Kim Kardashian has defended using a tanning bed to treat her skin condition, psoriasis.
The Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum. 43, made a TikTok video earlier this week showing off the new offices for her relaunched beauty brand SKKN by Kim – complete with tanning bed.
‘I’m Kim Kardashian, of course I have a tanning bed and a red light bed in my office,’ she says in the video, which has since racked up over 14 million views.
The backlash started almost immediately with people calling her out for a practice that can cause skin cancer, which her sister Khloé Kardashian, 39, has had twice.
‘I have psoriasis and it really helps when it’s bad. But I don’t use it too often, she wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter in reply to an Allure magazine article that criticized her for trying to normalize tanning.
Kim Kardashian isn’t backing down over usage of the tanning bed in her SKKN by Kim offices
The tanning controversy started when the beauty guru jumped on the recent ‘I’m ____, of course’ trend by sharing a video tour of her Skkn by Kim office on Thursday.
In the video, Kim strolls through her offices wearing a cozy looking robe and says things like I’m Kim Kardashian, of course I have all my magazine covers covering my walls.’
Soon after the video was posted, Allure wrote an opinion piece titled ‘Please, Kim Kardashian, Don’t Try to Normalize Tanning Beds,’ which cited the high risk of skin cancer associated with indoor tanning.
The magazine pointed out, ‘contrary to popular belief, UV exposure can be more harmful than helpful in the treatment of psoriasis.’
Kim reposted the article and wrote: ‘I have psoriasis and it really helps when it’s bad. But I don’t use it too often.’
One asked in the comments of the TikTok video: ‘So can I go back into the tanning beds if Kim Kardashian does ?’
One Twitter user commented: ‘Still don’t try to normalize it, or at least state why you’re using it.. Your followers would be using it without knowing why… And IT COULD CAUSE complications.’
Kim has been candid about her psoriasis in the past, showing photos of her skin when it is red and inflamed.
In 2019, the mom of four wrote an essay about her autoimmune disorder for Kourtney Kardashian’s Poosh site.
‘If you have psoriasis, you can’t let it ruin your life or get the best of you, ‘ she began.
‘You have to do what you can to make sure you are comfortable but not let it take over,’ she wrote.
‘I hope my story can help anyone else with an autoimmune disease feel confident that there is light at the end of the tunnel.’
The Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum. 43, made a TikTok video earlier this week showing off the new offices for her relaunched beauty brand
‘I’m Kim Kardashian, of course I have a tanning bed and a red light bed in my office,’ she says in the video, which has since racked up over 14 million views
The backlash started almost immediately with people calling her out for a practice that can cause skin cancer , which her sister Khloé Kardashian , 39, has had twice