title: Australians' use of fake tanning lotions: another piece of the puzzle.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess community attitudes and practices in relation to fake tanning lotions.
  
  
  METHODS
  1,509 New South Wales residents aged 15 years and over, selected at random, completed a computer-assisted telephone survey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-three per cent of respondents thought fake tanning lotions were unsafe. In relation to The Cancer Council marketing fake tanning lotions, more than three-fifths thought The Cancer Council would be promoting tans, although 62% thought it would be a good thing as fake tans are safer than tanning in the sun. Nine per cent of respondents had used fake tanning lotions in the past 12 months. Almost half (48%) of female current users used fake tanning lotions occasionally or only for special occasions during the past summer. In particular settings, the sunscreen and hat-wearing practices of female users and non-users of fake tanning lotions differed significantly.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There appears to be no consistent data to suggest that fake tanning lotions may be used as a safer alternative to sun tanning. However, there is a responsibility to at least disseminate accurate information on these products.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health Research & Psycho-oncology, The Cancer Council New South Wales, Wallsend, New South Wales 2267. Afaf.Girgis@newcastle.edu.au
authors.forename: Afaf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Girgis
authors.forename: Flora
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tzelepis
authors.forename: Christine L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: Raoul A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McElduff
authors.forename: Jeanie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McKenzie
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001505:Beauty Culture; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013471:Sunburn / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013473:Sunscreening Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000145:classification
chemical_list: D013473:Sunscreening Agents