Beautiful tan skin, something that is desired by men and women around the globe. Unfortunately, some climates or skin types make it difficult to receive that naturally leaving people to look for other alternatives. One such alternative is tanning beds. Tanning beds work by using bulbs which imitate the sun’s harmful UV rays, causing your skin to have increased melanin production, resulting in a tan skin tone. Unfortunately, these rays are dangerous and can lead to skin problems that affect both your health and appearance. Even so, people still flock to tanning salons to achieve the tan of their dreams. However, now there is a safer alternative called tanning tablets.
Ingredients
Tanning Tablets are a supplement which contains the necessary ingredients to give your skin a healthy glow without other health risks. Although the names of some of the ingredients in the supplements initially sound a bit scary in order to fully understand exactly how much this product can offer you in terms of health and appearance benefits, you must first understand exactly what each these ingredients are and how they work. It is important to note that these supplements should not be taken by pregnant women or those under the age of eighteen.
– Vitamin B (Para-aminobenzoic Acid): is one of the first ingredients in the supplement and also one of the most important as it is the key ingredient that leads to the increased production of melanin. Although you naturally receive Vitamin B from various sources throughout your body including your Liver, without the harmful effects of the sun your body can not produce enough of this to result in a sun-kissed appearance.
– Silica: is another ingredient found in Tanning Tablet supplements but instead of directly aiding in the production of melanin it instead provides health benefits. Silica is often used for patients with Eczema, a condition which results in dry itchy skin, by making the skin more healthy and soft.
– Microcrystalline Cellulose: is a component of the tablet which does not offer any direct benefits but instead acts as an anti-caking agent with the supplement in order to prevent lumps from forming during production.
– L-Tyrosine: is another component which aids in melanin production. It can be found naturally in various food sources such as meats, eggs, fish, and dairy products. The reason that this component is used is that it does more than aid with the production of melanin it also helps pigmentation, the darkening of the skin, occur at a faster rate.
– Copper Gluconate: is a type of copper salt that when paired with Vitamin B causes pigmentation to occur. It is found in food sources as well which are primarily shellfish, nuts, and vegetables.
– Dicalcium Phosphate: is a dietary supplement that commonly is used in things such as dog food, breakfast cereal, and noodle products because it allows the ingredients to properly bind together.
– Magnesium Stearate: is an anti-caking agent, similar to the Microcrystalline Cellulose.
Tanning Bed Dangers
Tanning beds are well known for being unhealthy to skin because of the UV radiation they cause, however, many people do not realize just how harmful they can be. When it comes to the smallest of concerns such as your appearance these beds can cause excessive wrinkles, brown spots, and loose skin. Still, there are larger dangers when it comes to looking at how these beds affect your health. Tanning beds can cause many skin conditions but the most common of which is skin cancer. The most dangerous form of skin cancer, known as Melanoma, is caused by tanning beds as well. In fact, it has been found that people who have begun using tanning beds before their thirty-fifth birthday will have increased their odds of developing Melanoma by 75%. Melanoma starts off by causing dark spots to appear on the skin similar to moles and although when caught early on it is almost always treatable if it is not diagnosed immediately it has time to spread to other areas of the body. If this happens the survival rate falls from 99% to around 63%.
With these facts in mind, it is important for people to take the pros and cons into account when choosing to use tanning salons instead of using any of their safer tanning alternatives. By using tablets as their chosen alternative they greatly lower their risk of ever developing skin cancer while at the same time getting the look they desire, without an orange tone, and while also obtaining other nutritional benefits from the ingredients used.