https://www.skincancer.org/blog/ask-expert-just-little-tan/ Education, prevention, early detection, and treatment of skin cancer Mon, 24 Jul 2023 18:22:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.skincancer.org/blog/ask-expert-just-little-tan/#comment-34 Wed, 25 Jul 2018 17:48:18 +0000 https://blog.skincancer.org/?p=403#comment-34 […] Below, find a question asked to the experts at the Skin Cancer Foundation: […]

]]> https://www.skincancer.org/blog/ask-expert-just-little-tan/#comment-33 Thu, 28 Jun 2018 16:02:58 +0000 https://blog.skincancer.org/?p=403#comment-33 […] that doesn’t mean they aren’t dangerous. UVA rays are the chief tanning ray, and any sign of a tan means DNA damage. This type of radiation is also primarily responsible for premature skin aging, like wrinkles, […]

]]> https://www.skincancer.org/blog/ask-expert-just-little-tan/#comment-32 Wed, 09 May 2018 19:33:54 +0000 https://blog.skincancer.org/?p=403#comment-32 […] denying the need of sunscreen still prevail today, and they’re dangerously wrong, says the Skin Cancer Foundation. Even if it’s cold or cloudy outside, you still need to wear sunscreen. Up to 40 percent of […]

]]> https://www.skincancer.org/blog/ask-expert-just-little-tan/#comment-31 Wed, 04 Apr 2018 05:49:23 +0000 https://blog.skincancer.org/?p=403#comment-31 […] Ask the Expert: Just a Little Tan? […]

]]> https://www.skincancer.org/blog/ask-expert-just-little-tan/#comment-30 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 18:39:25 +0000 https://blog.skincancer.org/?p=403#comment-30 […] short answer – no, a base tan is not a way to protect your skin from the sun. As dermatologist Dr. Lisa Chipps said to the Skin Cancer Foundation “…just as there’s no safe amount of smoking, you can’t get a little safe tan. The damage it […]

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