Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Importance Of Sunless Tanning Lotions In Relation To Tan Beds

By Haywood Hunter


Skin tan is gradually gaining fame among light-skinned people. People usually do it on the beaches or at home by simply basking under the sun for longer periods. This is known as sun tan, which is considered unsafe. A lot more people flock their favorite salons and beauty parlors to access tan beds where they could as well get their skin darkened, and this is also precarious. One safe way of glowing the skin is use of the sunless tanning products.

There is a lot of misinformation about the benefits and the downsides of skin tan while using sun tans, tan beds, and the sunless tan products. Different people use different methods to acquire the skin tint. However, not all methods are safe. The sun baths and the tan beds are particularly risky and associated with complex skin conditions like cancer.

Several decades ago, before the 1960s, there were no such self tan products as the ones you find nowadays. People could tan their skin by lying down below the sun to acquire the dark complexion while others could take drugs in order to obtain that skin effect. However, it took a lot of time because of the processes involved in melanin, the dark pigment on skin.

When sunrays reach the skin melanocytes, the cells should first be activated before they release the melanin. This process takes long, up to 7 hours. In the process, one is exposed to the harmful sun rays. These rays are known as ultra violet rays. They are dangerous to human skin. They are responsible for many skin cancers such as melanoma and many more.

The skin cancers are not only hard to treat but they are also deadly. Nowadays the application of sunless tanners guarantees prevents cancers. The products do not contain any form of UV light, and they even dry very fast after application. Tan beds, which are normally found in salons are said to triple ones chances of getting several skin cancers.

Majority of people using these beds stand a higher chance of suffering from skin cancers as opposed to those who use sunless tanner products such as lotions, sprays, and gels. The application tan products helps one attain the desired glow within a very short time, thus they save on time allowing people to go about their daily routines.

While some of these cancers can be treated, they may possibly be detected at a much later stage thus being hard to be treated. Besides, these cancers are very expensive to treat. Using artificial sunless tan products to tan your skin may help one to stay away from these skin cancers, as they do not expose one to the deadly sun rays. Using tan application products is safe and cheap. This is because they are easy to apply even while at home.

One should therefore seek help from their health specialists like dermatologists before using them. There are also reviews from the internet, which can help people select the right fake tan products. You should also read carefully the instructions before applying a certain tan product. In case of irritation, one should stop immediately and seek medical attention from a skin specialist.




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