Sally Foran: Why is extreme tanning back in vogue when we need to ban sunbeds?

There is no such thing as a healthy tan, unless it’s out of a bottle

Every tan adds to cumulative skin damage, experts say.

I have always been vocal about the importance of applying SPF, but I never thought I’d have to be just as vocal about avoiding sunbeds.

After years of skincare obsessives like myself preaching about sun protection, extreme tanning unfortunately seems to be back in vogue. The UV index, developed in the 1990s to help people take precautions against excessive sun exposure, is now being used by some for the opposite purpose, to identify the best time to get a tan!