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BED OF LIES

Please, Kim Kardashian, Don't Try to Normalize Tanning Beds

Just because she has one in her office doesn't mean they're safe now.
Tan-Gerine

Trump's Orange Tan Comes From His "Good Genes," According to the White House

My beauty-editor B.S. detector is going off.
insider news

Here's How Often Donald Trump Apparently Uses a Tanning Bed

According to former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault-Newman.
detective work

Woman Says Her Dog Discovered Her Skin Cancer

Sniff sniff.
Skin-Cancer Paradox

Why It's So Shocking That Skin Cancer Is on the Rise

Despite everything we know about sun protection.
sun safety

This Woman's Skin Cancer Selfie Is Going Viral

Another reminder to stay away from tanning beds.
snow spf

The One Winter Sun Myth You Need to Stop Believing

Spoiler alert: SPF isn't just for summer.
don't glow

People Addicted to Tanning May Have Other Addictions

At least, according to a recent study.
Skin

Moms Are Introducing Their Daughters to a Seriously Dangerous Beauty Habit

Unfortunately, the consequences can be deadly.
political news

This GOP Lawmaker Just Delivered Some Questionable News About Skin Cancer

And he wants to propose a tax on the sun.
Healthy Skin

Update: The Latest on Dangerous Campus Indoor Tanning

Some schools have agreed to stop this cancer-causing practice.

The FDA Just Took a Major Stance on Minors' Access to Tanning Beds

In another blow to the tanning-bed industry, today the FDA proposed steps that would eventually ban the use of tanning beds by minors across the country. They've also set forth some new warnings and...

How You Can Put an End to This Hidden Danger on College Campuses

There's been a lot of talk in recent years about alarming behaviors on college campuses and how important it is that students educate and protect themselves from a variety of dangers. But one of...

Please Don't Listen to Lady Gaga's Advice About Tanning Beds

Lady Gaga, who has close to 47 million followers on Twitter, just tweeted this opinion (accompanied by a devil emoji): "Diet diet diets gluten free plant bio macro whatever. Sometimes a girl just needs...

The Skin-Tone Diet That Really Works

Did you know that having a diet rich in carotenoids—the antioxidants found in fruits and vegetables—can kind of, sort of make your skin look like you have a tan? No, carotenoids won't give you...

Does This Tanning-Bed PSA Go Too Far?

A new PSA about the dangers of tanning beds shares the important message that 10,000 Americans die of melanoma every year and that cancer isn't coming from sun exposure alone. Just one visit to...

Tanning Beds Get an FDA Warning

It's not enough, but it's a start: The FDA will now require tanning bed manufacturers to put a warning on their devices that they should not be used by anyone under 18. (Tanning bed...

Runway Models Banned From Tanning Beds (at Least in Liverpool)

Did you think the fashion flock's exodus from Paris last week meant the end of fashion season? Then you forgot about Liverpool Fashion Week. Not perhaps the most glamorous of its ilk (though it...

Tanning Beds Cause Oh So Much Skin Cancer—An Array of Types, Even!

A new Yale study has found that tanning beds cause increased rates of early-onset basal cell carcinoma, the most common skin cancer. Tanning bed use increased the rates of BCC by 69 percent. This follows...

For Tanners, Vanity Outweighs Health Concerns

We know vanity can be a great motivator. Just look at the popularity of boob jobs , the Finnish airline whose frequent flier miles are redeemable for plastic surgery, and the persistence of tanning beds....