{"id":2665,"date":"2009-11-12T03:59:28","date_gmt":"2009-11-12T07:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/index.php\/how-do-indoor-tanning-salons-teach-sunburn-prevention-2\/"},"modified":"2011-10-31T16:23:48","modified_gmt":"2011-10-31T16:23:48","slug":"how-do-indoor-tanning-salons-teach-sunburn-prevention-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/how-do-indoor-tanning-salons-teach-sunburn-prevention-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do Indoor Tanning Salons Teach Sunburn Prevention?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The indoor tanning industry is at the forefront in educating people how to successfully avoid sunburn over the course of one\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><!--more--><a href=\"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/2009-04-21-teaching-sunburn-prevention-tanningnews-copy.jpg\" title=\"2009-04-21-teaching-sunburn-prevention-tanningnews-copy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/2009-04-21-teaching-sunburn-prevention-tanningnews-copy.thumbnail.jpg\" style=\"margin: 5px 0px 5px 10px\" alt=\"2009-04-21-teaching-sunburn-prevention-tanningnews-copy.jpg\" vspace=\"5\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"10\" \/><\/a>Studies of indoor tanners have shown consistently that indoor tanning customers once they begin tanning in a professional salon, are less likely to sunburn than they were before they started tanning.<\/li>\n<li>Studies have also shown that indoor tanners are less likely to sunburn outdoors than are non-tanners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Consider, in recent years sunburn incidence in the general population has been steadily increasing while sunscreen usage has been declining. And according to the American Academy of Dermatology, the sub-group most likely to sunburn is older men. In contrast, sunscreen usage outdoors among indoor tanners is increasing.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>We believe that teaching people strictly to avoid the sun may be making them more likely to sunburn when they do go outside for summer activities \u2013 and everyone does go outdoors at some point.<\/strong><\/em> Consider:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Tanning is your body\u2019s natural defense mechanism against sunburn, and indoor tanners have activated this defense against burning; non-tanners are more vulnerable when they inevitably do go outdoors.<\/li>\n<li>Indoor tanners are educated at professional tanning facilities how to avoid sunburn outdoors, how to use sunscreens appropriately and how to properly moisturize their skin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>When you also consider that the majority of people who sunburn are male, according to the AAD, and that 65-70 percent of indoor tanning customers are female, clearly, it is non-tanners who are doing most of the burning outdoors.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>In the war against sunburn, tanning salons are part of the solution. Those who abstain from sun exposure completely are more likely to sunburn when they inevitably do go outdoors, even if they attempt to wear sunscreen.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The indoor tanning industry is at the forefront in educating people how to successfully avoid sunburn over the course of one\u2019s life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How Do Indoor Tanning Salons Teach Sunburn Prevention? - Smart Tan News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The indoor tanning industry is at the forefront in educating people how to successfully avoid sunburn over the course of one\u2019s life.  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Studies of indoor tanners have shown consistently that indoor tanning customers once they begin tanning in a professional salon, are less likely to sunburn than they were before they started tanning. Studies have also shown that indoor tanners are less likely to sunburn outdoors than are non-tanners. Consider, in recent years sunburn incidence in the general population has been steadily increasing while sunscreen usage has been declining. And according to the American Academy of Dermatology, the sub-group most likely to sunburn is older men. In contrast, sunscreen usage outdoors among indoor tanners is increasing. We believe that teaching people strictly to avoid the sun may be making them more likely to sunburn when they do go outside for summer activities \u2013 and everyone does go outdoors at some point. Consider: Tanning is your body\u2019s natural defense mechanism against sunburn, and indoor tanners have activated this defense against burning; non-tanners are more vulnerable when they inevitably do go outdoors. Indoor tanners are educated at professional tanning facilities how to avoid sunburn outdoors, how to use sunscreens appropriately and how to properly moisturize their skin. When you also consider that the majority of people who sunburn are male, according to the AAD, and that 65-70 percent of indoor tanning customers are female, clearly, it is non-tanners who are doing most of the burning outdoors. In the war against sunburn, tanning salons are part of the solution. 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