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Hot Topic - Sunless Tanning
Your skins main collective purpose is to act as a boundary between you and the world around you. Therefore, anything you can do that will help to protect this barrier, and reduce the risk of problems in later life, has to be worth giving some serious thought to. So, what damage might you be causing by over-exposing your skin to UV rays, either directly via the sun, or from using sunbeds?
What is Melanin?
The appearance of your skin is, in the main, due to Melanin. This is a pigment manufactured by cells in the skin called melanocytes. There can be up to 2,000 of these cells per square millimetre of your skin. When your skin becomes tanned on exposure to sunlight these melanocytes do not increase in number, only in activity.
Now for the bad news... not only do melanocytes produce a tan, they are also responsible for the form of cancer called melanoma. This is caused by UV radiation damage to melanocytes. Repeated exposure to UV rays can cause cancerous mutations.
Types of UV rays
There are two types of UV rays - these are UVA and UVB. Most UVB rays are absorbed by a good sunscreen, but approximately only half of UVA rays are absorbed - leaving your skin unprotected against the remaining UVA rays.
Some statistics
Malignant Melanoma (malignant meaning cancerous), is the second most common cancer in young adults (aged 15-34) in the UK, and rates have quadrupled in Britain since the 1970's. Source: Cancer Research UK
So what's the alternative to UV rays?
Simple, have a spray tan, or a hand-applied tan using either a spray tan solution or a lotion/gel. Either way, the only active ingredient in both Fake Bake and Fantasy Tan, the two types of tan I offer, is Dihydroxyacetone (DHA), which is derived from sugar cane and was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration over 30 years ago, for its use in sunless tanning products. DHA does not damage the skin and is safe for use as a tanning agent.
What other health benefits can be found in a spray tan?
Modern spray tan solutions, such as Fake Bake, are now not only Paraben-free (synthetic chemicals used as a preservative) but now also include a range of health benefits - such as anti-ageing properties, anti-oxidants and even anti-cellulite too! They now also come pleasantly fragranced, and in a great choice of shades.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY SUNLESS TANNING IS THE SAFE OPTION ...
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