Can a tan be healthy?
Some people think that tanning gives them a healthy glow. But tanning, either outdoors or indoors with a tanning bed, is not healthy at all. It exposes you to harmful rays and puts you at risk for health problems such as melanoma and other skin cancers.
What are UV rays, and how do they affect the skin?
Sunlight travels to earth as a mixture of both visible and invisible rays. Some of the rays are harmless to people. But one kind, ultraviolet (UV) rays, can cause problems. They are a form of radiation. UV rays do help your body make vitamin D, but too much exposure damages your skin. Most people can get the vitamin D that they need with only about 5 to 15 minutes of sun exposure two to three times a week.
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- Tanning (National Library of Medicine)... a tan be healthy? Some people think that tanning gives them a healthy glow. But tanning, either outdoors or indoors with a tanning bed, is not healthy at all. It exposes ...
- Tanning Products (Food and Drug Administration)Tanning/Learn More ... Tanning ... Food and Drug Administration ... Safety information about tanning lamps, booths and beds, sunless tanning sprays and lotions, and ...
- Tanning (Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)tanning, sunless tanning
- Risks of Tanning (Food and Drug Administration)... associated with medical conditions as a result of tanning.
- Sunless and Self-Tanning during Pregnancy (Nemours Foundation)Tanning/Learn More ... Tanning
- Skin Cancer/Prevention and Risk Factors ... Skin Cancer ... Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion ... Easy-to-Read ... Learn what you can do to prevent skin cancer — ...
- What Can I Do to Reduce My Risk of Skin Cancer? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Skin Cancer/Prevention and Risk Factors ... Skin Cancer ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Protection from ultraviolet (UV) radiation is important all ...
- Skin Conditions/Children ... Skin Conditions ... National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Find ...
- Melasma: Tips for Managing (American Academy of Dermatology)Skin Pigmentation Disorders/Living With ... Skin Pigmentation Disorders ... American Academy of Dermatology ... To make melasma less noticeable, dermatologists recommend ...
- ... one or more blistering sunburns during childhood Use tanning devices, such as tanning beds Other risk factors include: Having close relatives ...
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