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Knowing your skin type is very important when it comes to using a tanning bed. The sensitivity of your skin is genetically determined, and has a lot to do with the manner in which your skin will tan, and the protection it will afford against getting burned.
Prior to using a tanning bed, a salon professional should determine your skin type based on several characteristics. Your skin type is matched with the manufacturers printed material to assist in determining your tanning session time. Below is an example of skin types.
Skin types are typically classified into six categories: |
Skin Type I:
Usually bright white or pale skin, blue or green eyes, red hair and many freckles. This skin type always burns outdoors, never tans.
NOTE: A person who is a true Skin Type I should avoid tanning indoors and outdoors.
Skin Type II:
Beige skin, blue or grey eyes; blonde or light brown hair and some freckles. This skin type has a strong tendency to sunburn outdoors, but sometimes tans.
Skin Type III:
Light brown skin, brown eyes and hair. This skin type sometimes burns outdoors but always tans.
Skin Type IV:
Light brown or olive skin, dark brown eyes and hair. This skin type sometimes burns outdoors and tans readily.
Skin Type V:
Brown skin, dark brown hair and eyes. This skin type rarely burns outdoors and tans easily.
Skin Type VI:
Black skin, black-brown eyes and hair. This skin type rarely sunburns outdoors.
Your salon may use a specific skin type formula to determine your tanning sensitivity indoors.
Please Note: Although the chart above discusses a persons "sunburning" potential, you should always tan in moderation and avoid sunburning indoors and out!
Teaching Consumers Not To Sunburn Is An Uphill Battle
The American Journal of Preventive Medicine reported in August that of 150,000 survey respondents, 31.7 percent of Americans had been sunburned due to outdoor ultraviolet exposure within the previous 12 months.
There was a strong relationship between age and sunburns. While 7 percent of adults 65 and older reported being sunburned, 57.5 percent of respondents aged 18 to 29 had been sunburned at least once in 12 months.
These findings complement those of a recently published study that showed that sunburn rates among teenagers, 12 to 18 years old, might go as high as 80 percent.
"Such high sunburn rates for a one-year period confirm reports that extensive unprotected sun exposure is occurring among young adults," the researchers say.
Members of the indoor tanning industry hope to reduce these statistics through educating consumers on the importance of Moderate, Sensible and Responsible exposure to ultraviolet light.
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