Skin Care

Sometimes they occur just as you step out of the tanning bed. Sometimes they appear hours or even days later. Red, itchy bumps across the skin — often on the back, the legs, and the chest. Tanning bed rash.

Indoor tanning bed rash can appear almost anywhere on the body after tanning, and it can come on quickly and without warning. Often these rashes won’t appear for quite a while after a tanning session. It can be hard to connect the cause of the rash to any particular event or product.

In this article, I’ll take a look at tanning bed rash and examine possible prevention and treatment options.

Tanning has a bad reputation among dermatologists, especially those in the United States. Most argue that all sun exposure is bad, and what you’re doing when you’re tanning is burning the skin. They argue that tans are unsafe, could lead to skin cancer, and should be avoided. But are there any benefits of tanning, and is that the entire picture? What about vitamin D and other factors?

In several countries, the recommendations for sun exposure are changing due to new data. It appears that the United States is lagging in updating its policies. In this article, I’ll look at the latest research on sun exposure, suntanning, and the potentially significant benefits of sunbathing. And of course, I’ll look at the risks of suntanning, as well!

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