Tanning Bed Lamps
- Dec 11, 2009
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There are a number of sun bed bulbs 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 proper tanning lamps and comply with the FDA regulations with regard to health and safety. You should also estimate how easy it is to get at the bulbs. Make sure that the lamps are easy to change when necessary. 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 low pressure 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 purchasing replacement bulbs on the Internet, check the make and model of your existing bed carefully. Ensure that the lamps you are ordering are suitable for your bed.
High Pressure Tanning Bulbs: high pressure beds have quartz-tube lamps in a multitude of sizes. The gases used in these bulbs are pressurized to slightly higher than atmospheric pressure. The lamps in these beds are located in the canopy of the bed, so that you tan only from above. 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 flat bed of these devices is a great deal more comfortable than a regular sun bed.
The biggest advantage of these lamps is the short time you have to spend on the bed. Since you tan more quickly, you need to spend less time in the salon, which means it works out cheaper. You can achieve the level of tan you want 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 each month to maintain the colour, compared with that many sessions every week on a conventional bed. Many of these bulbs 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 located 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 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 cause skin 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 bulbs of the same specifications after about 1,000 hours of use.
Something else to think about when selecting the type of bed you use at home or in the salon, is the tanning bed lotion you will use. Different lotions suit different sorts of beds. The staff at your tanning salon can help you select a lotion that will be best for the bed you are using and your skin type. Regardless of the bed you use, you ought to definitely always use a lotion or a cream, because they will nourish your skin and help you get a Hollywood tan more quickly.
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