FAQ's

FAQ'

Does it seem like you're always hearing the 'negatives'

associated with tanning?

Why wouldn't you? Dermatologists and cosmetic companies make billions every year scaring people out of the sun. Who does the sun have to advocate its benefits?

Well a recent study in the medical journal 'CANCER' estimates that tens of thousands of Americans die each year of cancers possibly caused by too little sun exposure and too little vitamin D. (We all know that sunlight IS our only reliable source for vitamin D production.)

Scientists at the National Cancer Institute recently found that the chances of dying from many cancers was reduced by up to 27% for people who live in the sunniest areas. Current indoor lifestyles, sun-blocking pollution and sunscreens reduce vitamin D production, which is found in very few foods consumed today. The body relies on UV light to get most of the vitamin D it needs to stay healthy.

According to decades of research, controlled exposure to UV light can have powerful health benefits into the many roles played by vitamin D in the body. According to Dr. Michael F. Holick, professor of Dermatology, Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics at Boston University Medical Center, exposure to sunshine or artificially produced UV light produced by indoor tanning beds can help ward off a host of debilitating and sometimes deadly diseases, including osteoporosis, hypertension, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, depression and even cancers such as colon, prostate, ovarian and breast.

According to his studies, exposing people with high blood pressure to UVB rays in a tanning salon lowers their blood pressure readings as much as prescribed blood pressure medications. He also found that increasing vitamin D improved the heart’s pumping ability and reduced cardiac strain.

Frequently Asked Questions About Tanning

Q. Are there proven benefits to using tanning beds?

A. Absolutely! There are many benefits to indoor tanning. Current studies

show a positive effect of ultraviolet light on decreasing the incidence of

breast and colon cancer as well as the treatment of osteoporosis and

certain immunological disorders.

Its also proven that moderate to regular ultraviolet light can produce:

-reduced cholesterol

-reduced blood pressure

-reduced need for insulin for diabetics

-improved muscle tone without exercise

-improved results of exercise

-improved oxygen, carrying capacity of blood

-increased sex drive

-reduced chance of internal cancers

-increased production of vitamin D3, which absorbs dietary calcium

and strengthens bones.

Q. Is tanning as popular as it used to be?

A. Even more so! More than 30 million Americans tan indoors, a number

that increases year after year. More and more people are tanning

indoors for the controlled environment, convenience and the pure

enjoyment derived from tanning in a salon.

Q. Does tanning cause skin cancer?

A. There is no evidence that proves that melanoma is caused by

ultraviolet exposure. Studies DO strongly suggest that there is

certainly a meaningful connection between hereditary predisposition

and malignant melanoma. Who gets skin cancer and who doesn't is

a function of diet, genetics and other factors - not suntanning behavior.

Indoor tanners and non-tanners have no statistically different rate of

contracting skin cancer.

Q. I once heard someone say that tanning is like a cigarette

for your skin. Is that true?

A. This is a ludicrous comparison. Smoking subjects your lungs to

an unnatural compound that your body is not designed to process.

Tanning is your body's reaction to sunlight. Your body is designed

to help prevent sunburn. Your body is not designed to process

cigarette smoke. Incidentally, smokers' risk of contracting lung

cancer is hundreds of times higher than nonsmokers' risk- but

as we stated in the answer above, indoor tanners and non-tanners

have no statistically different rate of contracting skin cancer.

Q. I've heard that skin cancer rates are rising because more

people tan than they did years ago. Is this true?

A. This kind of gross oversimplification is dangerous thinking.

Actually, skin cancer rates have risen in the 1900's and society

spent LESS time outdoors this century than any previous century.

Remember, most people worked outdoors until the industrial revol-

ution in the late 1800's. If anything, the simple fact that people do

not receive regular sun exposure (which makes them much more

susceptible to sunburning when outdoors) may be linked to the

increase in skin cancer this century. Again, moderate tanning has

NOT been linked scientifically in any study as a link to skin cancer.

Q. My Mom used to tan with Baby Oil and iodine. Have we

changed our attitudes towards tanning since those days?

Much of the negative views people have toward tanning today,

stem from the suntanning behaviors of the 1960's, 1970's,

and early 1980's. Society used to view sunburns as merely

an inconvenient right of spring- a precursor to developing a tan.

