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SHOULD TEENS BE BANNED FROM TANNING?
Should teens be banned from tanning? Of course, yes, repeated sun bed use can produce, age the skin prematurely wrinkles, also risk skin cancer. There is no doubt that there is an increased risk of skin cancer especially the fatal type called melanoma. Many teenagers thinks that tan bed is safer than natural tan, and the sunbed does protect us to a certain degree but it does not help as much as a naturally produced tan. There is no evidence that tanning in a bed is safer than tanning in the sun, in fact, some tanning beds release much stronger UV light than the sun does, and there is a study that show, a women who tan in beds are more likely to get melanoma than those who don’t. Melanoma it self it’s a one of the most common cancer. The chance of get it increases is with age, so teenagers that use tanning bed is the most chance to get a melanoma skin cancer, but also this disease affects people of all ages. In the
Are the tanning beds bad for you? Well, the Dermatology argued it, but a tanning group industry disagrees. The WHO it self disagree, WHO wants any person under 18 cannot take a sun bed, well still the tanning industry still open it for teens, because 23% of their costumers is teens. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) share responsibilities in the regulation of sunlamps and tanning devices. They help in answering "are tanning beds bad for you?" The FDA say regulations that deal with labels on the devices “the FTC investigates false, misleading, and deceptive advertising claims about the devices”. When these agencies determine that device labels advertisements are not truthful, they take corrective action. The FDA also can remove products from the marketplace. So beware that there is going to be a lot advertisement like this, "Tan indoors with absolutely no harmful side effects" "No burning, no drying, and no sun damage" "Unlike the sun, home tanning beds will not cause skin cancer or skin aging. Ads that claim indoor tanning devices are a safe alternative to outdoor tanning may be false.
Just like tanning outside, tanning indoors also can damage your skin. That's because indoor tanning devices use ultraviolet rays. Tanning occurs when the skin produces additional pigment (coloring) to protect itself against burn from ultraviolet rays. Overexposure to these rays can cause eye injury, premature wrinkling of the skin, and light-induced skin rashes, and can increase your chances of developing skin cancer. So, are tanning beds bad for you?
The most popular device used in tanning salons is a clamshell-like tanning bed. The customer lies down on a Plexiglas surface as lights from above and below reach the body. Many older tanning devices used light sources that emitted shortwave ultraviolet rays (UVB) that actually caused burning. Aware of the harmful effects of UVB radiation, salon owners began using tanning beds that emit mostly longwave (UVA) light sources. Some salons claim this is safe. While UVA rays are less likely to cause burning than UVB rays, they are suspected to have links to malignant melanoma and immune system damage. Whether you tan indoors or outdoors, studies show the combination of ultraviolet rays and some medicines, birth control pills, cosmetics, and soaps may accelerate skin burns or produce painful adverse skin reactions, such as rashes. In addition, tanning devices may induce common light-sensitive skin ailments like cold sores. So what are you going to do? Believing traders and advertiser or listen to medical profession?