Sunday 18 December 2011

Base tan? Bad idea

By Mayo Clinic staff


Going on a beach vacation and planning a visit to the tanning salon to get a 'base tan' first? Bad idea. There's little evidence that a few sessions of indoor tanning will protect your skin from sunburn. In fact, repeated exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, whether at the tanning salon or by the sun, increases your risk of premature skin aging and skin cancer. The best way to protect your skin is to avoid the sun between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., to cover up,

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