The whole idea of waiting for the summer to lay in the backyard by the pool, sip a nice cold glass of lemonade and take the sun is too long for some. With most wanting a “Hollywood tan” all year round, tanning is the best option. Why not? It’s fast, easy, reasonably priced and achieves desired results. With its positives and negatives I think it is safe to say that the negative results easily outweigh all of the positives.
Starting with the benefits of tanning, it does not take more than approximately fifteen minutes to come out of a tanning bed with color to your face and a darker skin tone. Tanning is something that most people can conveniently fit into their schedule. Tanning salons are usually open late into the night, making them even more accessible. Also, the process is not tedious at all. You step into the room, put on some lotion and either lay in a bed or stand in a bunch of UV lights. Another appealing characteristic is the considerably reasonable price. With specials packages and deals all year round there is always a crowd of customers looking to buy a membership. Lastly, depending on the color tan you are striving for, indoor tanning can most likely get you to that desired skin color.
Shifting over to the negative side of tanning the consequences are pretty dangerous. Indoor tanning can lead to skin cancer, causing a frightening “spike” in the rates. While skin cancer used to be found mainly in older people it is becoming more and more common in adolescents. Just like smoking tanning may also have a similar “addictiveness” to it. Once people start going tanning they want to keep up with their tan and not let it fade away. Therefore, they continue to go weekly damaging their skin more and more. Another negative affect is it becomes a fake image. People become overly obsessed with maintaining a tan that they forget about their own self image and move into a world of fake tans and impressing others. Tanning also has a negative effect for tanning salons. Lawsuits are becoming more and more frequent causing salons to pay large sums of money.
Although it is hard for teenagers to overlook Jessica Simpson’s beautifully bronzed skin and Paris Hilton’s rich color, they have to be aware of the dangers that come along with it. It has been said by doctors that each time a skin color changes, whether it’s a tanner shade or a reddened face, there is UV damage. Even though it is easier said than done, I feel teenagers should be satisfied the way they are and do not need to damage their skin to fit in with the movie stars, singers, and others around them who abuse the tanning privilege. I believe we should be ourselves and have the patience to wait for summer to enjoy the natural sunlight to a safe extent.
Starting with the benefits of tanning, it does not take more than approximately fifteen minutes to come out of a tanning bed with color to your face and a darker skin tone. Tanning is something that most people can conveniently fit into their schedule. Tanning salons are usually open late into the night, making them even more accessible. Also, the process is not tedious at all. You step into the room, put on some lotion and either lay in a bed or stand in a bunch of UV lights. Another appealing characteristic is the considerably reasonable price. With specials packages and deals all year round there is always a crowd of customers looking to buy a membership. Lastly, depending on the color tan you are striving for, indoor tanning can most likely get you to that desired skin color.
Shifting over to the negative side of tanning the consequences are pretty dangerous. Indoor tanning can lead to skin cancer, causing a frightening “spike” in the rates. While skin cancer used to be found mainly in older people it is becoming more and more common in adolescents. Just like smoking tanning may also have a similar “addictiveness” to it. Once people start going tanning they want to keep up with their tan and not let it fade away. Therefore, they continue to go weekly damaging their skin more and more. Another negative affect is it becomes a fake image. People become overly obsessed with maintaining a tan that they forget about their own self image and move into a world of fake tans and impressing others. Tanning also has a negative effect for tanning salons. Lawsuits are becoming more and more frequent causing salons to pay large sums of money.
Although it is hard for teenagers to overlook Jessica Simpson’s beautifully bronzed skin and Paris Hilton’s rich color, they have to be aware of the dangers that come along with it. It has been said by doctors that each time a skin color changes, whether it’s a tanner shade or a reddened face, there is UV damage. Even though it is easier said than done, I feel teenagers should be satisfied the way they are and do not need to damage their skin to fit in with the movie stars, singers, and others around them who abuse the tanning privilege. I believe we should be ourselves and have the patience to wait for summer to enjoy the natural sunlight to a safe extent.
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