8 Reasons to Pull the Plug on Tanning Beds

There are many people in the U.S. who go to the tanning beds. An estimated 30 million people go tanning and tanning beds are much more dangerous for the skin than natural sunlight. After reading about this article, there are 8 reasons that you should consider not going to the tanning salon anymore. One, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, tanning beds are in the "group one" classification of carcinogens. Two, Research show that, for those people who start indoor tanning before the age of 30, the risk of skin cancer jumps by 75%. Three, tanning salons have gotten more expensive because of the new health care plan which has a 10% tax imposed on indoor tanning. Four, tanning lamps emit concentrated UVA rays, leading to greater wrinkling, sagging, and other sings of premature aging. Five, High pressure speed tanning sunlamps emit up to twelve times more UVA rays than the sun. Six, Indoor tanning can be addictive. More than 39% of subjects in one study met the diagnostic criteria for addiction due to their use of tanning beds. The seventh reason is that the spray tans and lotions that people use also to get a tan, makes you look fake and it has a realistic glow on you. So, before you go tanning the next time, think of these 8 reasons why you shouldn't go.