Despite the increase reported in the use of sunless tanning products, teenagers still get sunburns and engage in other skin-damaging behaviors such as indoor tanning.
"Many people find a tanned appearance to be physically attractive and combating that with a health message is difficult," said study co-author Sherry Pagoto of the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worchester.
Previous studies, however, have linked too much sun ultraviolet radiation with melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer and the second leading cause of malignancy among young women.
According to the study published in the Archives of Dermatology, the higher use of sunless tanning products does not necessarily mean using more sunscreen or limiting the UV exposure.
"Our findings are that in adolescents, use of sunless tanning products appears independently correlated with risky UVR exposure behaviors [indoor tanning and having sunburns in the previous summer] but not with routine use of sunscreen," said lead researcher Vilma E. Cokkinides of the American Cancer Society.
"People who really want to be tan should strongly consider using sunless tanning instead of tanning booths or sunbathing," said Pagoto, stressing that having a fake tan instead of sunbathing can lower the women's risk of developing skin malignancies.
Scientists believe offering sunbathing women with free samples of tanning lotion and sunscreen can not only improve their awareness about the harms of sun exposure but also can protect them against the related malignancies.
"Instead of trying to talk people out of wanting to be tan, we decided to encourage them to use sunless tanning as a healthier alternative," Pagoto added.
Most sunless tanning lotions and sprays contain a chemical called dihydroxyacetone, a compound approved by the US Food and Drug Administration which combines with amino acids in the skin to produce a tanned color.
Via : presstv.ir
"Many people find a tanned appearance to be physically attractive and combating that with a health message is difficult," said study co-author Sherry Pagoto of the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worchester.
Previous studies, however, have linked too much sun ultraviolet radiation with melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer and the second leading cause of malignancy among young women.
According to the study published in the Archives of Dermatology, the higher use of sunless tanning products does not necessarily mean using more sunscreen or limiting the UV exposure.
"Our findings are that in adolescents, use of sunless tanning products appears independently correlated with risky UVR exposure behaviors [indoor tanning and having sunburns in the previous summer] but not with routine use of sunscreen," said lead researcher Vilma E. Cokkinides of the American Cancer Society.
"People who really want to be tan should strongly consider using sunless tanning instead of tanning booths or sunbathing," said Pagoto, stressing that having a fake tan instead of sunbathing can lower the women's risk of developing skin malignancies.
Scientists believe offering sunbathing women with free samples of tanning lotion and sunscreen can not only improve their awareness about the harms of sun exposure but also can protect them against the related malignancies.
"Instead of trying to talk people out of wanting to be tan, we decided to encourage them to use sunless tanning as a healthier alternative," Pagoto added.
Most sunless tanning lotions and sprays contain a chemical called dihydroxyacetone, a compound approved by the US Food and Drug Administration which combines with amino acids in the skin to produce a tanned color.
Via : presstv.ir
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