What are the potential benefits of tanning?
UV light is the main source of Vitamin D.
 
Do I really need to use lotion?
Yes, the use of indoor tanning lotions will always provide hydration, nutrients and oxygenation.  Tanning with dry skin, is like trying to penetrate a brick.
Dry skin reflects UV light and exfoliates much faster. […]

August 1, 2009:  Tanning beds may be more effective as a vitamin D producer than was previously believed. That’s the consensus of new research published by Dr. Michael Holick’s group at Boston University. Holick’s group studied 15 people aged 20 to 53, tracking their vitamin D blood levels as they tanned in tanning equipment three […]

Recently there have been reports that international cancer experts have moved tanning equipment and other sources of ultraviolet radiation into the top category for cancer risk, deeming them deadly as arsenic and mustard gas.  Previously, tanning beds were described as “possible carcinogens”, but have changed this standing following a new analysis that concludes the risk […]