Solarium tans are not safe tans. It can cause skin and eye damage. A solarium involves lying in an enclosure that surrounds you with UV light. It is UV light that causes the skin to tan. However, over exposure to this light also causes skin cancer. Limited amounts of UV rays have been proven to help acne.
They deliver five times the dose of UV radiation than the midday sun. They are also clearly linked to increased rates of skin cancer.
They deliver five times the dose of UV radiation than the midday sun. They are also clearly linked to increased rates of skin cancer.
You have probably heard of Clare Oliver.
She died in 2007 of skin cancer at the age of 25 from being addicted to solariums. UV exposure has been proven to encourage the creation and release of the body's own endorphins (feel-good substance). This may be why Clare was addicted.
"Here I am, 25 and I've been told that I've got only a few weeks to live and I don't think anything - you know, solariums, looking good, having a golden tan - is worth that," she said.
Laws have now been aplied to solariums to inform their customers about the risks and healthwarnings.