You can visit your nearest tanning salon to obtain information on the risk of tanning salons. Also, your family doctor may help you on learning the risks.
http://www.all-tanning-beds.com/tanning-safety/are-there-any-harmful-side-effects-of-tanning.html Here is a website detailing not only some of the risks but some of the benefits. I hope that it helps you.
Studies have shown that tanning beds can cause skin cancer if overused.
Tanning salons should ban patrons under the age of 18 because of health risks.
Tanning lamps are just as bad for your skin as prolonged exposure to the sun. Tanning lamps emit the same Ultra violet rays that can lead to wrinkles, premature aging, and skin cancer. Tanning lamps allow you to control your exposure to UVA rays, unlike out door tanning. However, tanning lamps can be two to three times more powerful than outside exposure to the sun. For information on the risks of tanning go to the FDA Risks of Tanning.
There are many risks when sun tanning. Some of the risk are sunburn, premature aging, cataracts, eye damage, skin cancer, immune system weakening and photoaging.
There are many risks to spray tanning, not the least of which affect the hormonal balance of women and the eventual damage of DNA. Damaged DNA may mutate after time, causing tumors to spread.
Tanning booths have a large number of health risks. The biggest risk is developing skin cancer, which can be caused by prolonged exposure to UV light, and skin damage from the pigment in your skin cells changing. It is much safer to use fake tanning instead.
The most common and well known risk of commercial tanning beds is Melanoma or skin cancer. However, the risks do not end there. There is also potential risk to the eyes if proper eyeware is not worn. Lastly there is the infamous sunburn.
Yes, you can get cancer from tanning too often and too much. Try to get a tan the natural way by the sun.
Sunlamps and tanning beds promise consumers a bronzed body year-round, but the ultraviolet (UV) radiation from these devices poses serious health risks.
There is a variety of information available on indoor tanning safety and there are arguments for both sides. While there is a case for using tanning beds it is clear through the current research that excessive exposure to u.v. rays is in-fact quite risky.