The Rye’s In Sun Tanning Salon opened in July last year and is proving to be popular, building up a set of regular clients. Danielle, the manager of the salon, said that it has helped many people in various ways. “We have some clients with psoriasis and they have noticed a marked improvement with their condition.”
“I talk to them about using the sunbeds safely and I always say please check with your doctor first and they do take my advice. We pride ourselves in keeping the sunbeds in pristine condition and a warm welcome is always a certainty here. We also request to see their passport to verify that they are old enough to use the beds, which is eighteen.
“The lay down sunbed has red light therapy which is beneficial. We have regular clients, but we recommend that they have no more than twenty minutes at a time and to stagger their visits. We are really caring of all our clients and take their health seriously. We do gift vouchers, and these are popular as birthday gifts.”
Sunlight is known to help with one’s wellbeing, creating vitamin D, which helps the body absorb calcium and strengthens the immune system. Ultraviolet has also been shown to have other benefits as it helps to regulate the body clock helping with sleep patterns.
One of the regulars, Nancy, was in the shop when I was talking to Danielle and she said: ”I used to go to Hastings for my sunbeds but this is so convenient and the staff here are always so polite and caring so I now only come here. The equipment is really good and always beautifully clean. I love coming here.”
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Overwhelming scientific evidence regarding the use of UV sunbeds has shown them to cause skin cancer. According to Cancer Research UK (who should know) “There is no such thing as safe UV tanning” and the European Commission’s Public Health agency says “There has been increasing scientific evidence confirming that sunbeds do raise the risk of melanoma and other skin cancers”. It’s very dangerous for anyone under 30 to use UV sunbeds, which were in fact banned for under-18s in 2010. Two members of my family developed melanoma due to UV exposure. I would strongly urge Danielle to get rid of her sunbeds and focus on spray tanning in future. If one of her clients develops skin cancer, she also risks getting sued. I’m also very surprised that an article could be published without the known risks of sunbeds being pointed out. However, I hope this comment has set the record straight. Thank you.
[NOTE: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sunbeds-safety-advice/sunbeds-safety-advice. ]