65%

— percent of indoor tanning salons in Missouri that allows children as young as 10 or 12 years old to use tanning devices.

A survey of 243 tanning salons in Missouri, one of 17 states in the U.S. that does not have any age restrictions for tanning, also found that 80% of the salons claim indoor tanning would prevent future sunburns and 43% claim there are no risks associated with indoor tanning. According to the CDC, indoor tanning is linked to both skin and eye cancers. [via Pediatrics]

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