We all know that a tan can do many great things for the way we look and feel. It makes us look healthier, slimmer, and more confident. But how we achieve that golden tan is up to us. Do we bake in the hot sun? Or do we spray tan? Here are a few reasons to choose to fake it this summer....
1.) Skin cancer is running rampant in men and women around the world. The cause of skin cancer? Sun bathing and tanning beds. Although we may be doing it here and there and we don't think we are over doing it, we are all affected differently by the sun and it can show up at different times in our lives.
2.) Early signs of aging. Why speed up the aging process? We are constantly battling with our skin. We bake in the sun and break down our collagen and elastin, then we go home and gobb on eye cream to rid our wrinkles. Bottom line, you are kidding yourself if you think there is a miracle cream to balance the damage you're doing to your skin when you tan in the sun.
3.) Skin discoloration....lack of a better word, age spots!!! As an esthetician, I'd say this is one of the most common concerns among women. They complain of blotchy, brown or white spots on their face, chest, arms and hands. This, along with wrinkles is the hardest thing to reverse. I've worked with women doing microdermabrasions, chemical peels, & bleaching creams to try and reverse these spots and let me tell you, it's a process and it's costly!
These affects of the sun may showing up later in life, when the damage was actually done in our childhood or teen years. So it's extremely important to sunscreen and avoid tanning! Now a days, with spray tan that's so quick, natural looking, and most importantly, safe, why would you spend all of those hours cooking yourself under the suns harmful rays?
