Using Sunscreen in a Tanning Bed: Does It Make It Safe?

Around May of each year, emails start pouring in from readers who want to know how to get a "safe" tan. Recently, a young woman wrote to ask whether using a high level SPF sunscreen in a tanning bed would make tanning beds any safer. Right off the bat, I would like to stress that using a tanning bed is never safe. There has been countless research on the subject and it all concludes that tanning beds greatly increase your risk of skin cancer and melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer. Avoid tanning beds -- there are much healthier ways to get that sun-kissed glow than tanning....Read Full Post
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