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"It's not enough, but it's a start: The FDA will now require tanning bed manufacturers to put a warning on their devices that they should not be used by anyone under 18\\\\. (Tanning bed use is currently banned for minors in only eight states.)\\n\\n\\n\\n                   \\n\\nOver 2 million of the 30 million Americans who use tanning beds every year are teenagers, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. And it's not a habit you want to get hooked on (and [you may well get hooked](http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/blogs/daily-beauty-reporter/2011/08/new-study-tanning-causes-addict-like-brain-changes.html)): If you start indoor tanning before the age of 35, you can increase your risk of melanoma by up to *75 percent.*\\n\\n\\n\\nMaybe one day the FDA will put the kibosh on indoor tanning altogether. Until then, we will continue to preach: The only safe tan comes in a bottle (or tube, or can). So pick up a self-tanner ([for under $20](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/2014/self-tanners-under-20\\\\#slide=1)), [learn how to use it,](http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/blogs/daily-beauty-reporter/2014/05/self-tanner-how-to-tips.html) and enjoy perfectly sun-kissed skin\u2014risk-free.\\n\\n\\n\\n__RELATED LINKS:__\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  \u2022 [Tanning Bed Users Are More Likely to Be Unhappy With Their Looks](http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/blogs/daily-beauty-reporter/2013/04/tanning-beds-can-make-you-unhappy.html)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  \u2022 [*Allure Exclusive: Bronzing Secrets of the *SI Swimsuit Models**](http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/blogs/daily-beauty-reporter/2014/02/sports-illustrated-swimsuit-models-bronzing-secrets.html)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  \u2022 [Golden Globes Beauty: How the Celebs Get Golden](http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/blogs/daily-beauty-reporter/2013/01/spray-tans-golden-globes-fiona-locke.html)"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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