Many felt that their sunburns would just "fade" into a tan, and so

tanners hit the beaches and blacktop's with Baby Oil and even

reflectors, and such. Severe sunburns were commonplace.

Today, we know how reckless this approach was. And now

many of the people that participated in that type of suntanning

behavior are now the one's claiming how bad "tanning" is for you!

It was never the tanning. It was, however, the overindulgence

into sunburning that was ALWAYS harmful for us. Sun Palace

promotes smart tanning and tanning indoors to prevent

sunburning when outside. When a suntan is achieved slowly

and in moderation, it can have many, many health benefits,

along with creating a healthy glow for your skin.

Q. I heard about a woman who fried her internal organs from too

much tanning. Is this really true?

A. "The Legend of the Roasted Tanner" is a farce. Trust us, every

town has heard this tired tale, yet it never happened! Ultraviolet

light, whether from natural sunlight or from a tanning bed, does

not penetrate past your skin. It is impossible to "fry" your organs

in a tanning bed. This myth is what is commonly referred to as

an Urban Myth and is perpetuated by the misunderstanding of

ultraviolet light and the tanning process. In 2003, it was even

featured on a tv show called alled "Urban Legends" as being

untrue.

Q. Is it safer to tan in tanning beds than outdoors?

A. Most certainly. Here's why: Indoor tanning clients are exposed

to a scientifically determined dosage of ultraviolet light carefully

formulated to tan you with minimal risk of sunburning. The U.S.

Food and Drug Administration has established exposure times

for each tanning unit and guidelines which help you to tan in our

tanning units with little risk of burning (the REAL culprit). It is

impossible to have this type of control outdoors, where variables

such as weather conditions, altitude and the Earth's ever-thinning

ozone layer make sunburning much more likely. Additionally,

tanning beds have a finely tuned amount of UVA and UVB, which

gives more predictable, browning results than that of outdoor

sunlight. Because sunburn is the main risk factor, it is actually

smarter to tan indoors, in a controlled environment. That being

said, should natural sunlight be avoided? Absolutely not! Sunlight

is our friend and should never be viewed as bad or harmful. As

with many things in life, danger can arise when it is abused or

overdone.

Q. Will a salon tan protect my skin from sunburn?

A. Yes. The amount of protection depends on the type of equipment.

Our tanning units at Sun Palace use both UVA and UVB rays

which offer increased resistance to sunburn.

Q. How long should I tan for in your tanning beds?

A. The results you get will vary from salon to salon. While Lincoln has a

number of very good and highly reputable tanning salons, it is very

likely that each of us uses different tanning lamps, different tanning

beds and therefore different recommended exposure schedules. That

is why Sun Palace Tanning Spas suggests that our new clients start out

at reduced initial tanning times. While it may seem conservative to some,

our job here is to tan you, not to put our clients at risk for sunburning.

Many feel after the first few sessions, that they can increase their

tanning time. When doing so, we suggest increasing tanning times

by no more than 1-2 minutes per session during those subsequent

tanning visits. The maximum tanning time allowed in our Level 1 tanning

units is 20 minutes, and 12 minutes in our higher level VHR's. But

there's no need to rush ~ its important to remember that everyone's

skin is different.

Q. Do I have to take my contact lenses out when I use a tanning bed?

A. Always wear proper eyewear. Many people have no trouble whatsoever

leaving their contact lenses in while tanning. Heat from the tanning

lamps may cause dryness and mild to moderate discomfort for some

contact lens wearers. It is certainly safe from the UV perspective,

because there is no appreciable UV penetrating the eyes if eyewear

is worn, thus there is no risk of the eye or contact lenses being damaged

by UV rays. Try tanning with your contact lenses in. If you find this

uncomfortable, then take them out before tanning the next time.

Q. Do I really have to wear eyewear?

A. Yes. Your cornea, lens, and retina could, over time, become damaged

if proper eye protection is not worn. Covering your eyes with a towel,

wearing sunglasses, using cotton balls or just closing your eyes will not

provide adequate protection. The standard price for eyewear in our salons

starts at $3.95 - or just 50 cents for disposables. Your eyes are worth it.

For obvious sanitary reasons, we require each of our clients to have

their own eyewear.

