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The first indoor tanning lamp was invented for medicinal reasons in 1906. The tanning lamp was used on ricketts patients to help them develop stronger bones. The tanning lamp was not thought about again until the 1970s. Friedrich Wolff used “artificially produced indoor tanning UV light to study athletes and how they might benefit from more exposure to sunlight.” This is where the tanning bed industry began. Over the years, tanning beds have advanced. Technology has enabled tanning beds to obtain features like air conditioning and radios. Today tanning salons are a $5 billion a year industry.

As a fad today in America, and many other countries, tanning is rising to an all time high. Most tanning salons typically push for one to buy the bigger and better packages. One may hear “Have you tried our new and improved tanning lotion serum.” Another tanning employe may promote their super awesome deals they are having that month for example, “This month we are letting you have one tanning session free for every two you buy.” Tanning beds are beneficial for many reasons. Many reasons include vitamin D, therapy, regulation of hormones etc.

Tanning is not just for teenagaers, in fact anyone can use a tanning bed, its not promoted but anyone can use one. Because UV rays are essential for the body to produce vitamin D, a person at risk for osteoporosis can gain health benefits from moderate tanning. A study called "Musculoskeletal Disorders" published in the BioMed Central journal looked at the impact of vitamin D on bone mineral density . The study found that vitamin D or uv rays made the drug work better, even after treatment was stopped. Tanning also helps the body regulate the hormones serotonin and melatonin, which aid in healt...

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...to ultraviolet radiation from the sun. (Skin Cancer Foundation)

One may develop a serious skin disease when using a tanning salon/ facilities. If the bed is not cared for properly then the end result could be bad for the tanner. So if one chooses to tan, they should think about the concerns of a skin disease.

As a past tanning employee and a person who owns a tanning bed, I see two different sides to tanning, the positive side of tanning salons and the negative side. I tend to hear lectures on a typical basis, whether its from my older sister or the person at the store. I used to be the one promoting the new tanning lotions and tanning minutes. If used the right way tanning can help you in a way you’ve never imagined. Although people nowadays want tan and they want it now, so they tend to abuse the uv light. These people may end up with a severe skin cancer.