Is an artificial tan safer than the real thing?
Sunless tanners work for the same reason a steak turns brown.
By Sara Chodosh July 2, 2018
In the world of stock photography, there is no "spray tan"—only beaches and tanning beds. So this is what you get.
With summer in full swing and societal pressures on full blast, lots of people are looking to get tan. That glow is so desirable, most of us are willing to risk skin cancer to have it just for a little while.
And look—we here at PopSci get it. But we also get that research has conclusively shown that tanning under UV rays, whether at a salon or under the sun, is terrible for your skin and raises your cancer risk. But the only other alternative seems to be sunless tanning lotions—and are those any better?
https://www.popsci.com/are-tanning-lotions-bad