Q. Do I have to tan every day to get a great tan?

A. Not at all. It takes as long as 24-48 hours for full pigmentation and

any skin reddening to become fully visible, and the responsible

tanner should observe his/her skin's reaction after exposure in

order to determine if subsequent exposure is advisable. Generally,

two to three weekly sessions of exposure are recommended to

maintain your tan in our standard units, once you have achieved your

desired color. Our Level 2's and above will allow you to tan in fewer

sessions and maintain a tan with fewer trips to the salon (usually with

only 1 maintenance visit every 7-10 days).

Q. What will your tanning lotions do for my tan?

A. Using tanning lotions specifically designed for indoor tanning will help

you to tan faster, darker and keep your tan longer. The ingredients used

in indoor tanning lotions will help do everything from preparing your skin

for tanning, to stimulating the melanin production in your skin, to helping

to maintain and extend the life of your tan. Ask us about our tanning

lotions that increase tanning results by up to 65% during each session.

We'd love to answer your questions.

Q. Why can't I use the tanning lotion I use when I tan outside?

A. The ingredients. The outdoor tanning lotions purchased from your

local grocery store or pharmacy which help you achieve a great tan

outside are NOT compatible in tanning beds and will actually hinder

the tanning process in our beds. And here's why: Some ingredients,

used as cheap "fillers" in outdoor tanning products, contain an element

which coats our acrylics when laying in our tanning beds. This element

clouds our tanning beds' acrylic and greatly limits the UV rays from

coming through, actually acting as a sunscreen. Using outdoor tanning

lotions will defeat the purpose of tanning in our beds. We have a wide

variety of indoor tanning lotions, in varying price ranges, for greatly

increasing your tanning results.

Q. Can I catch a disease from a tanning bed?

A. Not if the salon follows good hygiene practices, and Sun Palace most

certainly does. The disinfectant cleaning products that we use are also

germicides, fungicides and virucides to control foot fungus, ringworm and

viral diseases. Sexually transmitted diseases CANNOT be passed from one

person to another through a tanning bed. Each tanning unit is thoroughly

disinfected after each tanning session. So lie back, relax, sleep if you like-

and rest assured that you are tanning in a super-clean, safe and sanitary

environment. We wouldn't have it any other way!

Q. Why does my tan fade?

A. Skin cells are constantly reproducing and renewing themselves.

As they do this, they push the old cells to the top of the skin and

the old cells fall off. The old cells were the ones you tanned- so

you must now tan the new cells to keep that tan. Make sense?

Q. I'm getting a great tan. But why aren't my legs tanning as

well as the rest of me?

A. A couple of things are happening. First the skin on your legs is

thicker than other parts of your body, making it more difficult for

the light to penetrate. There is not as much fatty tissue (especially

on the shins), therefore there is not as much blood flowing around

as places like your stomach, etc. Also, when women shave their

legs, they're taking the top layers off of their skin. Those top layers

used to be your tan.

Q. Why does the blood flow matter?

A. Blood is essential to the oxidation of melanin, and it is very important

to the whole tanning process. This is why areas like your stomach,

etc., areas with lots of fatty tissue, organs and strong blood flow,

show so much more color, faster.

Q. What can I do to keep my tan?

A. Moisturize, Moisturize, Moisturize! Your skin is constantly renewing

itself. The dryer your skin, the faster it wants to shed it's top layers

and bring new skin to the surface. You lose top layers, you lose your

tan. Also, the healthier your skin is, the better it tans. Dry layers on

the surface of your skin will block the UV rays from getting to the

other layers, to tan them. Even if you moisturize, you still need to

maintain a regular maintenance schedule, depending on the type of

unit you are tanning in, because your skin is producing new cells all

the time.

Q. What is an SPF?

A. SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor. An SPF of 4 means you

can stay in the sun 4 times longer with the sunscreen on you

than without. The way that we explain SPF at Sun Palace is to

multiply the number given, by 10. For instance, an SPF number

of 4 means that you could stay outside with this sunscreen on for

40 minutes without generally burning. We sell a number of products

that contain an SPF for use when our tanners are outside. An SPF

should never be used when tanning in tanning beds. However, Sun

Palace highly stresses the importance of using a sunscreen

when outside to prevent overexposure and possible sunburning.

Q. When is the sun outside the strongest?

A. 10am to 2pm.

The Real Facts About Tanning

Fact # 1

Sun exposure can actually help prevent

skin cancer.

