Feb 27 2009
Mystic Tan an alternative to tanning beds
As temperatures rise and winter draws to a close, many students are finally getting over the winter blues and catching a contagious condition — spring fever.
One of the most popular symptoms of this infectious malady is the desire for beautiful, bronze skin.
As if walking to class through freezing temperatures and wind for the past several months was not enough to give students winter depression, bearing pasty and pale skin only adds to the dreariness.
Therefore, many students resort to tanning to conquer this feeling.
Tanning beds and Mystic Tanning are both effective options, but dermatologists say Mystic Tanning is the safer choice.
“Using Mystic Tanning is a much smarter decision than using tanning beds, because it gives people the results they want without endangering their skin,” said Aiden Carey, a nurse at the Advanced Dermatology Surgery office in St. Louis. “There are UV rays in tanning beds that can cause skin cancer if people are exposed to them too much.”
According to its Web site, the spray contains Aloe vera as its main ingredient.
Aloe vera, which is often used to heal sunburns, is actually healthy for the skin.
People have been warned of the dangers of tanning beds since they made their debut in 1990.
Even with research proving the use of tanning beds is hazardous to the skin, people still continue to lather on the tanning lotion and soak up the UV rays.
“The extra glow seems to be worth it at the time, but what happens when people begin developing skin cancer in their 20s and 30s because of too much tanning while young?” Carey said. “They regret it.”
Although Mystic Tanning is safer, some fear it will give them an uneven, blotchy tan.
“People may believe this because they’ve tried using self-tanning lotions, which even when used carefully, can result in a patchy tan, because self tanners are difficult to spread evenly,” Carey said.
Mystic Tanning isn’t self-applied. People stand in the tanning booth while their bodies are sprayed evenly.
“I used to be hesitant to use Mystic Tanning, because I worried I would look orange or that the lotion would rub off and make my skin look spotted,” said Rachel Naftel, a sophomore in political science. “But, I finally tried it and realized it’s the self tanners people buy in grocery stores that yield that effect, not mystic tanning.”
Source - http://www.theplainsman.com/intrigue/2009/feb-19/mystic_tan_alternative_tanning_beds
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