| June 20, 2017 | | |  | | | | | | A base tan is actually damaged skin | | It's a dermatologist mantra: There. Is. No. Such. Thing. As. A. Safe. Tan. "A tan is literally your body's response to being injured by UV exposure," says Darrell Rigel, MD, a clinical professor of dermatology at New York University Medical Center. When your cells are exposed to UV light, they produce more melanin, the pigment that colours your skin, which is why you tan. But this is a sign that damage has already been done, not protection against future sun exposure. In fact, a "base tan" provides the SPF equivalent of about a 4, says Steve Rotter, MD, a dermatologic surgeon in Virginia. For comparison, a white T-shirt gives you more coverage—about an SPF 7. Read more: |  | | FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL NETWORKS | | | SIGN UP FOR OUR OTHER NEWSLETTERS | | | | |  | | | |  |           | If you would like to subscribe to our other newsletters, please click here.
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