Tanning: The meanest thing you could do to your body.

I know this post will either insult some people or please others. As a professional, I feel it is my duty to deliver the truth about our bodies and to communicate the best ways to take care of them.

I don't understand why people tan when the chances of you getting cancer are so high. The UVA/UVB rays are so dangerous now due to our ever depleting ozone, and the negatives far outweigh the positives.

Now, everyone wants to look like this. But, she is wearing makeup!! A LOT of makeup. The most natural, dewy glowing faces are usually that of pregnant women (which my skin missed the memo when I was with child), or someone who has layers of makeup on.

The one thing I hear all the time is women telling me that they wash their face, moisturize, drink water and that they will really crack down on taking care of their skin in the future, but for now it's YOLO...

So I ignore these people and then let them know what is really happening. If your skin is oily you will get the deepest, longest wrinkles, especially laugh lines at a very young age. I know some women who started getting these when they were 18, 19. And if you have dry skin, say hello to crows feet and a bunch of other fine lines. It is also very tough for makeup artists to make sun damaged skin look healthy. Just because you cover the sun spots doesn't mean that the face no longer resembles leather. Tanning is a no-no to the beauty world and we find other ways to get that exotic colouring.

There are many alternatives to tanning that it is almost sad that this has to be written. Here is what you can do instead of frying your skin (which does smell by the way, after you've gone tanning).

1. Self-tanners:
So many amazing self-tanners are out right now, cheap and pricey that you don't need to play Russian Roulette with your body.

2. Bronzers:
Every cosmetic and dermatological company is making one now that it is easy to find one in your price range and you can control how much you want.

3. Spray Tanning:
Now, some chemicals are harmful to you and the environment so I suggest going with an all natural spray and the fumes will be minimal and it will be very healthy for your skin. This you can also control when they ask how dark you want to be.

4. Don't tan:
Just don't do it. And wear sun protection wherever you go. Even in the winter, the sun can still harm your skin.

  Melanoma is easily avoided and completely unnecessary, we need to take precautions so we can make sure that we don't hurt ourselves. Also, keep this in mind, if cancer is rampant in your family as is, and you tan, you are playing a very dangerous game.

And really, do you want to resemble this ------->

My next post will be specific tanning products where I name off the best of each of the three alternatives I posted. Also, I could make a video of the different bronzers and self-tanners so you can get an idea of price and tone.