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Recently, on Stuff Mom Never Told You, Molly and I have covered the Western obsession with tanning and the Eastern custom of skin lightening. In both episodes, we focused largely on women since we’re stereotypically more attentive to our personal appearance and more willing to alter it via makeup, tanning, hair styling, etc. But in [...]
Recent research from the University of Nottingham finds that “healthy tans” might not be such an oxymoron after all. That’s good news for fair-skinned folks like me who want some summertime tint without skin-damaging tanning beds or excessive sunbathing. A study conducted by Dr. Ian Stephen found that upping vegetable intake can improve color even better than by laying poolside.
Although Coco Chanel had yet to bring skin baking into fashion, 1903 marked the arrival of the “healthy tan.” John Harvey Kellogg, of corn flake fame, had already patented a therapeutic tanning bed prototype in 1891, and a decade and change later, heliotherapy enjoyed an especially auspicious year in the spotlight.
If you’re like me, the perfect Saturday weekend really requires nothing more than sunshine, a comfy lounge chair and an adjacent swimming pool. But hitting the pool carries with it the inherent risk of coming away with a goofy tan, or even an absolutely ridiculous sunburn, that can really undo all the relaxation an afternoon baking under sizzling sunbeams and drifting across cool waters delivers.
Josh and Chuck tackle taxidermy, the practice of preserving and mounting dead animal skins for display, in this episode.
Most leather is made from processed cattle skin, although synthetic and other varieties exist. Learn more about leather in this episode of BrainStuff.
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