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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Cait Kelly

Burning is risky – so why are tan lines having their time in the sun on social media?

Young woman with sunburned shoulder at the beach
The hashtag #sunburnttanlines has more than 200m views on TikTok, while #suntan has almost 1m on Instagram. Photograph: Joel Carillet/Getty Images/iStockphoto

In life, there are lots of pleasurable things that we know aren’t that good for us: simple carbs deep-fried in vegetable oil, drinking one or two wines over the recommended limit at dinner with friends, and sitting in the Australian sun.

But despite the risk of cancer and early death the latter poses, parts of the internet are now encouraging extensive time in the sun.

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