Kim Kardashian has a tanning bed in her office and says she uses it for psoriasis flares.Photo:Kim Kardashian/TikTok; Kim Kardashian/Instagram
Kim Kardashian/TikTok; Kim Kardashian/Instagram
Kim Kardashianis defending her use of tanning beds after she came under fire for having one in her office.
Kardashian, 43, showed her in-office tanning bed in aTikTok video tourof her SKKN BY KIM offices, where she cheekily offeredher take on the “of course” video trend. Kardashian shared her wall of magazine covers, showed a close-up of the rear of a custom mannequin made with her dimensions, and a 3D model of her brain on her desk.
And while reclining in a tanning bed, she said, “I’m Kim Kardashian, of course I have a tanning bed — and a red light bed — in my office.”
“Please, Kim Kardashian, don’t try to normalize tanning beds,”Alluremagazinepleaded with the reality staron X, the platform previously known as Twitter. “The stats about tanning and cancer are terrifying.”
Tanning beds are popular remedies for psoriasis, as theNational Institute of Healthhas confirmed.
That’s because light therapy, like thenon-tanning-bed type Kardashian has used, and exposure to sunlight can help psoriasis. But asVerywell Heathpoints out, “one psoriasis treatment is phototherapy with ultraviolet B (UVB) light. UVB light is present in natural sunlight and in tanning beds. However, tanning beds mostly emit ultraviolet A (UVA) light.”
And while the UVB light from a tanning bed might offer some relief from psoriasis, the UVA light is doing significant harm.
Kim Kardashian has shared photos of past psoriasis flares.Kim Kardashian/Instagram
As theSkin Cancer Foundationbluntly says, “Just one visit to the tanning salon significantly increases your chances of a cancer that can kill you.”
And Kardashian may be at a higher risk of skin cancer, as theSkin Cancer Foundationsays melanoma can run in families; SisterKhloé Kardashianhad melanomaremoved from her face in 2022.
Kardashian’s struggle with psoriasis is well-documented; she first shared her diagnosis on a 2011 episode ofKeeping Up with the Kardashians.
TheMayo Clinicnotes that there is “no cure” for the chronic skin condition, which causes itchy, scaly patches on the skin that “can be painful, interfere with sleep and make it hard to concentrate.” However, there are treatments and lifestyle changes that can help.
Kim Kardashian has shared images of psoriasis flares in the past.Kim Kardashian/Instagram
Kardashianhas shared the herbal remediesshe’s tried to combat psoriasis flare-ups — and in the past has praised light therapy for helping her skin condition improve.
She’s also called out outlets when they claim she’s having a “bad skin day,”correcting themthat she isn’t suffering from acne, but from “psoriasis all over my face.
source: people.com
