The solarium

Solarium

In the winter months we often feels unwell. The wet, cold and dark days make for motivation and impair the general well-being. One yearns for the sun's first rays and the soothing heat in the summer. For the light and the sun not only create a healthy skin color, but lift the mood, stimulate circulation and metabolism and provide new energy. But not everyone has the possibilities to fill up the lack of sun on holiday. For this reason, many people opt for the artificial sun, the brown of a button. Because who has a brown skin even in winter, is considered youthful, sporty and healthy. But many people are the dangerous risks of tanning beds are not aware of and incrementing by constantly be owned and strong sunlight, the risk of developing skin cancer.

We have compiled for you all important and relevant information on tanning beds.
Overview on Solarium

* The solarium
* UV rays
* Dangers of sunbathing
* Video about skin cancer
* Who should not use tanning beds?
* What skin type am I?
* How do I know good tanning beds?
* Errors

UV rays

UV rays

The visit to the solarium, commonly known as Sun Bank belongs, for many people to everyday life. There are about 12,000 to about 90,000 Tanning Salons Tanning Advised. Ca. 14 million federal Burger will constantly be under strength, the artificial sun, so we belong to Europe, the German leaders. For a man to wohlfuhlt and stays healthy, he need the sun. Vitamin D3, that provides for the establishment and maintenance of the bone is formed by UV rays. But to be able to form the necessary amount of vitamin D3, we need not everyday visit to a sun bath. It extends a short, daily walk in the fresh air to get enough to fill up UV rays and thus to meet the demand. In a solarium these UV rays are created artificially. Depending on this strong UV radiation source can Tanning different results. Here, the desired result varies depending on the type of UV tubes. A distinction is made between UV-A and UV-B rays. The UV-A rays produce more of a superficial effect, however, bring an immediate result. The UV-B rays penetrate the other hand deep into the skin until the pigment-producing cells. The effect, however, only 48 hours of sunlight visible. First, the intense UV-B rays were said to krebsauslosende effect, now white? However, both the UV radiation sources are krebsauslosend. Thus, there is indeed a difference between the natural and the artificial brown, but with uberma? Peroxide use are both dangerous.
Dangers of sunbathing

Skin cancer melanoma

It's not new that frequent sun leads to an elevated risk of cancer. But according to recent studies, the visit of a sun bath on the highest category of cancer risks, classification and is thus on a par with cigarettes and alcohol. Tanning in tanning beds is incrementing even the risk of skin cancer by up to 75 percent. Although these figures are shocking, but nothing on the other Tanning habits of individuals who visit a solarium daily. In Germany, 140.00 annually more than people are diagnosed with skin cancer and the affected persons are always young. To these figures, however, to counter, from March 2009, a solarium ban for underage was decided. Nor shall a tanning salon with a therapeutic pretext for promoting the tanning salon. Especially young people who use a solarium just for cosmetic purposes are not aware of the risks. Since most of their skin is sensitive, they should not inhibit the radiation of a solarium, nor the natural sunlight uberma? Exposed ig. But not only the dangerous skin cancer belongs to the adverse effects of an artificial brown. Also, a rapid skin aging, sunburn and pigmentation unschone can be the result of sun baths.

Skin cancer and the dangers:
Who should not use tanning beds?

Home Tanning Beds

In principle, should children and young people under 18 do not go to a solarium. Your skin is more sensitive and increases the risk of cancer. In addition, the youth are not just about the conscious and tend to Spatfolgen uberma? Strength using the devices. Even those with the skin type 1 (the Celtic type) belongs, should dispense with the artificial sun. Furthermore, many drugs impair the sensitivity of the skin. Thus, inter alia Taking antibiotics or pain medication after a few minutes left and drove a sunburn may unschone pigment spots. Of course it is of course that people who already suffer from skin changes, or even have skin cancer, can present or use under any circumstances Tanning devices of any kind.

You can also buy a home tanning beds. But please be careful with the Advised also on the proper use and a regular? Term maintenance.
What skin type am I?

Our skin holding a natural self-protection, which is classified according to skin type. This self-protection period is the time that we expose our bodies and our skin to the sun can, without getting a sunburn. With a sun protection factor can be varied this time. Sun creams of any kind and composition are not suitable for the solarium.



There are 4 different skin types in Europe's space from each other:



1. Celtic type about 2% of the German population

* Very light skin
* Light blonde to reddish hair
* Blue, gray, sometimes eyes green color
* If not brown, is prone to sunburn and will only get a lot of freckles
* Self-protection 5-10 minutes



2. Nordic type about 12% of German population

* Light skin color
* Blonde or light brown hair
* Any Eye Colour au? He brown
* Slow browning tends to freckle
10-20 minutes * Self-protection



3. Mixed type about 78% of German population

* Mean color
* Any eye and hair color
* Average Brown
* Rare freckles and sunburn
20-30 minutes * Self-protection



4. Mediterranean type about 8% of the German population

* Light brown to brown skin, including ungebraunt
* Brown Eyes
* Brown or black hair
* Fast Tanning, rarely sunburn and no freckles
30-40 minutes * Self-protection

How do I know good tanning beds?

Goggles

A good tanning has trained personnel who are hygienically clean and all Tanning devices are constantly be serviced strength. You should also make sure that your tanning salon on the criteria of the Federal Office for Radiation Protection acts.



The staff should:

1. information about the health risks
2. Determine your individual skin types
3. is about skin diseases or medication information
4. information about how to deal with the Braunungsgerat (eg unvarnished)
5. depending on skin type, advice about the right device and the exposure time
6. not sunbathe without goggles
7. accurately inform about the operation of the device



The Tanning devices should

1. with a maximum irradiance of 0.3 W / m?
2. and a warning about the UV rays can be provided
3. work under any circumstances by a Munzeinwurf
4. to regulate individual on the face of the air supply to be brown or
5. not a damage to the pipes or have similar
6. after each user gesaubert thoroughly and disinfected.

Source of information. Wikipedia

Omissions as

Tanning beds to prepare for the holidays

Still there is a widespread opinion, the skin vorzubraunen before a holiday. Certainly, the artificial UV-A rays while your skin from brown, but can not build up self-protection. The result, you will not brown quickly, you can still prevent a sunburn. You can not prepare your skin so the artificial sun to the natural sun.

Solarium as therapeutic Ma? Exception

Yes, there are medical and therapeutic applications based on heat, light and radiation. However, these should be under arztlicher statement and not to be "intrinsically Faust performed.



48 hours rest between applications reduces the risk of cancer

That is not true and is even too much. In general you should not enjoy more than 50 Sunbathers per year? En. It does not matter whether it is the artificial or natural sunlight. In the large s and all one must therefore set about 1 time a week in the sun.



Against winter depression helps the solarium

This is only partly true. The body Requires sun to feel at ease and to acquire the information they need vitamin D3 value. However, you must therefore not immediately in case of bad weather to go under the sunbed. A short walk of 10-15 minutes is enough every day to increase your well-being. A dark complexion of the cold season also sees more unnatural and artificial....