Tanning Lamps
November 7th, 2009 by Gail Jones
Tanning bed bulbs are located in every sun bed or suntan lamp in the shops. When you are purchasing a new or especially a used suntan bed, make a careful examination of the lamps. Make sure that they are proper tanning bulbs and meet the FDA guidelines with regard to health and safety. You should also estimate how difficult it is to get at the bulbs. Make sure that the lamps are easy to change when necessary. It is very important, and a lot cheaper, if you can carry out such simple maintenance yourself, if you buy a home tanning bed.
There are different sorts of bulbs used in conventional and high pressure beds. Make sure you buy the right tanning bed lamps for your bed, because they are not interchangeable. 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 buying are made 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 bulbs in these beds are located in the top 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 tanning bed.
The biggest benefit of these bulbs 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 acquire 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 conventional bed. Many of these lamps use 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 the body parts are tanned at the same time, without the need to change positions during the 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 cause skin burn when you are outside in the sun. It is very important to discover which kind 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 consideration 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 owner of 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 use, you should definitely always use a lotion or a cream, because they will nourish your skin and help you tan faster.
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