today was a rainy day, so i decided to go to target. beside me in the card aisle were 2 girls chatting away… i wasn’t paying much attention until i heard:

“so what if i got a burn and some blisters, i will never stop tanning.”

EXCUSE ME?!

if it were not incredibly inappropriate for me to slap a total stranger, let alone a 15 year old.. i would have.

doesn’t she get it?

• just 1 severe sunburn as a child doubles your chances of developing melanoma
• melanoma is the 3rd most common cancer in women
• tanning bed exposure increases melanoma risk by 75%

i could go on and on and on… ask any of my friends who choose to use tanning salons, they’ve heard it from me.

don’t get me wrong, i love the sun. i love being tan. but i also love my neutrogena spf 55.

*thank you skincancer.org for your fast facts