The Ultraviolet Tide

Low Ultraviolet

Life is tough, but so are you! Join Low Ultraviolet every Tuesday for a healthy dose of skincare tips and tricks, lifestyle advice, and skin cancer + melanoma advocacy, all rolled into one weekly podcast. Low Ultraviolet's CEO and founder, Erica Feggeler hosts the show. Outshine skin cancer. 

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    Episode 5: Bottled Sunshine: The Rise of Self-Tanning

    For decades, getting a tan meant getting UV exposure, but what if you could get the glow without the sun? In this episode of Burnt Truths, we trace the rise of self-tanning, from a scientific accident in the 1950s to today's nearly $2 billion global beauty industry. We explore how DHA changed the way we tan, why self-tanning has become a mainstream alternative to tanning beds, and whether swapping UV rays for a bottle represents real progress. Through our conversation with Krin Madsen, Chief Brand Officer at The Glow Lounge, we look at how the self-tanning industry has evolved, and what the shift away from UV tanning tells us about changing attitudes toward sun safety, beauty, and the desire to be bronzed. In this episode, we discuss: Why a scientific accident led to the discovery of sunless tanningHow DHA creates the appearance of a tan without UV exposureThe evolution from streaky, orange self-tanners to today's luxury glowWhy more people are choosing self-tanning over tanning bedsHow tanning culture and beauty standards continue to influence usWhether we've changed the behavior or simply found a safer way to chase the same idealBecause maybe we've stopped chasing the sun. But have we stopped chasing the glow? This is Burnt Truths: Uncovering the shady side of getting sun-kissed. Sources & Further Reading The Baby Historian — How Sick Babies Led to the Discovery of Sunless TannerFortune Business Insights — Self-Tanning Products MarketThe New York Times — Who Made That Spray Tan?Serious Eats — The Maillard ReactionL'Oréal — The History of Ambre SolaireTikTok — Coppertone Vintage Commercial

    Episode 5: Bottled Sunshine: The Rise of Self-Tanning

  2. 1d ago ·  Bonus

    Episode 4: The Truth Behind the Industry That Burned Us

    As scientific evidence mounted and public attitudes toward indoor tanning began to shift, the industry faced a problem: how do you keep selling a product when consumers are becoming increasingly aware of its risks? In this episode of Burnt Truths, we follow the money behind the tanning industry and explore how it has adapted to a changing cultural and regulatory landscape. In this episode: How the tanning industry responded as awareness of the risks of indoor tanning grew  The marketing language used to reframe tanning as “wellness”  How regulation and the federal tanning tax affected the industry  The rise of hybrid tanning beds combining red light with UVA and UVB  Why red light therapy does not cancel out UV exposure  How the industry has adapted to keep consumers coming through the door This is Burnt Truths: Uncovering the shady side of getting sun-kissed. Sources & Further Reading IBISWorld — Tanning Salons in the US Industry Data and AnalysisBMJ Journals — Tobacco ControlInternational Agency for Research on Cancer — Sunbeds and UV RadiationIRS — Affordable Care Act tax provisionsAIM at Skin Cancer Foundation — Indoor TanningeBay — Vintage Print Ad Klafsun Tanning BedsStanford Medicine — Red light therapy: What the science says

    Episode 4: The Truth Behind the Industry That Burned Us

  3. Jun 29 ·  Bonus

    Episode 3: The Glow That Bites Back

    For decades, science has warned us about the dangers of ultraviolet radiation. In 2009, the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified both UV radiation and indoor tanning devices as Group 1 carcinogens, the same category as tobacco smoke. Yet millions of people continue to tan every year. In this episode of Burnt Truths, we explore why. Through the powerful stories of melanoma survivors Leah Adams and Dawn Stringer (Mrs. Texas International), we examine how beauty standards, tanning culture, and the illusion of invincibility continue to shape our relationship with the sun. In this episode:  Why tanning beds are classified as Group 1 carcinogens  The parallels between the tanning and tobacco industries  Leah and Dawn's melanoma journeys  How beauty standards normalize tanning  Why changing tanning culture is about more than simply knowing the risks Because when the tan fades, what's left behind? This is Burnt Truths: Uncovering the shady side of getting sun-kissed. Sources & Further Reading Ultraviolet Tide Podcast — Ep. 62 Growing Up Tanned: Using My Melanoma Story as a Cautionary Tale with Dawn StringerNIH — The potential carcinogenic risk of tanning beds: clinical guidelines and patient safety adviceHealth Canada — Carcinogens in Tobacco SmokeBMJ Journals — The history of the discovery of the cigarette–lung cancer linkCancer Council NSW — A brief history of smokingAmerican Lung Association — Overall Smoking TrendsAmerican Academy of Dermatology — Indoor tanning stats

    Episode 3: The Glow That Bites Back

  4. Jun 1 ·  Bonus

    Episode 1: The "Bronze" Age: How Sun-Kissed Became Synonymous with Beautiful

    Before there was the “Hot Girl Summer,” there was Coco Chanel's accidental tan that changed beauty forever. In this first episode of Burnt Truths: Uncovering the Shady Side of Getting Sun-Kissed, we trace the cultural evolution of tanning, from a symbol of labor and lower status to the ultimate marker of leisure, wealth, and desirability. Featuring insights from Nana Regueiro, author of “A Short Cultural History of the Tan Line,” we explore how beauty standards flipped and why they stuck. This is Burnt Truths: Uncovering the shady side of getting sun-kissed. Sources & Further Reading NIH —  Timeline of the Development of Skin-Lightening Active Ingredients in JapanScienceDirect — CerussiteRefinery29 — The Sexist History Behind Our Obsession With TanningBritannica — Victorian eraL’Oréal — Garnier Ambre SolaireVogue — A Short Cultural History of the Tan LineRefinery29 — Tanned Skin & Beauty StandardsScience Museum — The Story of Sun CreamSmithsonian Channel — Sunbathing CrazeThe New York Times — Skin Deep History

