In tanning salons, they use a mix of ultra violet A and ultra Violet B, with primarily A, with A being the problem with people getting cancer, and the medical field calls this uncontrolled tanning. Tanning booths primarily emit UVA. The high-pressure sunlamps used in tanning salons emit doses of UVA as much as 12 times that of the sun. Not surprisingly, people who use tanning salons are 2.5 times more likely to develop squamous cell carcinoma, and 1.5 times more likely to develop basal cell carcinoma. According to recent research, first exposure to tanning beds in youth increases melanoma risk by 75 percent. Because of this, they don't want people going to tanning salons.