What are the risks of tanning?
828053
The sun is free and much healthier. But it will age your skin to some degree.
832010
Why would you want to ruin your skin like that? Leave it alone your only going to mess it all up I am sure there is no problem with having darker skin some people pay hundreds a month to keep tan. You need to learn to love the skin your in!
226349
Well, first of all you run the risk of getting sunburnt more quickly and worse. UV rays cause skin cancers, they may also damage the cornea of the eye, and cause cataracts. Melanomas can also be caused by ozone layer depletion. PLus,of course, theer are other unknowns too!
308747
By tanning, you can get a base tan and you won't burn as easily when you are out in the sun
691152
Yes you can. Sunscreen is there to stop some of the harmful rays that cause things like cancer away from your skin. It doesn't stop you tanning although you might tan slower than you would if you didn't use it. But personally I'd rather be healthy.
627079
Let's see ...\n\nOver 1 million people are diagnosed with skin cancer each year. Do you want to be one of these people?\n\nThe effects are anti-aging and yes, skin cancer (Basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas) which left untreated can ultimately lead to death.\n\nBut you'll be tanned.\n\nThe cons far outweigh the pros, my dear.
579162
it will take some time to get a nice tan. don't rush in there and bake for the 1/2 hr. they will put u on a chart for how long each time til ur skin is ready to be in there for the 1/2 hr. and i think its about the same danger as the sun. maybe a lil more but u won't have to be out in the sun all day when u can just lay in the bed and get one.
1144704
Excessive exposure to the sun and regular sunburns can lead to skin cancer
426600
you could get a spray on tan
260286
I'm with ya, hon! Orange is wayyyy out! If you can't get a natural tan, stay away from those cheap ones in a bottle! They make you look really dumb! Tanning beds are ok, as long as you don't overdo it. I start my tan, like I said, "I start my tan" in April, in a tanning bed. However, once I have a base tan, the rest is all natural! I don't want to look older than I really am! I want to be healthy, and I don't let myself burn. People who tan so much that their skin looks like leather looks horrible!
349557
Actually the major symptom of tanning bed burn is itching.  It could also be a sun rash or a rash from the tanning bed cleaner.
87576
try self tanners. now a days they don't look as fake as they used to and they are much safer.
578585
It's likely that if you have skin cancer now, then you had it before you stepped foot into the salon.  However, the sessions may have exacerbated it or made it more apparent.\n\nAs far as the 'safety' of fake bake (put forth by the poster above me), let me put forth this.  Dihydroxyacetone (the tanning chemical) and even Erythrulose (another self-tanner) is not safe for inhalation.  So, if you go to a spray tanning booth, you will end up inhaling this chemical into your lungs during the spray.  So, while you may be avoiding the UV by spraying, you may not be avoiding medical issues later in life (because of the chemical inhalation).\n\nSo, you need to weigh which one may cause more problems... UV damage to the skin or dihydroxyacetone inhalation.  Using a self-tanner cream is the only way to avoid inhalation issues.  Most spray tan units do not inject fresh air into the unit immediately following the spray.  So, you're left standing there inhaling the dihyroxyacetone mist.  In fact, MysticTan encourages this floating mist claiming it helps even out the tan.
1186475
Don't tan. It's unhealthy and you'll be all wrinkly (or get skin cancer) later in life. Pale is in.
461322
Benefits:\n\n1. Cleaning your skin pores\n2. Eliminating body toxines\n3. Burning fat and losing weight\n\nI dont know of any risks involved.
440710
No, the sun is very dangerous and skin cancer rates keep increasing over the world.
432601
the UV waves cause heterolytic fission of chemical bonds creating "radicals" which are very reactive species.  They will react with pretty much anything.  The UV radiation is therefore breaking down the skin and the colour molecules in paint and clothes, making them look like they are losing their colour.  The purpose of sun-tan lotion is not only to stop the UV radiation getting to your skin, but also to mop up all the free-radicals formed before they do any damage.  Skin cancer is caused by this process.  You are essentially changing the structure of the skin.