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"  If you&amp;#039;ve read about our Practice Safe Sun initiative, then you know that we won&amp;#039;t be satisfied until UV tanning beds are totally banned. So any legislation that brings us closer to that end goal is good news. Which is why we&amp;#039;re happy to report that as of this week, New York salons must &amp;quot;provide information on the dangers of indoor tanning&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;ensure that patrons have eyewear that protects against ultraviolet tanning devices.&amp;quot; Also going into effect: a new law that prohibits kids under 14 from tanning and those 14-18 from doing it without a parent&amp;#039;s consent. (California, Delaware, Illinois, Florida, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, among a few other states have similar regulations.) But like we said, that&amp;#039;s just a step\u2014and a baby one at that. Firstly, because that still allows everyone over 14 to bake under UV lights. And secondly, because not all salons are even complying with the legislation. We called a few in New York City and were told that they &amp;quot;don&amp;#039;t really care about consent&amp;quot; and that it&amp;#039;s not &amp;quot;necessarily mandatory&amp;quot;. One salon employee even said, &amp;quot;Oh, sweetie, if you&amp;#039;re under the age of 18, you don&amp;#039;t really necessarily need a note. Just come in, you&amp;#039;ll be fine.&amp;quot; The new law comes on the heels of a recent study that found women are less likely to use tanning booths if they&amp;#039;re educated about the risks. So, if you still tan or have friends who tan, be sure to read the truth about the dangers of tanning here. Do you go to tanning salons? If so, do the employees alert you to the risk associated with baking in the beds? Do they always offer you protective eyewear? The models photographed in Cosmo are used for illustrative purposes only; Cosmopolitan does not suggest that the models actually engage in the conduct discussed in the stories they illustrate. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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