Comments on: Is Indoor Tanning A Good Source of Vitamin D? http://thebeautybrains.com/2009/03/16/is-indoor-tanning-a-good-source-of-vitamin-d/ Cosmetic chemists answer your beauty product questions! We are a group of cosmetic scientists who understand what the chemicals used in cosmetics really do, how products are tested, and what all the advertising means. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:42:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: thebeautybrains http://thebeautybrains.com/2009/03/16/is-indoor-tanning-a-good-source-of-vitamin-d/comment-page-1/#comment-72352 thebeautybrains Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:27:32 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=4683#comment-72352 What you are saying is in direct conflict with the consensus of independent scientists. The American Academy of Dermatology does not care at all what the sunscreen industry wants. Their conclusion...use sunscreen and stay away from tanning beds. What you are saying is in direct conflict with the consensus of independent scientists. The American Academy of Dermatology does not care at all what the sunscreen industry wants. Their conclusion…use sunscreen and stay away from tanning beds.

]]> By: John Schmidt http://thebeautybrains.com/2009/03/16/is-indoor-tanning-a-good-source-of-vitamin-d/comment-page-1/#comment-72337 John Schmidt Fri, 08 Jul 2011 04:35:01 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=4683#comment-72337 I think you really need to understand why people are getting skin cancer and not spout off sunscreen-industry supported information. You are one of the reasons people are getting skin cancer. Lower nutritional value of foods mass-produced = lower levels of antioxidants, lower antioxidant levels = less protection in skin from cell damage, less protection in skin from cell damage = higher risk of skin cancer. Sunscreen prevents melanin from being produced, melanin (tanning) converts energy from UV rays into heat so that it doesn't damage cells. The tanning industry and the sun aren't the problems. Sunscreen, your ignorance, and poor nutrition are. I think you really need to understand why people are getting skin cancer and not spout off sunscreen-industry supported information. You are one of the reasons people are getting skin cancer. Lower nutritional value of foods mass-produced = lower levels of antioxidants, lower antioxidant levels = less protection in skin from cell damage, less protection in skin from cell damage = higher risk of skin cancer. Sunscreen prevents melanin from being produced, melanin (tanning) converts energy from UV rays into heat so that it doesn’t damage cells. The tanning industry and the sun aren’t the problems. Sunscreen, your ignorance, and poor nutrition are.

]]> By: Sarah http://thebeautybrains.com/2009/03/16/is-indoor-tanning-a-good-source-of-vitamin-d/comment-page-1/#comment-66680 Sarah Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:09:23 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=4683#comment-66680 I agree that risk is about moderation, and everyone makes their own choices, but IMO, you are already getting incidental sun exposure, so there really isn't any need to seek out UV rays through a tanning bed. Tanning bed in my mind is the equivalent of distilling the alcohol from your alcoholic beverage and drinking it pure. By its very nature, it isn't moderate--it is plain, unmoderated UV with no benefit other than getting exposed to intense enough UV to stimulate melanin production in your skin (your skin's way of trying to protect itself from excessive UV exposure). I agree that risk is about moderation, and everyone makes their own choices, but IMO, you are already getting incidental sun exposure, so there really isn’t any need to seek out UV rays through a tanning bed. Tanning bed in my mind is the equivalent of distilling the alcohol from your alcoholic beverage and drinking it pure. By its very nature, it isn’t moderate–it is plain, unmoderated UV with no benefit other than getting exposed to intense enough UV to stimulate melanin production in your skin (your skin’s way of trying to protect itself from excessive UV exposure).

]]> By: Tracey http://thebeautybrains.com/2009/03/16/is-indoor-tanning-a-good-source-of-vitamin-d/comment-page-1/#comment-66674 Tracey Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:55:03 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=4683#comment-66674 It's all about moderation. If you abuse the tanning bed you risk skin damage and/or skin cancer. Same as if you overexpose yourself to the natural sunlight. Be responsible. If I have 10 alcoholic drinks a day I am at more risk of destroying my liver than I would be if I only had 2 or 3 a week. It’s all about moderation. If you abuse the tanning bed you risk skin damage and/or skin cancer. Same as if you overexpose yourself to the natural sunlight. Be responsible. If I have 10 alcoholic drinks a day I am at more risk of destroying my liver than I would be if I only had 2 or 3 a week.

]]> By: Sarah http://thebeautybrains.com/2009/03/16/is-indoor-tanning-a-good-source-of-vitamin-d/comment-page-1/#comment-61918 Sarah Tue, 30 Nov 2010 07:25:09 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=4683#comment-61918 Marie, Just because our bodies can make vitamin D from UV light, it doesn't follow that supplements should be a last resort. I don't get the logic. No one is arguing that vitamin D deficiency isn't a problem; they're just arguing that you can get it from supplements if you don't get enough from sunlight and diet. The fact that vitamin D is important for health isn't an advertisement for tanning beds. Marie,

Just because our bodies can make vitamin D from UV light, it doesn’t follow that supplements should be a last resort. I don’t get the logic. No one is arguing that vitamin D deficiency isn’t a problem; they’re just arguing that you can get it from supplements if you don’t get enough from sunlight and diet. The fact that vitamin D is important for health isn’t an advertisement for tanning beds.

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