True or False - Indoor tanning is riskier than outdoor tanning.

False - Indoor tanning clients are exposed to a scientifically controlled dosage of ultraviolet light carefully formulated to tan you with minimal risk of sunburn. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has established exposure times for tanning units, guidelines that are clearly marked on each machine. That kind of control is virtually impossible outdoors, where variables such as seasonality, time of day, location, geography, weather conditions, altitude and Earth’s tanning ozone layer make sunburn much more likely. Because sunburn is the main risk factor for skin damage, it’s actually smarter to tan indoors.

True or False - Any sun exposure will cause skin cancer.

False - While ultraviolet light is believed to be linked to skin cancer, no one understands exactly HOW it is linked. And since human beings NEED ultraviolet light to survive, categorical statements made about sun exposure should be scrutinized. Clearly, heredity, diet and repeated sunburn at an early age are probably the biggest risk factors for skin cancer. Plus, people with type 1 skin, those who can’t