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Life Before Tanning
• Centuries old beauty
secret:
Bonnets and parasols
kept sun off skin
• Enter Coco Chanel in the
1920s:
Designer made tanning
fashionable
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A Short History of Tanning
1920s - It all starts with Coco’s tan
1930s - Sunscreen invented
1940s - Bikini revolutionizes swimwear
1950s - Self-tanners introduced
1960s - Travelers seek sun vacations
1970s - Tanners urged to use sunscreen
1980s - Tanning beds instant hit
1990s - Sun and skin cancer link found
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Is it Safe to Go Out in the Sun?
• What we know about tanning
• How we tan
• What tanning
does to us
• How to be
safe in the
sun
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Where Your Tan Comes From
The A and B of the
sun’s radiation
• UVA – Ultraviolet A
waves
• Go deep into the
skin
• Cause wrinkles
• Contribute to cancer
• UVB – Ultraviolet B waves
• Go less deep than UVAs
• Cause sunburn and cancer
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The Sunny Side of the Sun
Moderate exposure has
benefits
• Supplies vitamin
health
• May reduce some
cancer risks
• Can improve mood
• Can encourage
exercise
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The Shadow of the Sun
Too much sun has
consequences
• Wrinkles and
skin damage
• Tanorexia –tanning
addiction
• Skin cancer
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Tanorexia
Scientists identify tanning
addiction
Begins with a desire for:
• Improved appearance
• Healthy look
• Relaxation
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Tanorexia
Outcome of tanning addiction
Leads to:
• Endorphin cravings
• Use of multiple
tanning salons
• Severe
skin damage/cancer
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Photoaging
You can’t steam out
these wrinkles
Too much sun
can make you
look older
Photoaging
causes:
• Wrinkles
• Rough skin
• Splotchy patches
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Cancer Facts and Figures
• Skin cancer is the most common cancer
• Hits one million Americans each year
• One in five Americans will get skin cancer
• One in three Caucasians will get skin cancer
• Sun causes over 90% of skin cancers
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Three Types of Skin Cancer
• Basal cell carcinoma
Most common, least serious
• Squamous cell carcinoma
Less common, more serious
• Melanoma
Least common,
DEADLY serious
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Who is at Risk?
People who:
• Spend a lot of time in the sun
• Have had at least five sunburns
• Have fair skin, light hair and eyes
• Have a family member with skin cancer
• Are over 50
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Skin Type Determines Sun Risk
Where are you?
Skin Color
Tanning Profile
1. Very fair
Burns, not tans
2. Fair
Burns, some tan
3. Average white
Burns some, tans some
4. Light brown
Burns slightly, tans easily
5. Brown
Burns rarely, tans easily
6. Black
Never burns, tans quickly
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Skin Cancer Timeline
• Older people:
May stay hidden for
10 to 30 years
• Younger people:
Melanoma showing
up in 20s
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Eyes in Sun’s Sight
• Cataracts cloud eyes
• Photokeratitis burns
eye surface
• Macular degeneration
deteriorates retina center
• Skin cancer damages eyelids
• Sunglasses a must
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Tanning Beds Unplugged
Would you stick your face in a
microwave?
• Nearly 30 million Americans tan indoors
• Some tanning bed UVRs harsher than sun
• Base tan concept
a myth
• California bans
indoor tanning
for under 14
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Tanning Bed Cautions
According to the Skin Cancer Foundation:
• Use before 35 raises melanoma risk 75%
• Use increases
squamous cell
carcinoma
risk 2.5 times
• Use increases
basal cell
carcinoma
risk 1.5 times
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Quick Tan Alternatives
Minutes to a Temporary Tan
Rub it in:
• Self-tanners in a bottle
Spray it on:
• Salon spray tan
Caution: neither
option is a
sunscreen
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Consider SPF
and Ingredients
• Sun Protection Factor – SPF
- Measures how fast skin burns
- Average skin needs SPF 15+
- Fair skin needs SPF 30+
• Look for zinc oxide, titanium
dioxide
• Apply sunscreen 15 minutes
before exposure
- Reapply frequently
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Have Your Sun and Be Safe Too
• Seek shade from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Cover up with hat, sun safe clothes
• Wear sunglasses – avoid eye damage
• Apply sunscreen
with SPF 15+
often
• Stay out of
tanning beds
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Sun Smart Clothing
• Start at the top with hat or visor
• Fabric UPF measures ability to block sun
• Tight weave blocks better than loose weave
• Darker clothes block
better than light
• High tech fabrics
offer protection
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How to Choose Sunglasses
• Look for near 100% UV protection that block UVA
and UVB rays
• Don’t be misled by price or tint
• Consider photochromic lens
• Choose close fit
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Tanning
You know the
facts
Now have fun!
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Review Questions
1. When did tanning become popular?
2. What are some good things the sun does for us?
3. What are two negative things the sun can do to
us?
4. How many people a year in the United States will
discover they have skin cancer?
5. What are the three types of skin cancer?
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Review Questions
6. Which is the most serious of the three types?
7. Why are tanning beds considered unsafe?
8. When are the suns rays the most strong?
9. What does S-P-F stand for?
10. How can you protect your skin from sun
damage?
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More on Tanning
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(Telly Award Winner)
• Be Sun Smart Poster
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