The Dangers Of Spray Tanning Are Often Ignored
Spray tanning salons have popped up in many cities in recent years. More and more people are getting tans by various sunless tanning methods.
The main reason is that many people believe that it is safe. This is actually half the story and it is not entirely accurate.
The FDA is on record stating that the main active ingredient in spray tanning solution is safe when applied directly on the skin. This statement has given people a false sense of security.
While dihydroxyacetone is in fact safe when used on the skin, it is however unsafe when it comes into contact with the face. Especially when it is inhaled or when it penetrates the eyes.
The advice given by the FDA is to wear eye goggles and to cover the lips whenever you enter a spray tanning booth. A person should also hold their breath to avoid inhalation. Don’t count on the tanning salon to advise you to do so because they are not obligated by law.
Another troubling aspect is that spray tanning solutions also include other chemicals that are very potent and dangerous to the health of people. Chemicals such as mercury are sometimes used and mercury is indeed dangerous.
Such information usually escapes the mind because many folks have stubbornly believed that spray tanning to be safe.
This could very well be correct but using some caution is a good thing. Find out what chemicals are in the tanning solution before it goes on your body.
Also heeding the advice of the FDA by wearing eye goggles, nose plugs, covering the lips and holding the breath when the face is sprayed is extremely important.
The more a person knows and the more aware they are the less likelihood for regret. Don’t rely on the tanning salon to protect your health, you must be proactive in this regard. Their main interest is to make money and not your health.
Common sense is a great thing and common sense should tell us that anything artificial is not necessarily better than something that is natural.
Yes, too much sun can be very bad for you but believing that spray tanning is the safer alternative is not totally correct.
Truth be told spray tanning is relatively unknown as far as negative repercussions go. It will take a lot more research and testing before we can claim spray tanning is indeed safe.
The best advice for the meantime is to be careful when getting a sunless tan. Follow the advice of the FDA whenever you enter a spray tanning booth.