Is it safer to tan in tanning beds than outdoors?
A. Most certainly. Here’s why: Indoor tanning clients are exposed to a scientifically determined dosage of ultraviolet light carefully formulated to tan you with minimal risk of sunburning. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has established exposure times for each tanning unit and guidelines which help you to tan in our tanning units with little risk of burning (the REAL culprit). It is impossible to have this type of control outdoors, where variables such as weather conditions, altitude and the Earth’s ever-thinning ozone layer make sunburning much more likely. Additionally, tanning beds have a finely tuned amount of UVA and UVB, which gives more predictable, browning results than that of outdoor sunlight. Because sunburn is the main risk factor, it is actually smarter to tan indoors, in a controlled environment. That being said, should natural sunlight be avoided? Absolutely not! Sunlight is our friend and should never be viewed as bad or harmful. As with many things in life, dang
