Breast Cancer Linked to Tanning Beds

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and in honor of all those who have survived, and even moreso for those who haven't, I've decided to let you in on a little-known secret...


Tanning Causes Cancer.


Unheard of, I know. But in all seriousness, skin cancer isn't the only type of cancer that tanning beds and too much sun exposure is linked to. Sure, we most commonly hear of people getting Melanoma from UV bulbs and not many breast cancer patients can link their disease directly to their burnt skin, but think of it this way:

Cancer is basically the deformation of cells in your body. When cancer attacks your cells, whether they are skin cells, blood cells, or breast cells, it mutates them so your body literally starts fighting itself instead of fighting the disease. Plus, if one cell is mutated by cancer, most likely all the surrounding cells will be affected as well. This is what causes the cancer to spread.

So what's my point of all of this? I'll tell you. Say you contract Melanoma on the delicate skin on your chest due to too much tanning. The Melanoma has prime access to your breast cells, your lung cells, and even your heart cells. Who's to say it won't stop spreading? This is what happens to many cancer patients- they contract one form of cancer and before they know they have 10 more forms all over their body.

Cancer is no joking matter. We all know someone who either has had it or will have it in the future. Protect yourself. Don't gamble with your health, and your life for that matter, by tanning in a UV bed. Every single time you step into that bed you are consciously flipping a coin. There is a 50/50 chance that you will walk out of that tanning salon with some form of cancer, and for me those odds are just way too risky.

Airbrush is so important to me because I've had many loved ones die from all forms of cancer- lung, breast, skin, and heart. I truly believe it's not worth it to put my body in a baking oven for 15-20 minutes, but I also know that to be confident I enjoy looking my best, and more often than not that means having a great tan.

Never sacrifice your health for your beauty! Instead, embrace your health by being beautiful every day :)

Elongate the Life of Your Tan

We all know that the desert heat is brutal on our skin. Women have to carry around bottles of lotion in our purses out of necessity, while men have to add a little more moisturizer to their faces in the morning and worry about ashy elbows. It's not pretty, it's not nice, and it's not condusive to a great-looking tan- airbrushed or otherwise.

My tip for keeping your skin healthy and glowing all year long is so simple it's almost silly: Moisturize.

I'm not talking a few squirts of lotion in the morning after your shower. I'm talking intense moisture replenishment all day long. When you take a shower in the morning, put a heaping helping of lotion all over your body using circular motions (I love Bath and Body Works original formula, but Shea Butter is amazing as well). In the afternoon take a quick trip to the bathroom and add more lotion to the most dry, sensitive areas of your body like your hands, feet, elbows, and knees. Finally, at night before you go to bed add another generous portion of lotion all over your body using those same circular motions from the AM.

If you find that your skin still feels dry after all this moisture, try this trick I use during the winter months: apply good ol' baby oil to the areas that seem dry, then once you've rubbed it in add regular lotion on top! The baby oil works as a barrier between your skin and the elements, and keep all the natural moisture your skin makes on its own inside your skin cells.

If you follow these simple tips your skin will be happy, healthy, and glowing all year long!

How to make your skin Glow even more!

I've been doing airbrush tans on myself for many, many, many years and being a total girlie girl who enjoys everything pretty, I've always been obsessed with how to get that beautiful glowing skin that celebs have on the red carpet.

Airbrushing gives me the beautiful sunkissed color I need to look good, but there's a product that I absolutely LOVE to get my skin "red carpet ready" for those special nights out on the town with my girls, or a candlelit dinner with a special man.

It's called Sun Dust Bronze Shimmer Body Powder, and it's in Victoria's Secret's Beach Sexy line. It's different from other body shimmer products because it's this beautiful golden brown color that gives you just the right amount of shimmer to make it look like your skin subtley dewy, and it makes your tan pop that much more!

I recommend this to any clients who want to look extra special for an evening out, but it can be tricky to get your hands on because their Beach Sexy line is only sold in stores during the summer.

Ask about it when you make your next You're Glowing airbrush appointment and your tan will be finished off with this amazing stuff!

If you can't tone it, tan it!

Ladies, how often do you look down at your abs and go, "wow, I look amazing!" If you're anything like me it's not all that often.

Sure, we work our booties off at the gym every week, we eat right, we try not to snack while our boyfriends enjoy 20 meals per day- but a lot of the time it's still not enough!

Everyone knows that you look more toned, slimmer, and all-around healthier with a nice golden tan, but after all that work to make yourself healthier why would you want to waste it by ruining your skin under the sun or UV lamps?

A personalized airbrush tan will give all the great benefits of laying outside for hours, but instantly and far less damaging to your skin!

At You're Glowing, we're dedicated to making you look and feel as great as you can, and the great thing is that even if you don't slave away for hours at the gym every day you can still look slimmer and more toned with a simple 20-minute application! Your boyfriend will be eating his heart out, your girlfriends will wonder where you found the time to lay out in the sun for hours, and you will feel more beautiful and confident than ever before!

To make an appointment, call Elisabeth at (480)235-6014 or email directly at GetYourGlowOn@Live.com