I used to love to go to tanning beds. I thought they were the easiest, most convenient way to look beautifully brown. The first time I used one, I burned because I was not aware of how powerful they are. My skin tone is very fair and burns easily. I soon learned that I had to start out slowly.

However, there are certain dangers of using tanning beds. For one, you never know the strength of the bulbs in the particular bed you are climbing into. Some places replace there bulbs very regularly, and others wait until they completely burn out. It is a risk every time you climb into one because you go in not knowing the exact condition of the bulb.

Another risk is going into a tanning bed that is not monitored. My personal experience once was in a place that had many other things going on, such as a gym and areas where hair and nails were also done. This was my last visit to any tanning bed because I fell asleep in it and burned from head to toe. The timer was set wrong and I suffered first degree burns. These risks not only carry temporary consequences, but long term ones, too. You are subjecting yourself to the possibility of having skin cancer later in life; it also causes your skin to age faster.