Beauty And The Blog

Tanning beds. If you read the previous post on Tanning Beds you already know how I feel about them. I don’t like them. I mean, I. REALLY. DON’T. LIKE. THEM. For me, or for you. They age your skin, rob you of your skin’s natural beauty. And more importantly, they put you at risk for serious health issues. Like, um, cancer.

Now I realize that I left some important information out of that last post. It is called ADDICTION.  Yeah, if you are using a tanning bed you may have a monkey on your back.

Heard of endorphins? Runners high? Endorphins are a naturally occurring chemical in the body. When endorphins are released into your system you feel good. Endorphins are a natural pain reliever, so if you are wondering why someone running for miles could possibly feel good, that’s why. Now how about tanning bed high?

In 2006 research was done on on the effects of tanning with UV emitting bulbs and the release of cutaneous (skin related) endorphins. These cutaneous endorphins produce a sense of well being. UV beds for tanning cause a pretty good amount of these cutaneous endorphins to be released. Thus producing a psychological addiction… to tanning. And when you stop tanning? Withdrawal symptoms.

Read more on this at Hypercube.

If you are wondering why I am so all over this subject on an anti-aging beauty related blog, ask yourself this.. How beautiful is skin cancer? How can one fight the visible signs of aging when submitting themselves to a powerful cause of wrinkles, dry and leathery skin, plus loss of elastin and collagen?

See what I am saying? This is pertinent information on the subject of anti-aging, but it also is relevant to your overall health. So lose the tanning bed, would ya?

Signs of Skin Cancer:

A skin abnormality that increases in size, and/or is multicolored, pink, red, tan, brown or black. This can also appear as translucent or pearly.

A mole that changes color or texture. A mole that becomes irregular in shape or is larger than a pencil eraser.

A spot or growth that continually itches, hurts, is crusty, scabs or bleeds. Or an open sore that does not heal or does heal only to reopen/reappear.