Nasal sun bradels that are linked to deadly skin cancer are sold on a large scale on social media platforms, have warned experts.
The non -regulated sprays – which claim to accelerate the tanning – can also cause nausea, vomiting and high blood pressure according to the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI).
The CTSI is now insisting on the public to prevent a tanning product from ‘being inhaled or taken’.
The sprays claim to work by supplying a substance known as Melanotan 2, a chemical that makes skin pigmentation darker and that is forbidden in the UK.
Although this creates a brown, according to the melanoma fund, it can also encourage abnormal changes in the skin cell in response to UV exposure ‘.
It is these changes that could possibly lead to melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
However, because the sprays are sold as a cosmetic product instead of a medicine, they are not so tightly regulated and have risen in popularity.
According to the British Beauty Council, the self-tan market will reach £ 746.3 million in 2027.
The CTSI also increased the alarm about the growing trend of people using flavored nasal tanning bedsprays, drops and gummies.
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They warned that ‘unscrupulous’ sellers on Facebook and Tiktok posted photos of the products available in child -friendly flavors such as peach, bubblegum, grapes, strawberry and lime.
The regulator said that they could be the newest ‘must have’ products among young people, which led to a youth epidemic as we saw with disposable vapor ‘.
Susanna Daniels, Chief Executive of the Skin Cancer Charity Melanoma Focus, said: ‘We are increasingly worried about the use of both nostrils and sunbeds and their potential ties with melanoma skin cancer.
‘These non -regulated and illegal products are not only serious health risks, but also encourage harmful behavior, especially among young consumers.
“We urge the public to consider the long -term effects on their health and to prevent these substances.”
Gary Lipman, chairman of the Sunbed Association, added: ‘Nasal sprays have absolutely no room in a professional tanning studio.
Jen Atkin used the £ 25 product twice and a dark brown brand ‘from absolutely nowhere’ appeared on her forehead, which has not been since then
“We fully support the CTSI campaign to increase the awareness of their dangers.”
Some British patients have already been damaged by the products.
Jen Atkin, a former winner of the Miss Great Britain from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, said she was permanently drawn after using a nasal bruin spray she bought on Instagram.
“Unfortunately I decided to go to an extra length and I fell into the trend of Nasal Tan,” she said.
Mrs Atkin used the £ 25 product twice and a dark brown brand ‘from absolutely nowhere’ appeared on her forehead.
She added: ‘It scared life. I felt so nauseous and weird. ‘
Melanoma is a severe form of skin cancer that starts in melanocytes, cells found in the upper skin layer that produces melanin, which gives the skin its color.
Although less common is than other types of skin cancer, it is more dangerous because of the ability to spread to other organs faster if it is not treated at an early stage.
According to the latest figures published on the Cancer Research UK website, around 17,000 people are diagnosed with melanoma every year.
Almost nine out of ten people with the diagnosis of melanoma survive ten years or more.
There is an annual average of 2,300 deaths through the skin cancer, according to charity, where it is good for about 1 percent of cancer deaths.
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