I was down my local town yesterday, sitting on a bench watching the people go buy, when I see a rather tall woman walking down the highstreet, Heels click clacking as she went; and I swear if she was asked her ethnic origin, she would have to answer "Orange, by way of Satsuma."
It is astounding how many young women and even men nowadays really think that having the skin tone that somewhat resembles that of a round citrus fruit, actually looks attractive.
And even more shocking still is the fact that they are putting thier health at risk to achieve this.
Dont get me wrong, what a person wants to look like is totally at thier descression. It's called personal identity for a reason, I my self have a nose peircing, (much to the discouragement of my dad). But is the risk of developing skin cancer really worth it?
Especially when there are an abundance of home tanning pruducts on sale in shops nowadays. And not to mention a growing number of spray tanning salons.
So why is it that on the news and documentarys, the goverment is implimenting an age limit for tanning salons, time limits (that can be worked around). When really, the best solution is to ban tanning beds all together.
Some may be thinking, 'but what about the people that own the salons? If the sunbeds go, so do thier jobs'. Well that doesnt really have to be the case, sell the beds and replace them with spray booths.
Its really not that hard. Heck its alot easier to change the technology than trying to get over a disease that devistates so many lives.
And so as a close to this post, that unfortunatly turned into a rant, lets put our heads together people. Doctors try hard enough to fight the big C, the least we can do is to give our skin a break and stay clear of the UV overload.
