Collarium sun beds claiming to improve skin are increasing melanoma risk, skin cancer experts say
Source: New York Post, February 2024
Queensland Health is investigating the legality of collarium tanning beds popping up in the state’s south east, despite sun beds being banned nationally from commercial operations since 2016.
Collarium machines — advertised by commercial premises in Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria with sessions from $30 — claim to give users a “longer-lasting beautiful tan" via UV and red light, as well as stimulating collagen, preventing hair loss, and protecting cells against free radicals.
Sun bed users have a 20 per cent higher risk of developing skin cancer, including melanoma, and that risk jumps to 59 per cent if the artificial tanning bed is used before the age of 35, according to Queensland Health.