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How to get a perfect tan?
Safe tanning options
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Did you notice
how
Eva Longoria looked at the red carpet? She had the
perfect skin tone but don't start thinking that she was
lying on the beach to get that perfect tan?
Hollywood celebrities and
models actually rarely
expose their skin to the sun or visit a tanning salon
- on the other hand, they get
spray tanning (a harmless way to get a tan without the
dangers of being under the sun or inside a tanning bed -
you simply spray the desired shade on your skin and it
simply washes off in a few days).
But what is really sad is that strapless
wedding gowns and backless
bridesmaids'
dresses are driving brides to insist on tanning as
part of
wedding
beauty preparation. (Related article:
Botox
parties prior to wedding) |
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Skin cancer
caused by tanning is on the rise. The American Academy of
Dermatology expects more than 1.3 million cases this year.
"Brides who think they need a 'base' tan to look stunning
at the wedding should think twice before going into a
tanning booth," says Dr. Joel Schlessinger. "It only leads
to problems in the future, such as
skin cancer and
wrinkles. The same advice goes for anyone who thinks
they need to tan before
going on a cruise or attending a class reunion," said
Dr. Schlessinger.
Some
brides are even buying tanning booth minutes for their
attendants.
Wedding planning Websites are advising women to start
their tanning six weeks in advance. "Since when did
tanning become part of the wedding planning? It's
horrifying," said Dr. Schlessinger. "The advice is deadly.
I just saw a patient who was going to be in a wedding
where the bride told her she had to tan so everyone would
be equally tanned in the photos. In the next exam room, I
was seeing a young woman with
melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer." |
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The
harmful effects of tanning last far longer than
posing for wedding photos and many marriages.
Young people tanning today probably won't see
immediate skin damage and falsely think there's no
problem. Risk for skin cancer accumulates over
time. Older people are showing up with skin
cancers that started 20 years earlier when they
first started tanning. (Related:
Skin treatments) Now, even younger people
are developing deadly skin cancers. "Stay
away from tanning booths and limit your outside
exposure as much as possible," said Dr. Schlessinger. "Even though tanning booth operators
say the beds are safe, they aren't. They emit
harmful ultraviolet rays, known as UVA and UVB.
These all cause skin cancer and speed up the
aging process for the skin," he said.
(Related:
Skin cancer detection) |
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How to avoid skin cancer?
- Tanning beds are more dangerous than
regular sun, despite what you have heard.
- Tanning booths have been shown to be
addictive.
- Tanning booths frequently cause burns
because of inexperienced or careless operators.
- Check yourself monthly and see a
dermatologist if you spot any unusual or new
moles, scaly patches, and
sores
that don't heal.
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