Maybe. And your skin will wrinkle if you don't tan. Age, Diet, Genetics, certain behaviors (smoking cigarettes) and environmental pollution can wrinkle your skin more than moderate sun tanning. Overexposure, not moderate exposure, can cause the skin to wrinkle and therefore, it is advised to avoid overexposure. Back to Top

First, there are two types of brow wrinkles. Glabellar, or vertical, wrinkles, fall between the eyebrows. They are caused by corrugators, active little muscles located between the brow that exhibit anger or tension. Frontalis, or horizontal wrinkles, fall across the forehead and are caused by contractions in the frontalis muscle located in the central part of the forehead. Whether between the brows or centered in the forehead, it is tension that causes wrinkling.

SAD Lights do not cause tanning because the ultraviolet (UV) rays that cause tanning are filtered out. Medical experts caution that exposure to unfiltered bright lights for extended periods of time may eventually cause ocular damage. It is the intensity of light that provides the therapeutic advantage, not the light spectrum. Be wary of "full spectrum" lights unless they are UV filtered.

The cornea and lens of the eye absorb ultraviolet light wavelengths. If there is a significant exposure to the cornea, it can cause a corneal burn that is quite painful but does repair itself. If the lens is exposed to ultraviolet light in a significant amount or chronically, cataracts can form.

Yes. Tanning is your body's natural protection against sunburn; it's what your body is designed to do. Anti-tanning lobbyists falsely refer to this process as "damage" to your skin, but calling a tan "damage" is a dangerous oversimplification. In fact, it's much like calling exercise "damage to your muscles." When you exercise, you are actually tearing tiny muscle fibers in your body. At first glance, when examined at the micro-level, this tearing could be called "damage.

It is very difficult to isolate that indoor tanning is directly linked to the reported increase of skin cancer. There are standards in place to moderate and regulate the amount of time a person should be allowed to tan. Continuous excessive overexposure to UV light from any source (indoor or outdoor) can cause skin cancer. Squamous & basal cell carcinomas seem to take 15-30 years to develop.

Sufficient exposure in a tanning bed carries a higher risk of getting skin cancer. The exposure-versus-risk relationship is not well defined so it is not known how long one must use a tanning bed before one might get skin cancer.

No. In fact, in most cases, freckles and blemishes will become less pronounced because the lighter skin or less pigmentation areas are darkened to help darken and blend skin color more evenly. One is a cosmetic bronze that shows a tan right away and is a color guide for the applicator. The DHA bronzes by a reaction with the amino acids in the outer layer of the skin. The cosmetic will wash off when you shower and leave behind your developed tan that will last about a week.

The skin has several layers - the epidermis, dermis and sub-dermis. The dermis contains the proteins that keep the skin taut and springy. Sun is the major cause of skin damage. As we age (everyday wear and tear), and as our skin is exposed to environmental stresses, the collagen and elastin proteins in our skin begin to break down creating voids and gaps. These "gaps" are wrinkles. Another cause of wrinkles is the skin’s ability to repair itself.

Many factors contribute to the facial line creases and folds associated with aging. With time, cellular changes in the skin occur including the degradation of the collagen and elastin network. Repetitive physical stress also plays an important role. Recurring facial movements continuously flex and bend the skin weakening its structure and support. Wrinkles or lines of expression in the eye area (crow's feet), forehead and mouth area (frown lines) are apparent and become more intense with time.

There's no fixed age. Different people are susceptible to wrinkles to different degrees depending on their heredity and lifestyles. Unfortunately, no one is immune to wrinkles forever.

Certain herbals extracts are known to improve the firmness and elasticity of skin. Vitamin E is also known to slow the aging of skin. Creams are available combining these ingredients along with moisturizers. We can improve the appearance of wrinkles and sagging skin with collagen and/or elastin treatments.

The most common cause of blisters around the mouth is Herpes Simplex virus Type I. The virus can develop into fever blisters or cold sores when exposed to ultraviolet light. The use of a lip block when tanning may help.

A tattoo does fade from constant exposure to the sun or tanning beds. It does not matter at what stage the tattoo is at... constant exposure will effect it regardless. During the aftercare and the first couple of months of having the tattoo is when the fading effect of tanning can do more damage. I like to tell my clients to not bother with tanning the tattooed area for at least one year so that it has much time to settle in.

Outdoor products are formulated differently from indoor products and they produce better results when used correctly. If you apply outdoor lotions and oils when using a tanning bed, there is a high chance that they will create a film on the acrylic, which in fact acts as a restricting factor in the tanning process. It is far better to buy tanning products that are especially formulated for indoor use. They produce better results without any adverse effects.

Yes, in fact, sometimes more so because you are in a controlled environment. Your skin produces a tan the same way in an indoor tanning salon as it does when you lay out in the sun: through ultraviolet (UV) light. However, out in the sun, you cannot control the amount of UV light exposure and trying to achieve an all-over even-body tan is very difficult. Indoor tanning allows you to control the amount of UV light, for all all-over even tan.