Vitamin- D is something that our body craves. The need for Vitamin D is because of the release of serotonin the body releases from it along with benefits for your body. This warm feeling of the sun to some is seen as addictive. Walking outside, playing sports, and tanning, all have the same thing in common, sun exposure. We humans can’t hide from sun exposure due to the large yellow-beaming object in the sky. Those who enjoy tanning seem to think that tanning lotion is just as good as an SPF sunblock. Contrary to what is perceived on social media, tanning lotion is not a sunscreen. According to the National Library of Medicine, “Furthermore, there are increasing rates of melanoma in women before the age of 45 years.” Imagine having to get a piece of skin cut out all because of the negligence of wearing sunscreen. Most teenage girls can relate to the constant nagging of one’s mother about applying more sunscreen. The more knowledge teen girls get, the more flawlessly we will age. Women especially need to watch out for their skin because of our high risk of skin cancer.
Due to the large popularity of tanning beds particularly with teenage girls and middle-aged women, this type of tanning increases the risk of skin cancer due to the exposure of the basic squamous cell carcinoma by 58% and basal cell carcinoma by 24% those being types of skin cancer. Skin cancer surgeon Megan Copeland at local Memphis Levy Dermatology says that tanning beds increase the risk of skin cancer by 75%. Being outside exposes the skin to the sun, but voluntarily going into a sun box rapidly increases aging. Most people know about the safe ways of tanning such as self-tan lotions and wearing sunscreen. Even for all skin types and colors, everyone should wear sunscreen every day. Including indoors, where there are ultraviolet rays that can cause skin cell shrinkage along with blue light rays which are from electronic devices. Don’t get it twisted though because it has been found that certain sunscreens are not environmentally friendly, especially for coral reefs. Most coral reef-safe sunscreens usually pertain to mineral-based products one fantastic brand is Blue Lizard sunscreen. This is your PSA to wear sunscreen to age beautifully and avoid going under the knife.
