The Economic and Social Impact of Tanning Salons

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The Economic and Social Impactof Tanning Salons
By, Ben Lockman
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Tanning Industry

• 50,000 Tanning Salons
• Total Number of Professional Tanning Business
  Employees 160,000
• Total Professional Indoor Tanning Facility
  Customer Base 30 million
• Total Economic Impact of Professional Indoor
  Tanning Facilities 5 billion (memberships can
  be up to 57.99 a month)

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Quote About Americas Obsession

• In a quest to get a sunless tan, almost 30
  million Americans visit indoor tanning salons
  each year, and on an average day, more than 1
  million Americans visit tanning salons. Of these,
  70 are Caucasian girls and women between the
  ages of 16 and 49According to a 2005 survey
  conducted by the American Academy of Dermatology,
  92 of respondents understand that getting a tan
  from the sun is dangerous. Yet, 65 said that
  they think they look better when they have a tan

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UVA Rays

• Can pass through window glass.
• Is not affected by a change in altitude or
  weather.
• Is present all day and every day of the year.
• Penetrates deep into skin layers..
• Is 20 times more abundant than UVB rays.
• Affects long-term skin damage.
• Can initiate a tumor, promote it, and/or restrain
  the immune capabilities of the skin

Black writing is recently proved information
which initially was not believed
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UVB Rays

• Originally thought to be the only harmful rays
• Responsible for Tanning and Sunburn
• Linked to 90 of Melanoma Cases

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Benefits of Tanning

• Weight Loss-UV rays increase Metabolism
• Decrease in Acne and Psoriasis-Dries out skin
• Helps with Seasonal Affective Disorder-brightens
  up moods when people are depressed in the winter
• And of Course SOCIETY CONVEYS THAT A TAN MAKES
  PEOPLE LOOK BETTER

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Myth About Base Tan?

• MYTH!
• multiplies the amount of radiation a person gets
  from sun exposure
• Franchises like Hollywood Tans still advertises
  it helps prevent against extreme sunburn during
  increased sun exposure

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Short Term Risks

• Sunburns
• Infections
• Eye-Damage can occur despite mandatory eye-wear
  law
• but companies charge .50 cents to increase
  profits

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Cancer and Tanning Salons

• Both UVA and UVB rays
• Emit doses of UVA that can be as much as 15 times
  that of the sun,
• Study used 106, 973 women for eight years.
• women yielded a 55 increase in the risk to
  develop melanoma after being a regular visitor to
  a tanning salon. This statistic was magnified in
  women of the ages between 20 and 29

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Every Day Medications that Increase UV Exposure

• Fail to convey to users the dangers of tanning
  while taking certain medicines
• Some common Medicines on the list
• Motrin-Analgesic (Pain Killer)
• Triaminic-Decongestant
• Adderall-ADHD
• Bactrim-Antibiotic for Kids and Adults
• Cipro-Antibiotic for adults

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Proposed Restrictions by The World Health
Organization

• No minor should be permitted to use tanning
  devices.
• A Surgeon Generals warning should be placed on
  all tanning devices.
• No person or facility should advertise the use of
  any ultraviolet A or ultraviolet B tanning device
  using wording such as safe, safe tanning, no
  harmful rays, no adverse effect, or similar
  wording or concepts

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Alternatives to Achieve TanWithout UV Rays

• Lotions
• Spray Tans!
• The mist emitted contains dihydroxyacetone (DHA),
  which is a chemical that reacts with dead skin
  cells by cosmetically dyeing them brown

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