Claris Group Talk About Harmful Beauty Trends to Avoid

Claris Group recently published a blog on their website discussing harmful beauty trends to avoid, including UV lamps and sunbeds, saying, “When it comes to skin cancer, UV lamps, tanning beds and certain cosmetics are the biggest offenders”.

UV lamps for gel manicures have been linked to skin cancer, due to the UVA rays emitted by these super-fast drying lamps, and years of research show that UVA causes aging and skin cancer, so next time you go in for a manicure, skip the gel and go for a simple polish. It’s safer.

Similarly, tanning in a sunbed is very dangerous. The Ministry of Health states that using a sunbed is never recommended and it is not a safe way to tan or boost your vitamin D, as it increases the risk of melanoma and other skin cancers. It is so dangerous that since 2017, commercial sunbed operators are not allowed to offer sunbed sessions to under-18s. Those with pale skin who don’t tan easily and have lots of freckles and moles, and those who have had skin cancer before, are especially at risk and should avoid sunbeds entirely.

 As Claris Group say,  “Self-tanning is so much more affordable and convenient! Get a bottle of natural and organic self-tanner and get bronzed in your own bedroom”.

In fact a tan is not at all healthy. It is caused by an excess of ultra violet radiation (UVR) and is an indication of skin damage. The browning of the skin is the start of premature aging of the skin or photoaging. It is all too common to see its effects on those who have spent too long exposed to the sun: leathery, sagging and wrinkled skin. The outer layer of skin is called the epidermis and the level below that is the dermis. It is the dermis that is damaged in photoaging. It contains collagen and elastic fibres, which provide elasticity and support to the skin and UVR disrupts the collagen fibrils, allowing excess quantities of elastin to accumulate. This process is solar elastosis. Unfortunately the damage to the skin stays after the tan has faded.

Most skin cancers are non-life threatening and include basal cell cancer and squamous cell cancer but the threat of the possibly fatal malignant melanoma cancer is always there. According to a Cancer Research UK report, the occasions of skin cancer has increased by four times since the 1970's, as the opportunities for tanning have increased, so to find out more about skin doctors, mole maps and skin checks please go to http://claris.co.nz .