A sunburn might not be the only thing you need to worry about this summer. “There’s no such thing as a safe tan,” Krista Rubin, nurse practitioner at Mass General Brigham’s Center for Melanoma, told ...
Welcome to Sun Blocked, Refinery29’s global call to action to wake up to the serious dangers of tanning. No lectures or shaming, we promise. Instead, our goal is to arm you with the facts you need to ...
A 48-year-old woman in Chengdu, China, was so fearful of sunburn and tanning that she avoided sunlight for years, leading to severe osteoporosis. According to the South China Morning Post, her habit ...