Sunless tanning

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…

The Untold Story She was just an eighteen-year-old that wanted a better life. Living in poverty was something she didn’t want to keep doing. So she made the decision of coming to the United States. How she was going to do it with a three-month old baby I had no idea, but she did. She was just an average teenager, with long curly black hair and beautiful tan skin with a will to have a better life. This eighteen-year-old is none other than my mom. Almost twenty-two years ago, she made the…

When a high school girl walks into a beauty store in Seoul, South Korea, she is immediately hit by a tidal wave of product advertisements promising her lighter, brighter skin. Creams, lotions, toners, washes, makeup... All of them are marketing to her insecurities. She looks at the airbrushed models on the posters and sighs, jealous of their milky complexions. Her stomach in knots, she glances down at her tanned arms and realizes that she had gone outside without sunscreen that day. Her mother…

by a group of University of Miami researchers in 2014, there are more tanning salons in the state of Florida than McDonald’s restaurants, CVS pharmacies, and Bank of America businesses. Some may say that this is not really a problem, but others are in awe of this incomprehensible statistic. Those who are not affected by this fact are unaware of the connection between tanning beds, sun exposure, and skin cancer. Indoor tanning and prolonged exposure to the sun’s ultra-violet rays cause many types…

Xeroderma Pigmentosum, also known as XP, is a rare disorder identified by aging skin, photosensitivity, pigmentary changes, and malignant tumor development. This affliction received its name from its characterized dry, pigmented skin. The symptoms are caused by an irregularity in DNA repair as a result of cellular hypersensitivity to ultraviolet radiation. XP usually presents itself during infancy and early childhood. Just a few minutes in the sun can cause serious sunburn with redness and…

They would value their normal skin, making them have a negative attitude towards tanning, resulting them to be sun smart. Target group The target audience of my poster are teenagers because 80% of skin damage occurs before the age of 18. The purpose of my poster is to raise awareness of the dangers of excessive sun exposure to prevent…

Do you like the sunlight? Some people enjoy sunbathing. Many people love sunlight but it is very dangerous for human skin. Sunburns, stains, wrinkles and slack are the cause of ultraviolet rays (UV) included in the wavelengths of the sun light. UV-A, UV-B and UV-C. These are different types of UV rays. UV-A occupies about 95% among all ultraviolet rays reaching the surface of the earth and it damages fibroblast cells. Fibroblast cells create the collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acids so if these…

INTRODUCTION The Sun is very magical yet dangerous. Sunburn can form on your body in a matter of hours depending on how sensitive your skin is. More and more individuals are getting sunburn and skin cancer due to their naive decisions of tanning in the sun and lack of sun protection. Our school should be awarded a grant to promote a sun safety program and construct a reasonable and durable shade structure. A healthy and well-being is what we want and this is an excellent way to do that. UV Rays…

Year round skin protection In many parts of the country, the sun pays attention to the changing seasons and takes a break for a few weeks or even months, but not so much in Florida. In the Sunshine State, clear skies and the brightly shining sun are a year-round blessing and a year-round hazard. Florida dermatologists are doing a booming business slicing cancerous lesions of the faces of middle-aged Floridians. Like so many things in adult life, skin protection is another area where prevention…

The skin protects you from ultraviolet radiation because the melanocytes, cells in the epidermis, produce melanin which is a pigment that gives skin its color. Melanin is an absorbent of light and is able to dissipate most of the absorbed UV radiation. It is for this reason that people with more melanin, a darker skin color, have a lower rate of skin cancer than those who have less melanin. The epidermis is the outer layer of the skin and it serves to protect us from the harsh outside world. The…