"There is no such thing as a safe tan," according to the United States Food and Drug Administration website. However, many don't realize the harsh effects of both artificial and natural tanning.

However, I wouldn’t actually dabble in artificial tanning until about a decade later when I started noticing other Black women doing the same on social media. In the early years of the pandemic ...

It is illegal in the UK to sell nasal sprays or injectables made with "melanotan-2", an artificial hormone that can accelerate tanning. The unlicensed drug is dangerous, dermatologists say ...