Why does tanning cause wrinkles

Sunburn is red painful and hot to the touch, it occurs due to intense sun exposure and is extremely damaging to your skin. It can cause wrinkles, dry skin, dark spots and skin cancer. Eventually, UV light causes the skin to burn. Premature aging can, not only cause wrinkles, but may produce fine red veins, permanent dry and rough skin and weak connective tissues, worst case scenario it can also cause skin cancer. By being diligent in your tanning routine, you can easily enjoy the benefits of tanning without having to worry about getting wrinkles.

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After UV exposure, the body tries to protect itself from further radiation by visibly increasing melanin in the skin. Sunlight does give us more than just beautiful tans; UVB radiation activates the production of vitamin D. Will indoor tanning help your body make all of the vitamin D it needs?

Findings from years of scientific studies have answered these and other burning questions about indoor tanning. Tanning beds are NOT safer than the sun. Tanning — indoors or with the sun — makes your skin age more quickly.

Wrinkles, age spots, and loss of skin firmness tend to appear years earlier in people who tan. Using tanning beds can cause a serious injury. In emergency rooms across the United States, people are treated for burns, loss of consciousness, and eye injuries caused by indoor tanning.

Getting a base tan cannot prevent sunburn. Many people believe that using a tanning bed to get a base tan will prevent sunburn. Absolute myth. If you have a base tan, you can still burn. Every time you tan or burn, you also damage the DNA in your skin. The more you damage your DNA, the greater your risk of getting skin cancer. Women who tan indoors before they turn 30 are 6 times more likely to get melanoma, the deadliest skin cancer.

You may have heard that your body makes a lot of vitamin D when you use a tanning bed. To get vitamin D safely, board-certified dermatologists recommend eating a healthy diet.