Essay On Tanning

Do you like bathing in the sun? Going out and getting a nice tan? Of course mostly everyone likes going out into the warm sun, but going out without sunscreen is a bit risky. Tanning is one of the main causes of our countries skin cancer epidemic. People should learn the many risks and dangers of being over exposed by ultra violet rays. Tanning is a process in which people’s skin gets darker or tanner by ultra violet lights. Tanned skin is the natural defense mechanism for protecting the skin against the sun’s rays (“40”). There are four types of tanning. The types of tanning may vary; there is sun tanning, bed tanning, spray tanning, and the use of tanning pills. Unlike the others, tanning pills do not require a lot of UV light. These ways of getting tan causes serious damage to people and their skin. The UV light was created in the
The suns powerful rays would burn or sunburn the skin. In some cases, people would see changes in their skin collagen. Erythema, which is the reddening of the skin, will also appear on the skin. Actinic or solar keratosis happens when the skin has had very long term exposure to sunlight. When exposed for too long, the skin may burn and peel off. This causes stinging pain and a lot more symptoms to come. The skin will feel hot and maybe even blister (“The risk”). There are other methods in getting a tan that does not require sun or UV rays, but still come with risks. Spray tanning did not come out until the 1920s (“History”). The risk of spray tanning was not noticed much at all. That was until they found out that inhaling dihydroxyacetone, DHA, was dangerous (“History”). DHA is an isomer of glyceraldehyde. It restricts the production of vitamin D in the body. Thus, it leads to further illnesses. Spray tanning chemicals can cause potential genetic alterations. It may damage your DNA or skin color permanently (“spray”). There are more types of sunless tanners than just spray