About Tanning
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Tanning, the browning of the skin resulting from moderate exposure to
ultraviolet light, is only now being properly understood as the skin's ultimate
source of protection from a real danger which is burning. Burning is the
reddening of the skin resulting from over-exposure to ultraviolet light, and
should be avoided at all costs. If tanning truly provides protection from this
danger, why then are people constantly being told to stay out of the sun?
It is commonly known that our natural tanning process provides protection
against burning. Unlike some sunscreens, a tan provides reliable, full-spectrum
(UVA / UVB) protection from burning. Your natural tan offers protection that
doesn't rub, sweat or wear off the way sun screen lotion can.
The sun delivers three types of ultraviolet rays. The shorter the ray, the more
harmful it becomes. The shortest of the three, UVC, is unable to penetrate the
earth's ozone layer. Only UVB and UVA enter the earth's atmosphere, and of these
two, the shorter UVB is the ray responsible for burning. UVA, the longest ray,
is responsible for tanning.
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| Outdoors, UVB can reach levels of up to 40 percent, making it easier to burn, even for darker skin types. This then poses a real problem for those who want to get a tan without the dangers of burning.....a problem that has been solved by the indoor tanning industry.
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