tanning
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the darkening of skin in response to ultraviolet light
Research
5,245 papers- Alternative tanning technologies and their suitability in curbing environmental pollution from the leather industry: A comprehensive review.Chemosphere · 2020
- May 1,3,5-Triazine derivatives be the future of leather tanning? A critical review.Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2024
- Current technologies for post-tanning wastewater treatment: A review.Journal of environmental management · 2021
- Tanning bed and nail lamp use and the risk of cutaneous malignancy: a review of the literature.The Australasian journal of dermatology · 2014
- Indoor tanning exposure in association with multiple primary melanoma.Cancer · 2021
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Encyclopedic overview
A visible tan line on a woman whose skin has been darkened by ultraviolet exposure, except where covered
Sun tanning or tanning is the process whereby skin color is darkened or tanned. It is most often a result of exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunlight or from artificial sources, such as a tanning lamp found in indoor tanning beds. People who deliberately tan their skin by exposure to the sun engage in a passive recreational activity of sun bathing. Some people use chemical products that can produce a tanning effect without exposure to ultraviolet radiation, known as sunless tanning.
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