Myth vs. Fact
•Surveys have shown that indoor tanners are less likely to sunburn when they are outdoors. Indoor tanning units are designed to help you minimize your risk of sunburn.
•Indoor tanners are 80% less likely to sunburn outdoors than non-tanners.
•Cancer rates are higher in sun deprived areas of the world and decrease significantly as one gets closer to the equator. A 1994 study shows that Northern women have 5 times greater risk of ovarian cancer than Southern women who receive more direct sun exposure.
•Malignant melanoma skin cancer is most common in people who do not receive regular sun exposure, and most frequently develops on parts of the body that are not regularly exposed to sunlight.
Check out this video of Joe Levy, the head of The Smart Tan Network, who exposes common misconceptions of indoor tanning!
The Joint Canadian Tanning Association:
The vision of the Joint Canadian Tanning Association is to inform the public that sun exposure, like air, water and food, is natural and necessary to human life. This association as well aims at informing Canadians to correctly embrace ultra violet and sunshine as part of a healthy lifestyle - one which acknowledges that moderate ultra-violet light exposure when experienced in a non-burning fashion is the smartest way to maximize the potential benefits of UV light while minimizing the manageable potential risks associated with either too much or too little sunlight.
The vision of the Joint Canadian Tanning Association is to inform the public that sun exposure, like air, water and food, is natural and necessary to human life. This association as well aims at informing Canadians to correctly embrace ultra violet and sunshine as part of a healthy lifestyle - one which acknowledges that moderate ultra-violet light exposure when experienced in a non-burning fashion is the smartest way to maximize the potential benefits of UV light while minimizing the manageable potential risks associated with either too much or too little sunlight.