R UV Ugly?
Before visiting a tanning salon, it’s really worth considering the facts about how sunbeds can damage your appearance – and your health.
But don't just take our word for it - claim your own free UV skin scan at one of the Open Day events being hosted by 'Sk:n' throughout February and March 2012 (see details below).
Alternatively, if you live near Manchester or Newcastle then you can claim a free UV skin scan at the R UV Ugly Roadshow at the Manchester Arndale Centre 24 - 26 February, and the Newcastle Metro Centre 2 - 4 March.
If you are unable to attend one of the Open Day or Roadshow events, you can still visit Facebook to claim your voucher for two free UV skin scans at your local Sk:n clinic.
If you are curious to see the effects that using a sunbed has had on your skin, then come along to one of the Open Days listed below. The Open Days are being hosted by the skin clinic, 'Sk:n', and will give you the opportunity to get a free UV skin scan and consultation with a Sk:n Technician. The scan gives a close up look at any hidden damage lurking beneath the skin’s surface caused by over-exposure to UV from sunbeds and the sun.
Saturday 18th February
Newcastle - 76 Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6AF
Sunday 26th February
London - Unit 3A, 25 Procter Street, Holborn, London, WC1V 6DW
Birmingham - 86 Bull Street, Birmingham, B4 6AB
Nottingham - Sterling House, 59 Loughborough Road,
West Bridgford - Nottingham, NG2 7LA
Liverpool - 12 Bold St, Liverpool, L1 4DS
Leicester - 29 Gallowtree Gate, Leicester, LE1 5AD
Tuesday 28th February
Manchester - 1 Albert Square, Manchester, M2 3FU
Sunday 4th March
Sheffield - 172 Psalter Lane, Sheffield, S11 8UR
Monday 12th March
Wolverhampton - 2 Compton Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 9PJ
Visit the Sk:n website for information on clinic opening hours.
- Sunbeds are not a safe alternative to tanning outdoors.
- Sunbeds give out UV rays which damage the DNA in your skin cells. Over time, this damage can build up and may eventually lead to skin cancer.
- Experts recently moved sunbeds from the ‘probably carcinogenic’ category to ‘carcinogenic’. This puts sunbeds in the same category as tobacco, alcohol and asbestos.
- Young people are particularly at risk – people who first use a sunbed before the age of 35 have a 75% increased risk of developing melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer.
- It’s not only so called ‘binge tanners’ who are putting themselves in danger. Using a sunbed just once a month or more can increase the risk of melanoma by more than half.
Cancer Research UK's R UV Ugly campaign is calling on young Britons to face the invisible damage being inflicted on their skin by sunbeds.
The campaign targets young people aged 16-18, as well as older people aged 28-44 (e.g. mums and sisters), as research has shown they can often influence young people’s attitudes and behaviour towards using sunbeds.
Cancer Research UK has teamed up with the UK’s No.1 skin clinic, ‘Sk:n’, to offer two free UV skin scans to sunbed users. This allows young sunbed users and older ‘influencers’ of sunbed users to see the hidden damage lurking beneath the skin’s surface. The hi-tech scans give an uncompromising close-up of what skin really looks like, revealing wrinkles, areas of dehydration, sunspots and damage caused by over-exposure to UV rays from sunbeds and the sun.
Helen, from London, was diagnosed with malignant melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, at the age of 22.
As an air hostess, Helen would often sit in the sun when away with work and started using sunbeds in the hope she would have a tan all year round. Watch her video below.
More detailed information about sunbeds is available on the sunbeds page of the SunSmart website.
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