Tanning Bulbs

There are a number of tanning bed lamps in every tan bed on the market. When you are getting a new, or especially a used or older tanning bed, make a good examination of the lamps. Ensure that they are real tanning bulbs 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 needed. It is quite important, and a lot cheaper, if you can carry out such simple maintenance yourself, if you buy a home tanning bed.

There are two completely different kinds of lamps used in low pressure and high pressure beds. Ensure you buy the right sun bed lamps for your sun bed, because you cannot use any bulbs you like. If you are buying replacement bulbs on the Internet, check the make and model of your existing lamps carefully. Ensure that the lamps you are ordering are suitable for your bed.

High Pressure Bulbs: high pressure beds use quartz lamps in a variety of sizes. The gases inside these lamps 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 sun bed.

The biggest benefit of these bulbs is the short time you need to spend on the bed. Because 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 each week. With a conventional bed, it would take you at least a month to achieve the same depth of colour. Maintaining your tan is much easier too. You only need two or three sessions a month to maintain the colour, compared with that many sessions every week on a low pressure bed. Many of these lamps produce UVA rays only, not UVB rays which are responsible for burning.

Conventional Sun Bed Bulbs: Conventional, or low pressure beds use long tube lamps that resemble household fluorescent tubes. The lamps are situated above and below the bed of the sun bed, which means that all areas are tanned at the same time, without the need to change positions during the session.

Low pressure beds use UVA and UVB rays in varying levels. 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 sort of rays your sun bed’s bulbs emit. You must ensure you replace your existing bulbs with the same new lamps 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 owner of your tanning salon can help you choose a lotion that will be best for the bed you are using and your skin type. No matter what 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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