Tanning beds are not safe and pose significant health risks, especially to skin and eye health. Health organizations worldwide strongly discourage their use. Risks of tanning beds include skin cancer, ...

The tanning bed business was booming in the 1980s. Then dermatologists and other health professionals sounded the alarm about the risk of melanoma skin cancer linked to indoor tanning, and the ...

The first time I used a tanning bed was in high school. I was probably 17 or 18. I wanted a tan before prom or some kind of dance. I remember my mom took my sister and me to the tanning salon, and ...

Tanning beds are a popular way to make your skin look tanner without going outside. They’re also used in phototherapy, which can treat conditions such as psoriasis. Using tanning beds carries some ...

International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category, deeming both to be as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas. For years, scientists have ...

About one in 13 people who tan indoors use their own tanning beds in the home, a new study finds. And people who use at-home tanning beds are more likely to have a tanning addiction, compared with ...

Welcome to Sun Blocked, Refinery29’s global call to action to wake up to the serious dangers of tanning. No lectures or shaming, we promise. Instead, our goal is to arm you with the facts you need to ...

Fewer U.S. teens are using indoor tanning beds and booths, although this risky behavior remains popular with more than 1.5 million high school students, a new survey reveals. In 2013, about 20 percent ...

Indianapolis-based ETS Tan Inc. is the world’s largest manufacturer of tanning beds, annually churning out twice as many as its nearest competitor. Yet, the company founded in 1984 by Trevor and Edna ...

Nothing says summertime like bronzed skin. It used to be that if you wanted to look sun-kissed, you had to spend hours baking your skin in the sun. Nowadays, however, you can bronze your skin a number ...