If you want a tan, it is safer to use fake tan from a bottle or spray tans. Melanotan injections are illegal.| Cancer Research UK
Use the UV index to find out how strong the sun’s UV rays are. Think about protecting your skin if the UV index is 3 (moderate) or above.| Cancer Research UK
A bit of sun can help our bodies to make vitamin D, which is important to keep healthy. But you don’t need to sunbathe to get enough.| Cancer Research UK
Too much UV radiation from the sun and sunbeds can damage DNA in your skin cells and cause skin cancer. Getting sunburnt increases your cancer risk.| Cancer Research UK