rays.
UVA rays are a longer wave length then UVB, so they go deeper under the skin. So they do more damage deeper and cause premature aging more then UVB rays.
How can anyone think that tanning is safe? You are bombarding your skin with radiation to get the skin to produce excess melanin. It's the bodies defense against UV ray damage.
Why would the body produce a defense to something that causes no harm to it? If melanin was purple, no one would deliberately tan. But because it is brown and looks nice, people do.
People aren't dieing from skin cancer (including my mother) because it's safe.
It also causes premature aging - big time.
Look Simon MK, if you want the truth, go to a dermatologist. No one knows more about skin then they do.
Failing that, do a Google search for an online one that takes questions.
The ones I have spoken to have stated time and again that sun tanning is the WORST thing you can do to your skin that is popular.
Especially if you are pre-adult. It is especially important to not get bad burns when you are a child. The younger, the more important. As these UV rays can do permanent damage to the immune system.
I don't blame you for wanting a tan. They look great.
My advice, try one out of a bottle.
It may be hard to find the one that is right for you - as they are all different on different people.
But they can look great and best of all,
they are completely safe.
