• April 25, 2024

Possessing a uniform skin tone, and gold, can be considered culturally and biologically healthy; However, not only aesthetics can lead a person to be addicted to tanning, since according to a study carried out by the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, exposure of ultraviolet light generates a "relaxing" effect.

Ultraviolet radiation, which causes the skin to change to a brown color, can also stimulate the production of endorphins, a chemical in the brain that has an effect similar to morphine: it controls pain and produces a feeling of euphoria. " study, which was led by the researcher Steven Feldman.

Vanity hard to control!

Although, at present, there is a knowledge about the damage that the tanning habit produces in the skin and health, this investigation reveals some of the reasons why this habit becomes an addiction.

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