Australia and Brazil’s Ban on Indoor Tanning Salons

Have you heard? Tanning salons are completely banned in Australia and Brazil. These two countries are leading the way in terms of indoor tanning legislation. Brazil?!?!? Yeah, I know. I was surprised too. I thought this was the country of gorgeously tanned women from head to toe. In fact, they were the FIRST country to ban indoor tanning for its entire population, regardless of age. And Chicago? Where does CHI stand? Chicago (amongst other cities) recognizes the dangers of UV tanning and has banned minors from being able to use tanning beds while under the age of 18.  And why this push now? Because more and more data is indicating the immense dangers that UV tanning poses to the consumer. Statistics are showing that skin cancer is a leading cause of death in women between the ages of 25 and 34.

According to Ted Lieu, California State Senator,  “One reason we wanted to ban it for children under 18 is because the medical evidence shows that the more exposure you get to UV rays early on, the worse it is later in life,” he said. “Melanoma doesn’t happen right when you walk out of the tanning salon. It happens years later.”

And according to Georgetown, “A meta-analysis of studies conducted since 2000 shows that individuals who have ever indoor tanned have a 22% higher risk of developing melanoma, which is now the third most common cancer diagnosed among young people aged 15-39 years in the United States. Those who indoor tan before age 35 have a 59% higher risk of developing melanoma compared to those who commence indoor tanning after age 35.”

Although the legislation change is slow, the sunless tanning industry is exploding. Getting a customized airbrush sunless spray tan has never been easier. You have many options, including in-studio spray tans, or private, in-home spray tanning. Privé Beauty Lab’s focus is on luxury, private, convenient spray tans. A spray tan artist will come to your home or business location, set up a tent and their supplies, and give you a spray tan customized to your skin and desired level of tan. Typically we can be in and out of your home in 30 minutes. Forget baking in the sun or a tanning bed, and fake it with a sunless spray tan instead.