Tanning Bed Burns - the health risks of tanning beds
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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.
Can you get sunburn from a tanning bed
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 of the skin, exposing them the UVB
rays, causing you to get a better tan.
Is there a difference between a burn from the sun and tanning
bed burn?
However, you can and most likely still will get sunburn from a
tanning bed. Each person is different and each tanning bed is pre-set
to a certain amount of UVA and UVB rays, typically the average.
In reality, few people are truly “average” when it comes
to pigmentation. Therefore, if you tan, you will burn. However,
the tan is most likely going to be less severe than a similar amount
of time in the actual sunshine, simply because you can actually
control the levels of UVB radiation.
How to cure burns from tanning beds
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That being said, if you do get a tanning bed burn, and you will,
you would treat much the same as you do with normal suntan sunburn.
There is no real way to truly alleviate the burning, but the one
all time best treatment of sunburn is –you guessed, aloe vera.
Aloe vera helps cool off the skin, and relieve the feeling of the
burning on the skin. It is the best treatment for any type of sunburn,
whether that burn is from the tanning bed or from the sun.
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Don't use tanning beds for too long to get burns
The simple truth of the matter is that in large quantities, any
sort of radiation is bad for you—whether that be from the
sun or from a tanning bulb. You can’t avoid the sun, and as
a matter of fact, tanning in moderation can be healthy, and is healthy.
But, just like fire, you play with it long enough and you will get
a tanning bed burn.
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