Evidence:

It's True. Studies indicating that this relationship exists, need

to be considered. Research has shown that regular sun

exposure may play a role in preventing certain types of cancers,

including colon and breast cancers, which claim hundreds of

thousands of lives annually. Research studies have found

that insufficient levels of vitamin D can also contribute to develop-

ing different types of cancer such as colon and prostate, heart

disease and diabetes. Numerous studies have shown that Vitamin

D, whose only reliable source for humans comes from sunlight,

may play a role in retarding or arresting precancerous cells in the

the body from reproducing. Indeed, we have known for decades

that overall cancer rates are significantly higher in sun-deprived

parts of the world.

Fact #2

People who receive regular sun exposure have a

lower incidence of malignant melanoma than those

who don't.

Evidence:

Researchers have known for years that individuals who receive

regular exposure to Ultraviolet rays have a much lower risk of

contracting melanoma skin cancer. This fact is not disputed

in the scientific community among researchers, although some

less-informed doctors and lobbyists do not understand this

relationship, and often confuse the statistics. What's more,

new research is showing that skin cancer is more prevalent

in the northerly latitudes of North America and of Europe than

in the southerly latitudes, which again suggests that regular

sun exposure may inhibit the development of melanoma skin

cancer.

Fact #3

If regular sun exposure could prevent skin cancer,

why are we always hearing the opposite?

Evidence:

The almighty dollar. Fear of the sun, scaring people about

wrinkles and skin cancer, is a multibillion dollar industry led

by huge special interests who not only conduct most of the

research on this topic, but also promote it. Lobbyists for

pharmaceutical firms that sell billions of dollars of sunscreens

and anti-sun cosmetics have teamed up with the dermatology

industry to promote a misinformed campaign of absolute

sun abstinence. Conversely, there is no major industry

(except the small indoor tanning industry) that could make

money by promoting the positive effects of sunshine. And the

indoor tanning industry consists of smaller companies that

do not match the marketing saturation of the multibillion

dollar "sun-scare coalition". The idea that people need to

control their sun exposure is valid, and never disputed by

professional tanning salons, but sun-scare lobbyists

have taken that message too far.

Fact #4

Dermatologists don't like any form of tanning.

Evidence:

Very true. And here's why: The dermatology industry

makes most of its money on "vanity visits" from patients.

One prominent New York dermatologist estimates that

50-90 percent of the dermatology industry's business is

"cosmetic" and medically unnecessary. Skin cancer is

an important issue to the dermatology industry because it

represents the only subject that its lobbyists can promote

as critical. Unfortunately, in their zeal to address this topic,

lobbyists for the dermatology industry have twisted the facts,

exaggerated research findings and mislead the public into

believing that any amount of sun is bad and should be

avoided at all costs - when in actuality, total abstinance from

the sun has severe health risks. Dermatologists like to

assume that tanning salons are pushing overindulgence

with tanning, when we are actually preaching moderation

and sensible tanning behavior to our clients.

Fact #5

Sunburns are bad for you.

Evidence

They absolutely are! And that's the concern that professional

indoor tanning facilities feel that they are addressing by teaching

people to tan intelligently indoors and outdoors. A tan is your

skin's natural defense AGAINST sunburning. People who are

tanning indoors are taking a step in the right direction by protect-

ing themselves. We feel that the marketing hype behind the sun-

scare message has blown the concern about this issue out of

whack and has completely ignored the fact that essentially we

are working toward the same goal.

Fact #6

Indoor tanning is helping to reduce the incidence

of sunburn.

Evidence:

Its very true. One study actually shows that indoor tanners

are 81% less likely to sunburn indoors or outside than non-

tanners. That's because tanning salons are playing a lead

role in educating people that moderate tanning is okay and

sunburning should always be avoided. The very impractical

message of sun abstinence promoted by the "sun-scare

coalition" is totally ineffective- people are not going to hide

from sunshine their whole life. Indeed, the American Academy

of Dermatology reported in 1997 that sunburn incidence has

increased nine percent in the past 10 years, despite their all-

out efforts to warn people about the dangers of overexposure.

What they failed to mention is this: In that same time period,

sunburn incidence among indoor tanners has drastically

declined. It is the non-tanners who are doing most of the

sunburning. Given that reality, teaching people who can tan

the principles of smart tanning is the most practical.

IN THE NEWS:

Can Sunshine Help Prevent Cancer?

