Tanning Lamps
There are a number of sun bed bulbs in each tan bed on the market. When you are getting a new, or especially a used or older tanning bed, make a careful examination of the lamps. Make sure that they are real tanning lamps and meet the FDA regulations with regard to health and safety. You should also estimate how easy it is to get at the lamps. Be sure that the bulbs are easy to change when the time comes. It is quite important, and a lot cheaper, if you can perform such routine maintenance yourself, if you buy a home tanning bed.
There are two completely different sorts of lamps used in conventional and high pressure beds. Ensure you get the right sun bed bulbs for your sun bed, because you cannot use any bulbs you like. If you are ordering replacement bulbs on the Internet, check the make and model of your existing lamps carefully. Make sure that the bulbs you are ordering are made for your bed.
High Pressure Bulbs: high pressure beds use quartz lamps in a variety of sizes. The gases inside these bulbs have a pressure that is slightly higher than atmospheric pressure. The lamps in these beds are located in the top of the bed, so that you tan from above only. When you have tanned the skin on one side of your body for about 10-12 minutes, you turn over and tan the other side. The bed of these devices is much more comfortable than a conventional tanning bed.
The biggest benefit of these bulbs is the short time you have to spend on the bed. Since you tan faster, you need to spend less time in the salon, which means it works out cheaper. You can achieve the level of tan you require in about three weeks of three to five sessions a week. With a conventional bed, it would take you at least a month to achieve the same level of colour. Maintaining your tan is much easier too. You only need two or three sessions each month to maintain the colour, compared with that many sessions every week on a conventional bed. Many of these lamps use UVA rays only, not UVB rays which are responsible for burning.
Conventional Sun Bed Lamps: Conventional, or low pressure beds use long tube lamps that look like normal fluorescent tubes. The lamps are situated in the top and the bottom of the sun bed, which means that all the body areas are tanned at the same time, without needing to roll over during the tanning session.
Conventional beds use UVA and UVB rays in varying mixes. Some use both rays and others emit mostly UVA with some UVB rays. UVA rays are responsible for the (premature) ageing effects on the skin and UVB rays are the burning rays that produce sun burn when you are outside in the sun. It is very important to determine which kind of rays your tan bed's bulbs emit. You must ensure you replace your existing bulbs with lamps of the same specifications after about 1,000 hours of use.
Another factor when selecting the type of bed you use at home or in the salon, is the tanning bed lotion you will use. Different lotions are better for each type of bed. The staff at your tanning salon can help you choose a lotion that will work for the bed you are using and your skin type. Regardless of the bed you are using, you should certainly always use a lotion. Lotions help you tan more quickly and moisturise your skin at the same time.
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