Health Minister Mary Harney today said she is to introduce comprehensive legislation to regulate the use of sunbeds, including banning their use by under-18s.
The legislation, will also prohibit the use of sunbeds in an unsupervised premises; require the placing of warning signs in sunbed premises and labels on the beds themselves.
"Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in Ireland and is a particular problem for Irish people because of their fair skin.
"The measures I am proposing to introduce are very much in keeping with the Government’s broader cancer control agenda." (taken from breakingnews.ie)
So ... To fake tan or not to fake tan? That is the question people!!!
If you're looking a little pasty in your summer dress, lash on a little fake tan, and stay clear of those harmful UV rays.
We asked beauty blogger Kelly, how she found the latest wash off tan from St Tropez;
St Tropez wash off tan! Does it do what it says on the tube?
Not to sell itself short this wash off tan is infused with softening oils, and also contains extracts of the rehydrating 'prickly pear', or so says the bottle. But does this mean that this tan really does more that the other products that claim to do the same thing? I thought it was time to find out!
The instructions say to apply with the palms of your hands so leaving my 'mit' behind for once I did what I was told. Although the tan was a little harder to rub in than I expected it went on even with absolutely no streaks, AND GET THIS...the colour was Fab! No mud like brown or tangerine orange for me thank you very much! The colour resembles that of a natural golden tan and my skin looked silky smooth after applying it.
I also decided to determine its streakibility (or hopefully lack of it) as this often causes me much grief during our rainy Irish summers. Nobody wants to see a girl walking through town all dressed up to the nines with white lines running down her legs!?! Even the lines you get around your wrists after washing your hands really bother me! Did St Tropez really find a way to avoid this? With the shower head pointed at my legs and my eyes closed firmly I turned the tap...and then came my own version of rain...but without all the mess. Now the water did turn that light brown which I expected but no muddy streaks started to appear on my still tanned legs. Instead the tan faded evenly! To remove the tan fully I used a bit of soap and Et Viola I was back to looking like the normal pale skinned me. I had the same experience while washing my hands. The brown colour faded slowly once I started rinsing them but with soap I was able to clean them fully and remove any unattractive stains!
All in all, it really is a great tan with a great colour. It has allowed me to adopt a no-streak policy and I think that is definitely something we all should be getting our pre-tanned hands on!