Should we ban Sunbeds???
Having a golden brown tan is considered “healthy” looking in today’s society but is that really the case. Many people across Britain recognise sunbeds as a quick and easy way of getting natural looking tan without spending hours outside in the sun. Do they realise that if they regularly use sunbeds before they age of 35 the will drastically increase their chances of getting Melanoma by nearly 60%? And do they know that when their gorgeous suntan fades the potentially life threating damage will still remain? Is having a tan really worth shortening your life span?
Having a sun kissed glowing tan has been known to not only improve your overall confidence and self-esteem but to make you feel instantly happier and help you get over your post-holiday blues. Sunbeds give out ultraviolet (UV) rays that can damage your skin not only in short term but also long term. These UV rays can cause your skin to age a lot quicker than it naturally would causing early wrinkles and make it look leathery, it can also cause your body’s immune system to become weaker. The UV rays can also damage to the DNA cells in your skin and as these build up it increases your chances of …show more content…
Teenagers don’t actually realise they damage they may be causing their body’s at such a young age as all they care about is having the perfect, natural tan which makes them feel “prettier”. This is worrying that a parent would let their own child risk their life just so they can have a glowing tan especially when there are alternative and safer ways of getting similar results such purchasing a fake tan or going to a salon for a spray tan. These options are completely safe and give similar results, lots of different companies are competing with each other to not only to have the most natural looking fake tan but for the tan to have long lasting colour. So do you really need to pick the most dangerous way to get a
Having a golden brown tan is considered “healthy” looking in today’s society but is that really the case. Many people across Britain recognise sunbeds as a quick and easy way of getting natural looking tan without spending hours outside in the sun. Do they realise that if they regularly use sunbeds before they age of 35 the will drastically increase their chances of getting Melanoma by nearly 60%? And do they know that when their gorgeous suntan fades the potentially life threating damage will still remain? Is having a tan really worth shortening your life span?
Having a sun kissed glowing tan has been known to not only improve your overall confidence and self-esteem but to make you feel instantly happier and help you get over your post-holiday blues. Sunbeds give out ultraviolet (UV) rays that can damage your skin not only in short term but also long term. These UV rays can cause your skin to age a lot quicker than it naturally would causing early wrinkles and make it look leathery, it can also cause your body’s immune system to become weaker. The UV rays can also damage to the DNA cells in your skin and as these build up it increases your chances of …show more content…
Teenagers don’t actually realise they damage they may be causing their body’s at such a young age as all they care about is having the perfect, natural tan which makes them feel “prettier”. This is worrying that a parent would let their own child risk their life just so they can have a glowing tan especially when there are alternative and safer ways of getting similar results such purchasing a fake tan or going to a salon for a spray tan. These options are completely safe and give similar results, lots of different companies are competing with each other to not only to have the most natural looking fake tan but for the tan to have long lasting colour. So do you really need to pick the most dangerous way to get a