A Base tan is not a safe tan

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A Base tan is not a safe tan

Published Date:

3/20/14

Series:

The Burning truth

Language:

English

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Corporate Authors:

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Cancer Prevention and Control.

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Description:

Don’t get burned by tanning myths:

Tan Myth: There is a common misconception that a tan acts as the body’s natural protection against sunburn.

The Burning Truth: A tan is the body’s response to injury from UV rays, showing that damage has been done. A “base tan” only provides a sun protection factor (SPF) of about 3 or less, which does little to protect you from future UV exposure.

Document Type:

Poster

Collection(s):

Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection

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