Have you ever used a sunbed?
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340019)
Rockingham, Australia
January 10, 2016 11:27pm CST
Have you ever used a sunbed? Western Australia (WA) is the last state in Australia to outlaw their use in commercial establishments. Australia already has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world. A spokesman for the Cancer Council of WA said the midday sun may reach a UV intensity of at least 12 whereas the average tanning bed can be 20 times that amount.
While many argue back and forth, there seems little doubt that their use encourages the formation of skin cancers. Health studio owners argue that sunbeds are safer when used under controlled conditions rather than in private homes. Personally I can't see why a tanned body is so desirable that you'd put your life under any sort of threat at all. I think they should ban their use full stop. But back to my original question. Have you ever used a sunbed?
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
11 Jan 16
I am part Cajun so I have olive skin and I tan very easily, as a matter of fact as soon as the air turns warm I tan, I don't have to be in the sun LOL! So using a tanning bed would be the last thing I'd need (or use).
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@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
11 Jan 16
Women here have olive skins, at least some do, but in the past there was ignorance about the dangers of sunbathing and they were great sunbathers in their youth. I've noticed that older ladies are terribly wrinkled because of this. Hopefully the young women have learned to be careful.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
11 Jan 16
@41CombedaleRoad Im wrinkled but that's what happens but we don't think of that when we're young.
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@oneoveralpha (434)
• Brookville, Pennsylvania
11 Jan 16
Never used one, have no need to use one. I even think a little less of people who use them.
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@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
11 Jan 16
I would not dream of using a sunbed. I'm not even one to sit in the natural sunlight if it is hot. I lived in Africa once and it made me wary of the sun.
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@iamshane487 (1139)
• Manila, Philippines
12 Jan 16
I have not used sunbed. I have a tanned skin yet.
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@1creekgirl (41427)
• United States
12 Jan 16
Through one month of insanity many years ago, I went to a tanning bed about 6 or 7 times. Most of it was okay, but my chest area has never recovered. I have a permanent sun burn that is very sensitive to all lotions and perfumes. Thank God I haven't developed skin cancer. I think tanning beds should be outlawed in the US.
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@1creekgirl (41427)
• United States
12 Jan 16
@JudyEv Yes, I'm just thankful it's a permanent sun burn and not skin cancer.
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@1creekgirl (41427)
• United States
12 Jan 16
My daughter used to go to a tanning bed (against my advice), but now she gets the spray-on tan at a salon. I use Jergins moisturizing lotion that has just a little color to gradually give me a slightly darker skin. Much safer than the sun or tanning beds!
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
11 Jan 16
No I have never used one or am likely to use one. I have seen the damage some of them do to the skin. Thinking about sun burn I have seen some terrible burns in A&E and feel like walloping the parents for letting their kids get so burnt. Adults are just as crazy too.
A sun tan is the body's defence against damage and does look more appealing but you could not persuade me to lie on one!
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jan 16
I would like to think most in Australia are aware of the dangers of sunburn. The 'slip slop slap' campaign has been around for years. In most schools children are not allowed out in the playground unless they're wearing their hats.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
11 Jan 16
No, and I do not understand why they are legal. They are proven to cause cancer and other ailments. Why are they allowed? Makes no sense to me.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
12 Jan 16
@JudyEv Regulating something that causes melanoma is stupid. All of our health insurance premiums go up when people give themselves health issues that must be treated. It is not my free choice to pay more because they want to hurt themselves this way.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
11 Jan 16
Nope, I have never used a sunbed. I want to be lighter not tanned!
They have quite a few locations though!
They have quite a few locations though!2 people like this
We don't have that here for sale , because Filipinos want to be fair since genetically a Filipino is moreno or of tanned skin . In fact, whitening soaps are a hit here . 
@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
11 Jan 16
I burn too easily in ordinary sunlight so I'm not a sun- or sun tan worshipper. Sunbeds strike me as an attempt to griddle cook yourself or taking the door off the microwave before switching it on
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jan 16
@ivyparkgirl It can be hard to get a tan if your skin is fair.
@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
11 Jan 16
I never had a desire to use one but when I was younger I loved to lay on the beach and get tan
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
11 Jan 16
I have tried one at a friends house once. It can make you fall to sleep easily. But the timer on the bed control this so you only stay there as long as you wish. I basically am tanned year round from where I lived and did not notice any difference in using this or just being out working in the sun for fishing.
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
11 Jan 16
@JudyEv Looks like she over used them. I guess she felt she didn't need to protect her skin in one of them. They still use UV lights to tan a person. This is as dangerous as the actual sun. She should of considered this and used some sort of skin protection.
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