 | The Tanning Shack is located in Augusta at 404 E. State St, and is owned by Brian and Paul Self, along with partner Sebastian Guthery. Acquired in January 2003, the team has worked hard to furnish customers with the most modern, updated tanning salon experience available complete with a massage therapist and themed tanning rooms. You can reach this innovative team at (316) 775-1444. |
Tanning
2003-12-01 09:27:00
Is tanning eyewear important?
: Why does the staff at my tanning salon always insist that I wear protective eyewear when tanning?
ANSWER: The importance of using protective eyewear while tanning can never be stressed enough. What value can you put on something that is so vital it is responsible for more than 80 percent of all the information we receive on a daily basis? Although ultraviolet light offers the rays necessary for developing that beautiful, golden tan, this same light can be detrimental to unprotected eyes. The federal government along with many state agencies require that anyone using a tanning device do so only while wearing eyewear that blocks out 99.9 percent of UVB light and 99 percent of UVA light. These are two types of UV light used in the tanning process. The eyelid is too thin to be able to protect the eyes from UV light penetration. So, unless you are using federally compliant eyewear offered by your professional indoor tanning salon, you might not have the adequate protection needed to safeguard your eyesight.
