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How to Sunbathe Safely

Samuel S. Epstein | Posted 09.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Sunblocks, Sunscreens, Malignant Melanoma, Skin Cancer, Sun, Tan, Sunbathing, Tanning, Living News
Samuel S. Epstein

Sunscreens absorb short-wave ultraviolet light, which is responsible for sunburn. However, they do nothing to block long-wave ultraviolet radiation which is the major cause of a skin cancer.

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Florida Chemist Sues Lindsay Lohan For Stealing Spray Tan Formula

St. Petersburg Times | Kevin Graham | Posted 08.08.2009 | Style

Read More: Lindsay Lohan Sued, Lindsay Lohan Spray Tan, Lindsay Lohan, Tan, Spray Tan, Tanning, Style News

Not everyone is glowing about a new fake tan spray that actress Lindsay Lohan claims to have invented. A lawsuit filed in Tampa federal court says Lo...

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Germany Bans Tanning Beds For Minors

Allure.com | Kayleigh Donahue | Posted 08.01.2009 | Style

Read More: Tanning Beds, German, Germany, Germany Bans Tanning Beds, Tanning, Style News

We might not share in the German fervor for David Hasselhoff, but there is a guilty pleasure Germans have that is shared in the U.S.: the tanning bed ...

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ORANGE ALERT! Politicians With Fake Tans: A Cautionary Slideshow

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 07.24.2009 | Style

Read More: Slideshow, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sarah Palin, Charlie Crist, Silvio Berlusconi, Summer, Fake and Bake, John Kerry, John Edwards, Boehner, Tan, Tanning, John Boehner Orange, John Boehner, Orange Politicians, John Boehner Fak Tan, Orange Alert, Tanning Bed Orange, Republicans With Fake Tans, Fake Tan Politicians, Politicians Fake Tans Huffington, Style News

Summer has arrived and with it, the season of bikinis, SPF and aloe vera -- but some familiar Washington faces seem to have an orange glow all year ro...

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Rachel Hunter's Tan: Love It Or Lose It? (POLL)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 06.13.2009 | Style

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Model Rachel Hunter was in NY Monday with quite a tan face. The orangey pallor was likely fake and not the result of hours in the sun, and the hue was...

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Make Your Own Suntan Lotion

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 05.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Beach, Suntan Lotion, Green Living, DIY Sun Lotion, Giy, Tanning, Green News

I think that we all know by this point the importance of suntan lotion. While some choose to ignore the warning, unless you've been in a cave for the ...

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State Laws Can't Stop Teens From Tanning

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 01.08.2009 | Living

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ATLANTA — State laws meant to keep teens out of indoor tanning booths haven't made a dent, a new study has found, disappointing doctors hoping t...

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Confessions Of A Recovering Tanorexic

Val Brown | Posted 08.08.2008 | Style

Read More: Tanning, Melanoma, Skin Cancer, Style News
Val Brown

I have friends who have "embraced pale" for years. But the opportunity to maintain an alabaster complexion (in my mind, the only look that works if you go sunless in summer) was wasted during a couple of years in school in Miami, Irish freckles emerging for, alas, life.

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