It is somewhat ironic that home tanning beds are still very popular devices even if they have already been identified as potential carcinogens. More and more stores online as well as offline are still offering home tanning beds for sale, and the tan-hungry public seems only too eager to buy them up.
It remains uncertain whether tanning beds will be banned in the future, but while they are still on the market, it would be helpful to be aware of some facts about them. Stores that offer home tanning beds for sale and you should definitely know as much as you could about such devices before you commit to buying one. Here then are some quick tidbits about tanning beds that may give you a clearer picture of their benefits and risks.
Over 1 million people visit tanning salons daily in the U.S.
Most of the clients of tanning salon are females in the 16 to 29 year age group.
More than 27 million people in the U.S. use devices such as tanning beds. Over 2 million of those people are still in their teens.
Companies that offer home tanning beds for sale pull in as much as $5 billion in revenue annually. This is a lot more than the industry used to make back in the early 90s.
Home tanning beds and other indoor tanning devices have been deemed cancer causing agents or carcinogens by several noted bodies such as the World Health Organization and the United States Department of Health and Human Services, due to their emission of UV radiation.
Home tanning beds put out just as much radiations as the sun, and in some cases they may actually be more damaging to the skin.
In people that have been exposed to UV radiation while still young, there is a greater chance of developing skin cancer or melanoma, particularly if home tanning beds continue to be used.
UV radiation can cause quite a lot of changes to human skin. Even the DNA could be damaged and this could result in a number of problems such as early wrinkling and aging, a less efficient immune system, cataracts, and ocular melanoma.
Using home tanning beds with the goal of getting more vitamin D is definitely not a good idea!
Only 28 states have implemented legislation barring the use of tanning beds for minors.
Home tanning beds for sale may soon be subjected to certain rules and restrictions, such as having to bear a cancer risk label from the Surgeon General and their manufacturers are forbidden to use the words “safe” and “harmless” in their marketing.