"I would challenge anyone to find an area or nutrient or any factor that

has such consistent anti-cancer benefits as vitamin D."

Dr. Edward Giovannucci

(AP) Scientists are excited about a vitamin again.

But unlike fads that sizzled and fizzled, the evidence this time is strong and keeps growing.

If it bears out, it will challenge one of medicine's most fundamental beliefs: that people need to coat themselves with

sunscreen whenever they're in the sun. Doing that may actually contribute to far more cancer deaths than it prevents,

some researchers think.

The vitamin is D, nicknamed the "sunshine vitamin" because the skin makes it from ultraviolet rays. Because sunscreen

blocks vitamin D's production, some scientists are questioning the long-standing advice to always use it.

The reason is that vitamin D increasingly seems important for preventing and even treating many types of cancer. In the

last three months alone, four separate studies found it helped protect against lymphoma and cancers of the prostate,

lung and, ironically, the skin. The strongest evidence is for colon cancer.

Many people aren't getting enough vitamin D, and it's hard to get from food and fortified milk; supplements are problematic.

So the thinking is this: Even if too much sun leads to skin cancer, which is rarely deadly, too little sun may be worse.

No one is suggesting that people fry on a beach, but many scientists believe that "safe sun" - 15 minutes a few times a

week without sunscreen - is a healthy thing to do.

One is Dr. Edward Giovannucci, a Harvard University professor of medicine and nutrition who laid out his case in a recent

lecture at a major cancer research meeting.

His research suggests that vitamin D might help prevent 30 deaths for each one caused by skin cancer.

"I would challenge anyone to find an area or nutrient or any factor that has such consistent anti-cancer benefits as

vitamin D," Giovannucci told the cancer scientists. "The data are really quite remarkable."

The talk so impressed the American Cancer Society's chief epidemiologist, Dr. Michael Thun, that the society is

reviewing its sun protection guidelines. "There is now intriguing evidence that vitamin D may have a role in the

prevention as well as treatment of certain cancers," Thun said.

Even some dermatologists may be coming around. "I find the evidence to be mounting and increasingly compelling,"

said Dr. Allan Halpern, dermatology chief at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, who advises

several cancer groups.

The dilemma, he said, is a lack of consensus on how much vitamin D is needed or the best way to get it. Even if

sunshine were to be recommended, the amount needed would depend on the season, time of day, where a person

lives, skin color and other factors. Thun and others worry that folks might overdo it.

"People tend to go overboard with even a hint of encouragement to get more sun exposure," Thun said, adding that

he'd prefer people get more of the nutrient from food or pills.

But this is difficult. Vitamin D occurs naturally in salmon, tuna and other oily fish, and is routinely added to milk,

but diet accounts for very little of the vitamin D circulating in blood, Giovannucci said.

Most supplements use an old form - D-2 - that is far less potent than the more desirable D-3. Multivitamins typically

contain only small amounts of D-2 and include vitamin A, which offsets many of D's benefits.

As a result, pills might not raise vitamin D levels much at all.

Government advisers can't even agree on an RDA, or recommended daily allowance for vitamin D. Instead, they say

"adequate intake" is 200 international units a day up to age 50, 400 IUs for ages 50 to 70, and 600 IUs for people over 70.

Many scientists think adults need 1,000 IUs a day. Giovannucci's research suggests 1,500 IUs might be needed to

significantly curb cancer.

How vitamin D may do this is still under study, but there are lots of reasons to think it can:

Several studies of large groups of people found that those with higher vitamin D levels also had lower rates of cancer.

Even so, these studies aren't the gold standard of medical research - a comparison over many years of a large group

of people who were given the vitamin with a large group that didn't take it. In the past, the best research has deflated

health claims involving other nutrients, including vitamin E and beta carotene.

Lab and animal studies show that vitamin D stifles abnormal cell growth, helps cells die when they are supposed to,

and curbs formation of blood vessels that feed tumors.

Cancer is more common in the elderly, and the skin makes less vitamin D as people age.

Blacks have higher rates of cancer than whites and more pigment in their skin, which prevents them from making

much vitamin D.

Vitamin D gets trapped in fat, so obese people have lower blood levels of D. They also have higher rates of cancer.

People in the northeastern United States and northerly regions of the globe like Scandinavia have higher cancer

rates than those who get more sunshine year-round.

