PlainPill

Tanning Bed

People mainly take Tanning Bed for mood, skin & hair. Based on 4 first-hand reports. Ranked #1543 of 1,974 overall.

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User score
Mostly negative
0% positive25% mixed50% negative25% unclear

Of reports that state an outcome, 0% are positive.

Clinical research
Research pending

What Tanning Bed does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

Research data for Tanning Bed is being compiled.

Dosage people report

As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.

2x/weekas reported

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

skin cancer ×2skin damage ×1

What users say

Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.

“I will be using a tanning bed 2x/week”
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“What about a tanning bed? I have a few friends who said that it helped them a lot”
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“Did you say you recommend tanning in a tanning bed? Absolutely no. Thats skin cancer waiting to happen”
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“most tanning beds have high levels of UVA only. They filter out UVB, because UVB gives sunburns. But only UVB gives you Vitamin D.”
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Top discussions (4)

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User data from public discussions; research from PubMed. Information only, not medical advice — talk to a doctor before starting, stopping or combining anything. Data updated October 2, 2026. How we rate