We all have concerns regarding our skin and over the years, especially about tanning. Having been brought up mainly to sunbathe on the beach, getting sunburned was just part of the package. The main thing was to get out in the fresh air, stay in the sun and 'get healthy'; or so we all thought.

Sunbeds came into our lives but 'they' were considered dangerous. Uneducated in the ways of the elusive 'sun', and its rays, as perceived from the sunbed, our ignorance produced fear in most of us and more sensibly, caution. Now, information is rife, laws are made, scientists have summits, sunbeds are safe. We choose where we put ourselves on the UV RAYS monitor, whether indoors or out.

We know now not to 'over-dose' on the amount of time we spend under those rays.We can see how other cultures treat their day to day living under the rays, by the way they dress and how ----or if----they sunbathe. We know also that our skin gets 'damaged' by too much., especially by sunburn. We know to let our skin 'rest' after UVexposure, the skin needing time to adjust and recover from the invasion of these rays, and to build up it's own protection -----which of course, is the tan itself; this colour being the very defence itself against damage.This is all an invisible happening of course and for the most part we all enjoy the process of the lovely warmth and ever increasing tan colour we get That is why it is seductive and 'caution ' is a good word to remember.. In order for us to assist the skins efforts to build up protection and repair any damage , which for the most part we cannot see; we can use creams and lotions which provide our skin with necessary ingredients to maximise this help. Most of us think that the main function of the cream or lotion is to help us get brown. It does of course but other factors are important as well.

Essential ingredients such as Unipertan, help aid the skin in repair work on and underneath the skin. L-Tyrosine helps aid the skin accelerate the tanning process. Vitamin ingredients provide our skin with lots of help whilst we achieve our aim of getting our tan. All these types of creams include a lot of goodness for our skin both on the surface and beneath. and it is worth the effort to use them before a tanning session. The sun's rays whether indoor or out are of vital importance to our lives, for our health. We are always better off having had some rays as not at all. Our immune systems benefit greatly from them. In our type of climate we need them and using a sunbed is a safe way of getting them when we can't always go on holiday.

Actually I didn't mean to re-cap over the past Newsletters , but perhaps it's not such a bad idea. I'm always so aware of everything in moderation and because tanning is such a pleasurable experience I'm reminding myself of the importance of these points as well.

Enjoy all your Tanning, Maintain your skins well-being.