Article for Women Issues

Tanning beds provides a way for sunless tanning. It carries ultraviolet ray (both A and B) sources
which creates an effect of sun tanning for the one who is lying on the bed.

Man has always been obsessed with technology and inventions. Commercial tanning beds are one such invention that facilitates tanning in an indoor setting. Tanning beds carry ultraviolet ray (both A and B) sources
which creates an effect of sun tanning for the person who is lying on the bed. In other words
tanning beds provides a way for sunless tanning. But as in any man made things
it has its pros and cons. So the million dollar question is whether tanning beds a boon or a bane? In the following paragraphs
we’ll list few of its advantages and disadvantages before drawing the final conclusion.

The advantage of sun tanning is that it produces melanin – the pigment that protects the skin from UV rays – and the exposure stimulates the production of Vitamin D. In fact
this is the reason why we have so much of sun bathing going on in the beaches and this is also the logic that is projected by the tanning bed manufacturers to market their indoor tanning products. But the one aspect people tend to forget or ignore is that in order to receive enough Vitamin D
one only has to expose his/her body or a part of the body for a few minutes to the sunlight. In other words
in order to tap the health benefits of tanning
there is no real need to lie under the sun for hours or spent minutes cuddled inside an indoor tanning bed. Instead
the normal exposure to the sun’s rays in our daily lives will serve the purpose.

As mentioned earlier
tanning beds effects tanning by producing UVA and UVB rays artificially
in the same composition as in the sunlight but from close quarters. But over exposure to these rays can raise serious health issues. In fact
this is the disadvantage of tanning beds
sometimes to the extent of outweighing its advantages. Scientific studies have confirmed that both rays affect the skin in a genetic level and are the primary cause for skin cancer including the deadly melanoma. Long term exposure also causes other skin damages such as wrinkles
age spots and change in texture and thickness
caused by the drying out of skin and weakening of connective tissues. Also
it has been found out that a person lying in a tanning bed is likely to stand radiation levels to the eye as much as 100 times than in the outside sunlight.

So
comparing both sides
the pros and cons
it can be concluded that tanning beds have more disadvantages than advantages. Therefore
it is better to avoid it in the first place
and if you are itching for some summer glow
go for some tanning products such as a bottle of skin tanner. After all
that does not spoil your skin and hence your health.