13. Are Tanning Beds Really That Bad?

Welcome back to the Ultraviolet Tide, hosted by our Founder & CEO, Erica Sullivan, and Director, Snigdha Sangisetti! Subscribe to stay up to date - thank you for listening! 💛#OutshineSkinCancerTANNING/TANNING BED FACTS:In 1890, the Danish physician Niels Ryberg Finsen developed a prototype that produced ultraviolet radiation for use in treating skin conditions. He won the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work. He used red light therapy to treat Lupus patients. A  story states that French designer Coco Chanel popularized the trend of tanning after accidentally tanning in the French Riviera in 1923.  In 1970, Friedrich Wolff, a German physiologist and embryologist, invented the first tanning device.SOURCES + STATS: The Ultraviolet Tide:  Is Red Light Therapy Safe?Unilevel renames Fair & Lovely skin cream after backlash The National Psoriasis Foundation does not recommend tanning beds to treat psoriasis. Australian states have introduced an outright ban on commercial artificial tanning sunbeds. (Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27535604/)Indoor Tanning Legislation 2020 (Source: AIM at Melanoma Foundation)CONNECT WITH LOW ULTRAVIOLET:Website: https://www.lowultraviolet.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lowultraviolet/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LowUltravioletTikTok: @lowultraviolet BUZZSPROUT:Podcasting isn’t hard when you have the right partners! The team at Buzzsprout is passionate about helping you succeed. Join over a hundred thousand podcasters already using Buzzsprout to get their message out to the world.Ready to start your own podcast? Sign up now for a paid plan and you'll receive a $20 Buzzsprout Credit: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2074401