    Episode 1: The "Bronze" Age: How Sun-Kissed Became Synonymous with Beautiful

  5. Jun 1 ·  Bonus

    Episode 2: The Rise of the “Glow-Up” Obsession

    Step into the glowing blue booths of the 2000s. From mall salons to reality TV, we explore the founding story of tanning beds, how they became a pop culture phenomenon, and why the glow was never just skin deep.  Plus, hear firsthand from an ex–tanning bed user about how these habits form and how hard they can be to break. Featuring insights from Leah Adams (@theleahalexis), a melanoma survivor, skin cancer educator, and marathon runner.  This is Burnt Truths: Uncovering the shady side of getting sun-kissed. Sources & Further Reading Refinery29 — These 2007 Beauty Trends Are Back & Better Than BeforeNIH — Lifetime History of Indoor Tanning in Young PeopleIMDb — Laguna Beach: The Real Orange CountyCosmedico — Sunbed Inventor Friedrich Wolff DeceasedWolff System — HistoryYouTube — Official Throwback Clip | Jersey Shore | MTVTropical Sunsations Tanning — What is High-Pressure Tanning

    Episode 2: The Rise of the “Glow-Up” Obsession

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    Introducing Burnt Truths: Uncovering the Shady Side of Getting Sun-Kissed

    Welcome to Burnt Truths — a spin-off series of The Ultraviolet Tide podcast, presented by Low Ultraviolet. I’m Erica Feggeler, and for the next 7 episodes, we’re uncovering the shady side of getting sun-kissed. Coming June 1st, 2026. Our most listened-to episode ever, The History of Tanning (ep.13), sparked thousands of listeners to ask the same question: Why do we still do this? Why, in 2025, do tanning beds still exist? Why is “looking tan” still such a beauty standard — even when we know the risks? That curiosity turned into this, Burnt Truths, a pop-culture-meets-public-health dive into how tanning became an obsession, an identity, and, for some, an addiction. In this limited series, we’ll peel back a different layer of the glow. Burnt Truths will make you laugh, cringe, rethink your bronzing habits, and maybe even text your old tanning salon to cancel that membership. Join us as we unpack seven decades of beauty culture, bad advice, and billion-dollar marketing, and uncover the truth hiding beneath the tan lines. This is Burnt Truths: Uncovering the shady side of getting sun-kissed. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts.

    Introducing Burnt Truths: Uncovering the Shady Side of Getting Sun-Kissed

  7. 10/07/2025

    91. [REVISIT] Elle Macpherson Refused Chemotherapy, AI Detection for Breast Tumors, and Kicking off Breast Cancer Awareness Month w/Jenna Garcia

    Welcome back to the Ultraviolet Tide! In today's episode, Stage III Melanoma Survivor (2007) & triple-negative Breast Cancer Thriver (2022), Jenna Garcia, joins Erica Feggeler and Leah Adams to share the top stories for October. TOP 5 STORIES FOR SEPTEMBER: 1. Elle Macpherson says she was diagnosed with breast cancer 7 years ago and refused chemotherapy (NBC News) The Guardian: Instagram post on crucial information missing in Elle Macpherson’s breast cancer story, experts warn2. AI model identifies certain breast tumor stages likely to progress to invasive cancer  (MIT News and Breast Cancer Research Foundation) 3. Mammograms will better explain what it means to have dense breasts (NPR) 4.  Healthier Together: Getting closer to a breast cancer vaccine (KIRO 7, local news source) CONNECT WITH LOW ULTRAVIOLET: Website: https://www.lowultraviolet.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lowultraviolet/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LowUltraviolet TikTok: @lowultraviolet CONNECT WITH JENNA GARCIA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livinglikeajenna/ CONNECT WITH LEAH ADAMS: Instagram: https://instagram.com/theleahalexis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leah.a.adams.3 BUZZSPROUT: Podcasting isn’t hard when you have the right partners! The team at Buzzsprout is passionate about helping you succeed. Join over a hundred thousand podcasters already using Buzzsprout to get their message out to the world. Ready to start your own podcast? Sign up now for a paid plan and you'll receive a $20 Buzzsprout Credit: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2074401

  8. 09/23/2025

    90. Designing the Perfect Sun Shirt w/ Valerie Schimel, Founder of JOJU

    Welcome back to the Ultraviolet Tide podcast. Today, we are joined by Valerie Schimel, the founder of JOJU. Since 2022, JOJU has provided buttery-soft, ultra-lightweight UPF 50+ sun shirts for men, women, and teens. JOJU UV sun shirts protect against 98% of UVA & UVB rays. SHOP JOJU: https://livejoju.com/ CONNECT WITH JOJU: https://www.instagram.com/livejoju/ CONNECT WITH LOW ULTRAVIOLET: Website: https://www.lowultraviolet.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lowultraviolet/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LowUltraviolet BUZZSPROUT: Podcasting isn’t hard when you have the right partners! The team at Buzzsprout is passionate about helping you succeed. Join over a hundred thousand podcasters already using Buzzsprout to get their message out to the world. Ready to start your own podcast? Sign up now for a paid plan and you'll receive a $20 Buzzsprout Credit: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2074401

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Life is tough, but so are you! Join Low Ultraviolet every Tuesday for a healthy dose of skincare tips and tricks, lifestyle advice, and skin cancer + melanoma advocacy, all rolled into one weekly podcast. Low Ultraviolet's CEO and founder, Erica Feggeler hosts the show. Outshine skin cancer. 

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  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
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