Apparently "fake baking" has greater health risk than the general pubic thought, including me. According to the msnbc health blog, the chance of developing skin cancer jumps 75 percent in those who use tanning beds before the age of 30.
The Indoor Tanning Association, also known as the ITA, started a campaign to fight back the negative image the media is portraying about tanning beds. The association sent a letter to the New York Times entitled "Indoor Tanning Association Fights Back After Media Hype over Tanning Beds." Their argument is that indoor tanning carries the same risks as outdoor tanning, since the beds are designed to mimic natural sun light.
If anything is likely to benefit from the study, it's sunless tanners. Although results from spray tanning and tanning creams can sometimes be "spotty" or "orangy," it's still the less extreme measure of getting that summer glow -- hence no UV rays.
Well I say ditch the tan that comes with scary health risk, and go all natural! Pale is so the new tan. Celebs like Nicole Kidman and Scarlett Johansson are setting the "proud to be pale" trend. According to a few fashion blogs, pale is simply classy and sexy. If Hollywood can really pull through with undoing the tan trend they endorsed, then imagine what else it's capable of...
As a pale person, I've always envied people with those perfect golden tans. However, all the negative press about the dangers of tanning beds and the weird orange color you get from creams and spray-ons have discouraged me from changing my skin tone. While it's encouraging to see that some of my fellow pale people are considered beautiful, being pale in the real world is rough. I wish there was some sort of campaign similar to what Dove has done, only for embracing your color.
ReplyDeleteI don't really agree with the response from the Indoor Tanning Association. They basically said well the sun damages our skin anyway, so it's okay for us to build beds and make money off of people. I feel this defense is very weak, they could've thought of something better. I have tanned before, and I have to admit I did like the results, but since I have become aware of the high health risks, I have stopped. I'm light complected, and now when I feel like I'm in need of color I use creams and they work well on me. I do agree with Kelsey, some sort of campaign would be a great resolution to help alleviate this problem, maybe Nicole Kidman should start one, I haven't heard anything about her in a while.
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