How Sun Tans Became Attractive

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Consider donating! • / historydose • Why are suntans widely seen as attractive? For much of European history, pale and untanned skin was the ideal. What caused this shift in the West? In this episode of History Dose, we investigate how beauty standards regarding tan skin changed. Moving from ancient times to present, we show you how the Industrial Revolution, CoCo Chanel, and sunscreen companies influenced the way we think about tanning today. • A big thank you to all of our fans and patrons, especially Bobby Jordan and Sean! We appreciate your support so much. • Thank you to E66S for creating and giving us permission to use the very chill outro song, “Beachside”: / beachside • Sources: • Hunt, Yvonne, et al. “History and Culture of Tanning in the United States.” Shedding Light on Indoor Tanning, edited by Carolyn J Heckman and Sharon L Manne, Springer, 2011. • Idacavage, Sara. “From Sunlight to Sunless Tanners: the History of Our Obsession With Getting Tan.” Fashionista, 26 July 2016, fashionista.com/2016/07/history-of-tanning. • United States Summary: 2010 (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-5. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC: U.S. Census Bureau. 2012. pp. 20–26. https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/c... • Wilkinson, Sophie. “A Short History of Tanning.” The Guardian, 19 Feb. 2012, www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/feb/19/history-of-tanning. • Some interesting further reading about a drug being developed to increase melanin production, making people more tan and less susceptible to skin cancer: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-40260029

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