Tanning Bed Burns – Red-Hot Rage?
The debate over the benefits versus the cost of tanning has been raging for years. However, one thing is often overlooked-regardless of whether you are outside or in a tanning bed, you will get burned. Tanning Bed Sunburn is potentially one of the most discomforting experiences one can have and, ironically, one that we all will experience several times throughout our lifetimes. For a few of us, we will have more tanning bed burns than actual outdoor tans.
As far as sunburns go, tanning beds are moderately better for than you the outdoors. The main reason for this is because the short-wave ultraviolet rays, or UVB rays are the specific radiation frequency that causes sunburn in epidermis. The tanning beds are able to find the “perfect balance,” between giving you UVB rays and UVA rays. UVA rays causes the pigment cells, the cells that actually tan, move closer to the surface…
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