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 ...

In the year 2025, we all know the dangers associated with tanning and unprotected sun exposure. In my decade-long beauty editor career, I’ve written countless stories preaching sun safety.

Indoor tanning is far more dangerous than tanning in the sun and could drastically increase your risk of skin cancer.

A tanning salon chain agrees to drop a "misleading" advert that claimed sunbeds cut cancer and heart disease deaths.