Everyday people are taking risks with their health. Some smoke or drink too much, maybe eat too much junk or neglect exercising. Do you ever think about the risks we encounter when we bathe in the sun, trying to get that glow. Increasing your chance of skin cancer is just one of the effects of tanning.  

There are a couple types ofUV (Ultra Violent) rays that will cause damage to the skin. UVA is the prominent of the two, and usually is the responsible for cancer of the skin. UVB rays are what make sunburns red. What also can lead to skin cancer are getting a lot of sunburns. If you do take that chance, use a sunscreen that protects from both types of UV rays.

People who have a large amount of freckles or moles on their body have an even greater risk of developing skin cancer. Yet another effect of tanning premature aging. Who needs to get older quicker? Other related problems are skin losing elasticity making an early introduction of wrinkles.  

Another method of tanning is to do so in a tanning bed. Tanning beds penetrate deeper so they too are accounted for rapid-aging. The effects of tanning in a bed hardly seem worth the risk.

Sunless tanning is by far the safer and healthier alternative. It will give you a safe tan all year round without any harmful exposure to UV rays. A person can go to a spray tanning booth at their health club. Sunless tanning is not what it used to be. The science of tanning without the sun has been perfected.

Another alternative is tanning creams that you can apply to achieve the bronzed skin you want. There are also make-up products that will give you the perfect glowing look without any harmful effects of UV’s.