June 21 marks the official start of summer, signaling months of long days spent in the sun, vacations to warm and tropical locations, and, of course, suntans.
In a quest for a perfect tan, many people—especially young white women between age 18 and 25—may head to a tanning salon, using tanning booths, sunbeds, and sunlamps to kick-start their tans. Others (including people who are more prone to burn instead of tan) may head to the salon to slowly develop a “base tan,” with the mistaken belief that it will prevent a sunburn.
