| There are plenty of us that feel healthier when | | | | of cotton wool over your eyelids. Tanning |
| our skin is | | | | centers are |
| tanned. If you want a tan the choices come | | | | required by the Food and Drug Administration to |
| down to a | | | | use |
| fake-tan product, laying in the sun, or a tanning | | | | goggles, so you are best advised not to use one |
| bed.One of the benefits of using a tanning bed is | | | | that does |
| that it does | | | | not insist on this.The next thing to think about is |
| not matter what the weather is doing outside - | | | | the idea of a year-round |
| sun-bathing | | | | tan. Is this something you really want? If you live |
| outside rarely being an agreeable thing to do in | | | | in a |
| winter. | | | | country with seasons, it is sometimes nice that |
| Another positive thing is that using a tanning bed | | | | you reflect |
| means | | | | the seasons a little bit - paler in the winter, |
| that you can time the amount of exposure you | | | | slightly |
| are getting - | | | | more tanned in the summer. Okay, if you are |
| tanning beds are no different from the sun when | | | | desperate for |
| it comes to | | | | a year round tan, well it's your body, but you |
| giving off damaging rays.Anyone who elects to | | | | should be |
| use a tanning bed needs to be aware of | | | | aware that even tanning beds have a premature |
| all the safety issues. For a start, do not believe | | | | aging effect |
| that it | | | | on skin. It is something to think about.If you |
| is completely safe, like some unscrupulous | | | | have kids then you need to be especially cautious |
| advertisers | | | | on |
| might suggest. Know the facts and you can look | | | | their behalf. When a child's skin is burned the skin |
| after | | | | is |
| yourself.To understand why you hear the | | | | more deeply effected, according to scientific |
| safe-tan claim made for sun | | | | research. |
| beds, we need to detour into a little science. | | | | This research was based on UVb studies, yet |
| Sunlight is | | | | those in the |
| made up of ultraviolet light - this is what leads to | | | | know strongly advise care when using sun beds. |
| the | | | | At the end |
| tan. Scientists divide this light into UVa and UVb | | | | of the day, you might decide that it is not worth |
| light, | | | | the risk |
| with UVb causing burning more easily that UVa. | | | | simply so a child can have a bit of a tan.For |
| Early | | | | some people it is important that they seek |
| tanning machines were UVb sources, which was | | | | medical |
| fairly | | | | advice before using a tanning station. Diabetics, |
| harmful, and all modern machines are UVa | | | | lupus |
| sources, which is | | | | sufferers or people who tend to get cold sores |
| more healthy. Though it is true that chances of | | | | may find |
| burning | | | | that sun beds aggravate these conditions. Certain |
| quickly are less with UVa, it is wrong to suggest | | | | medicines - tranquilizers, antihistamines and some |
| that this | | | | birth |
| form of ultraviolet light is safe. It is still important | | | | control pills - can make your skin sensitive to the |
| to keep a watchful eye on the clock when using | | | | rays |
| a UVa | | | | from a tanning machine. The wisest advice for |
| tanning bed.Watch out for any suggestion that | | | | anyone just |
| the beds are so safe that | | | | starting out with an artificial tanning machine is to |
| tanning goggles are unnecessary. Even UVa light | | | | have |
| is | | | | a chat with your physician.If you want a tan |
| damaging to our eyes, so you should insist on | | | | badly enough, then go ahead an use an |
| goggles every | | | | artificial tan bed. Taking note of the guidance and |
| time. You cannot substitute for the goggles by | | | | warnings above can help make it as safe as |
| closing | | | | possible to get |
| your eyes, using standard sunglasses, or by | | | | that desired tan. |
| placing rounds | | | | |