There is a strong doubt about the safety of tanning salons

as long as we know that even the smallest level of exposure to ultraviolet rays could prove harmful for the body system. The problematic issue with the lamps and tanning tools used in tanning salons is the force of the rays that are directed at the user; the dermis is actually storing much larger amounts of radiation than when simply staying out in the sun. A false impression many users have is that only UVA rays are used in tanning salons: well this is very untrue, as there are also less prevalent quantities of UVB that get irradiated and this small percentage adds up to plenty of skin cancer cases.

Studies indicate that even when tanning outdoors, we do get some skin defensive reaction by the secretion of melanin; moreover, natural sun light causes a the skin to become thick. Such “defenses” against radiation are absent from the body reaction to the UVA rays used in tanning salons. Scientists even point out that the odds to get skin cancer are 5% higher for people who use tanning salons just once a month, and the risk increases with the frequency increase. Here are some things you should check with tanning salons if you still decide to use their services.

Tanning salons that do not have step by step indications on how to use the devices and goggles to protect your eyes from the radiation could be a threat to your health. Maybe they offer cheap services, but your health deserves better. In some tanning salons, a towel is used as the only eye protection from the action of the ultraviolets; well this will not do. Getting sunburns is no longer the nastiest side effect we should fear from ultraviolets exposure: there are more dramatic problems to be considered, and our lack of knowledge will surely not make them vanish in thin air. You have to protect not just skin, but the eyes and overall body system as such.

Even though the risks of tanning salons have been widely approached, their services are still preferred to outdoor sun tanning during the summer months. More than two million Americans choose to go tanning every day particularly during winter. On the other hand, studies show an alarming rate of melanoma, the most serious form of cancer that can pester the human body. Only in the United States, one million people get ill with some form of skin cancer, and the highest rate has been reported in the areas with intenser ultraviolet exposure.