Tanning FDA laws... is it true?

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Tanning FDA laws... is it true?
I once belonged to a tanning salon that required you show your goggles prior to tanning, stating that it was the law that you wear goggles while tanning. Ok, I buy that because the rays can cause damage to your eyes, if unprotected.

Last night I decided to switch it up, and went to mystic tan (spray on tan). They had the nerve to tell me that it was required by the FDA that I buy goggles to mystic tan. I would also need to buy a nose plug, and an additional mouth guard to prevent inhaling chemicals. They also said I should buy a $5 lotion packet to enhance my mystic tan.

My question is, is that true, or is it a scheme to make extra money? It seems that if it was required by law to use something for "safety" purposes, that the business would have to provide it for their customers.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

You are spraying on chemicals to your body.  Do you really want to inhale those or get them in your eyes?  

Tanning is way overrated anyway.  Buy some bronzer and have fun.

Perdendosi · Answer

Here's a link to an article about FDA regulations.  I don't know that the particular devices are REQUIRED by the FDA, but it appears that the tanning place has to take steps to ensure that eye and mucous membranes are protected:
http://www.lookingfit.com/articles/sunless_tanning/736_661training.html

Your statement " It seems that if it was required by law to use something for "safety" purposes, that the business would have to provide it for their customers." makes little sense.  They ARE providing it for their customers.  They're just not providing it for free.  A business who is faced with a governmental regulation has three options (1) To "eat" the cost of compliance as lost profit (not likely); (2) To pass the cost on in the form of a "fee" separately charged customers (look at access fees, license fees, etc., that you get separately charged all the time on electric bills, internet service bills, even sales taxes) or (3) Absorb the fee but raise prices on the product sold (like cars being more expensive due to safety regulations).  Your business decided to go through route (2).  It could have gone through (3).  Frankly, (2) is a better choice, since you have the opportunity to get nose plugs, mouth guards, goggles, etc., from other places (perahps for less!).  
That's part of spraying chemicals onto your body.

Anonymous · Answer

Does $5 really make a difference?  You're going to need plastic surgery in a couple of years to remove the wrinkles caused by tanning and then you're just going to die of cancer anyways.  I know girls from high school who tanned and look almost 50 by the time they were 23!!!

Edit - Shut up skank - you're probably one of those alien looking orange girls.

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