Artificial Tanning: Plus and Minuses
Pluses of the artificial tanning
Tanning Salons are the eternal summer. A trip to the tanning salons, when it’s nasty and wet outside is a pleasure that’s difficult to resist. Artificial sources of ultra-violet rays not only give your skin a golden tan, but also have beneficial effects on the nervous system, stimulating the elaboration of endorphins “hormone of pleasure”, and serotonin, «hormone of happiness». The lack of light is the main cause of seasonal depression and sleep disorders.
UVA-rays normalize metabolism and blood pressure, increase the efficiency and resilience of catarrhal diseases. Vitamin D is released which is responsible for the exchange of phosphorus and calcium in the body what prevents from the development of osteoporosis and cavities. Recent studies show that the «sunlight vitamin» has the ability to prevent and even cure some forms of cancer (eg, prostate cancer). UVA rays dry out skin, improving its status in the seboree, acne and psoriasis.
Moderate tanning advocates natural filter, absorbing up to 40% of the rays and protecting against the sunburn.
Minuses of the artificial tanning
Artificial tanning makes skin look rough, older, with preaged wrinkles. Even though it helps cure acne, the radiation provokes hyperkeratosis (thickening of upper layer of the skin), then block and acute inflammatory processes.
In general, the sunburn is the signal SOS, which leads to hide from the sun. In the tanning salon such thing is not likely to happen that’s why people receive excessive amounts of UVA. Hair suffers from it as much as the skin. Rays damage the hair matrix cells – phase of hair growth is reduced and they begin to fall out.
Dermatologists and oncologists argue about how regular the visits to the tanings salons should be. Well, it stresses the immune system, rays B and A rays that are used for the artificial tanning violate vital cells, forcing them to mutate. Although the body normally copes with the dangerous process of cells mutation but eventually the cells start to reproduce what leads to appearance of skin diseases and tumors. In addition, UVA Rays are capable of damaging ultraviolet genes responsible for the recovery of DNA what increases the probability of accumulation of mutated cells.
To sum up, the skin is able to cope with the UV Rays as well as the liver with alcohol. It’s the dose and frequency that makes a difference.
Lovely Liv Tyler
I was tempted to jump on a tanning bed but at the last minute rather opted to visit my local Beauty Salon in Putney for some self tan sessions. I’m just too afraid of the artificial light… They do have stand up tanning bed, maybe i’ll try a short session on there one day???
As a owner of a spa and salon I have seen my client visits
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I am planning to start a blog of my own where I can stay connected
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Thanks again, love the post. Keep up the good work.
Alison