The FDA warns consumers about the dangers of Tan spray booths

  Once upon a time, was downgraded tan, which tells you something you worked out by hand. Then, the French designer Coco Chanel made tanning chic in the late 50s and sun-drenched skin was a sign of wealth, power, seen in the leisure time outdoors.

Then came the discovery that sunlight causes skin cancer. Early sunscreens were developed as PABA, FPS rate came into use, and people were asked to limit their exposure to the burning rays of the body and get regular checks by dermatologists.

In 1977 the FDA approved a chemical called dihydroxyacetone (DHA), which was used in sun creams on the body. But the agency says now that he had no idea that the people are in a box filled with a thick mist of DHA, it breathes (more on that later).

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Spray tanning beds, a little more than a decade ago and were initially perceived as "safe tanning," exposed to much less dangerous than tanning beds, which remain the real customers of the harmful UV light.

The spray tan enthusiasm was positively radiant by Tan-addicted celebrities like Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Victoria Beckham, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson and Gywneth Paltrow, whose faux-tanned body and face down on the red carpet.

Then there was Dancing With the Stars, the spray booth tanning practically on autopilot for the performers on stage, in order to keep their golden color. It was like Vegas showgirls tanning cream dancing in your living room.
Spray tan OD increasingly left out in search of orange and hilarious 2000 may go down in history in Hollywood as the decade of the Oompa-Loompa. Now, the FDA changed its mind. According to ABC News, recent studies show that DHA is the active chemical cause, the potential genetic damage and DNA damage. "Should not DHA, can be inhaled or swallowed," says the latest report recommends the website of the agency and warns consumers: n "The use of DHA in" tanning "booths as an all-over-spray 'has not been approved by the FDA, because safety data to support this use has not been submitted to the Agency for review and evaluation. "Photos: Top Ten Critics Awards" television choices Agency advises consumers who tan they are "not protected against unauthorized use of this color additive "spray when they breathe in vapor or allowing them to penetrate into the body. The agency recommends" Consumers should be measures to protect their eyes and mucous membranes and prevent inhalation to apply. "

Search for questions from the FDA reccomends you consult your local tanning salon below:

Consumers are protected from exposure via the eyes, in addition to the eye itself?

Consumers are protected from exposure to the lips and all parts of the body covered by a mucous membrane?

Consumers are protected from internal exposure from inhalation or ingestion?

Tell us: Do you have tanned recently inject? Were you informed about the dangers and advised on protection measures such as nose plugs, masks, face and / or glasses?