Tan beds banned by 2015

WOW!  News article out of Australia.  With everything going on in the world today in regards to tanning and health care, I see this eventually happening here in the states!!  So glad I changed my habits over 5 years ago.  Not only for myself, but for the sake of my kids and family!  Wake up everybody, we are in 2012 now....tanning beds are OUT and Spray Tanning is IN!  It's a new year, why not make a NEW YOU!

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The State Government will ban UV sun beds by 2015.

Environment Minister Robyn Parker said there was mounting evidence that the use of sunbeds was associated with an increased risk of melanoma at any age.

“Solaria use is associated with a range of skin cancers, including melanoma, which is the most life threatening form of skin cancer and the most common form of skin cancer among 15 to 39-year-olds,” Ms Parker said.

“The International Agency for research on Cancer has increased the classification for solaria to ‘carcinogenic to humans’ and this places solaria in the same category of risk of harm to humans as asbestos.

“Sadly, Australia has the highest incidence of skin cancer in the world and this ban is long overdue.”

Ms Parker said the new laws totally banning commercial solaria tanning units in NSW will be effective from 31 December 2014.

“All the data shows that the Australian health system spends more money on the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer than on any other cancer.

Ms Parker said that recent advice provided by health authorities indicated that the level of skin cancer risk associated with solaria use is higher than previously understood.

“The risk is particularly heightened when solaria users are younger than 35 years and using tanning units to obtain a cosmetic tan is just not worth the risk,” Ms Parker said.

The Minister said the Government would look at ways to support the industry by helping with the safe disposal of tanning units and by assisting the industry reposition and diversify their businesses.

Spray tanning: A Solution to the Winter Blues that will not turn you orange anymore.....we promise!!

It is around that time of year when one looks in the mirror and looks like an extra on Twilight or just plain translucent. While he or she dreams of summer and laying out, spray tanning could be the answer. Spray tanning can give that sun-kissed, natural glow in the middle of the winter blues without the worry of skin cancer.

Spray tanning has come a long way from when it originally started.  “(Spray tanning) is quick, fast, effective.  The orangey-ness has been taken out of it. People have the connotation that spray tanning is going to turn them orange, but that really is not the case anymore and people are starting to understand that,” said Kristin Klinker, owner of The Beach, a Champaign spa & tanning salon.

You can buy spray-tanning solutions in a bottle at a drugstore or you can get it done professionally.  “I’d rather have it done professionally because I like the color better, and it is more convenient and less work,” said Megan Keller, junior in Education. “I also think it stays longer.  They work for everyone from people with pale skin to those with olive skin tones.

“While (the store-bought spray) was being sprayed it was horrible. It smelled like a chemical. It was like poison. Once it was on it didn’t smell like that,” said Maggie Sharp, junior in LAS.

The ingredients used in spray tans are not chemicals, however. The formula is in fact very natural.  “There are no toxins or chemicals. DHA, which is Dihydroxyacetone, is the main ingredient in sunless products in general … That ingredient is derived from sugar.

Spray tans can last anywhere from five to seven days, but there are very simple ways to make the tan last the maximum amount of time.  According to Klinker, it is important to shower, shave, and exfoliate before getting sprayed. You should also not wear any type of lotion, deodorant or perfume because the spray develops and sticks best on clean skin. After you get sprayed and it sets, make sure to continue applying lotion.

There are some stories of people using spray tan to contour their bodies. In a lot of these cases, people want to spray on abs.  “We only want to work with what is there; we don’t want to create something that is not,” Klinker said. “I’ve heard horror stories of other spray technicians doing this to people and they spray on these abs and then they look like the ninja turtles. We only enhance and highlight what’s there.”

For users like Sharp, a spray tan is a great way to start feeling like summer may be in reach again.  “It wasn’t super intense and it wasn’t streaky,” she said. “I would definitely do it again.”

Article by:  Haley Jones  The Daily Illini