During short winter days, the sun's rays come in at too oblique an angle to spur the skin to make vitamin D. That

is why nutrition experts think vitamin D-3 may be especially helpful during winter, and for dark-skinned people all

the time.

But too much of the pill variety can cause a dangerous buildup of calcium in the body. The government says 2,000

IUs is the upper daily limit.

On the other hand, it's almost impossible to overdose when getting vitamin D from sunshine. However, it is possible

to get skin cancer. And this is where the dermatology establishment and Dr. Michael Holick part company.

Thirty years ago, Holick helped make the landmark discovery of how vitamin D works. Until last year, he was chief

of endocrinology, nutrition and diabetes and a professor of dermatology at Boston University. Then he published a

book, "The UV Advantage," urging people to get enough sunlight to make vitamin D.

Skin cancer is rarely fatal, he notes. The most deadly form, melanoma, will account for only 7,770 of the 570,280

U.S. cancer deaths expected this year.

Repeated sunburns - especially in childhood and among very fair-skinned people - have been linked to melanoma,

but there is no credible evidence that moderate sun exposure causes it, Holick contends.

"The problem has been that the American Academy of Dermatology has been unchallenged for 20 years," he says.

"They have brainwashed the public at every level."

The head of Holick's department, Dr. Barbara Gilchrest, called his book an embarrassment and stripped him of his

dermatology professorship, although he kept his other posts.

Earlier this month, the dermatology academy launched a "Don't Seek the Sun" campaign calling any advice to get

sun "irresponsible." It quoted Dr. Vincent DeLeo, a Columbia University dermatologist, as saying: "Under no

circumstances should anyone be misled into thinking that natural sunlight or tanning beds are better sources of

vitamin D than foods or nutritional supplements."

That opinion is hardly unanimous, though, even among dermatologists.

"The statement that 'no sun exposure is good' I don't think is correct anymore," said Dr. Henry Lim, chairman of

dermatology at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit and an academy vice president.

As reported in a Cox News Service newspaper article,

dated 2/24, titled "Group Promotes Benefits of Moderate Sun Tan"

The mortality rate for all forms of cancer in the United States

is lowest in sun-drenched areas.

Well respected Doctor H. Gordon Ainsleigh of Meadow Vista,

California strongly supports the tanning industry's contention

that people can PROTECT themselves from cancers by moderate

tanning--including the use of artificial sunlight (tanning beds).

Tanning is your body's natural defense AGAINST sunburns.

"Since exposure to sunlight is beneficial to your health,

it is reasonable that if you are going to be exposed to

sunlight, that you can do so with relative safety IF you

make sure that you do not receive a sunburn."

- Dr. Michael F. Holick

Research Dermatologist & Photobiologist

Chief of Endocrinology, Nutrition and Diabetes

Boston University School of Medicine

Dr. Michael F. Holick is quoted as saying that he advocates

exposure to sunlight to prevent disease..... and advocates

smart tanning activity (tanning in moderation to avoid

sunburning).

Enjoying the sun has been a favorite pastime for people of all

ages for many years. Today, it is still one of life's favorite pleasures.

Frolicking on sandy beaches, playing in the ocean, just lounging

around and enjoying the sunshine has brought smiles to many

sun-worshippers, young and old. Here are a couple of facts we'd

like to share with you about what's up, under the sun:

In the 1920's, Coco Channel invented the tan as a status symbol in

Hollywood. Hollywood movies began to use color film in the 1930's.

Soon, rosy cheeks and healthy pallor became the absolute necessity,

and swimming pools with starlets basking around in the sun became

the new California image. In the '70's, the carefree youth culture

demanded a year-round tan so they could appear to have just returned

from vacation. This spawned the development of the tanning bed.

Most of the early tanning equipment emitted only UVB rays, commonly

known as the reddening rays, making them less desirable for long-term

use. Today, all tanning beds used in tanning salons are regulated by

the FDA as Class II Medical Devices. This means you get only a

standardized amount of UV exposure with a mixture of both UVB and

UVA rays, designed to minimize burning. By attaining a healthy-looking

tan, you can look fitter and even slimmer. A whopping 30 million

Americans are tanning in tanning salons today.

The controlled environment and the ability to time your UV exposure

down to the minute makes burning less likely with a tanning bed than

with outdoor sun exposure. So join the 30 million other tanners and

grab an indoor tan today.