There are a number of sun bed lamps in each sun bed on the market. When you are getting a new, or especially a used or older suntan bed, make a good examination of the bulbs. Ensure that they are real tanning bulbs and comply with the FDA regulations with regard to health and safety. You should also consider how difficult it is to get at the lamps. Make sure that the lamps are not difficult to change when the time comes. It is very important, and a lot cheaper, if you can perform such simple maintenance yourself, if you buy a home tanning bed.
There are two completely different kinds of bulbs used in low pressure and high pressure beds. Make sure you get the right tanning 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. Ensure that the lamps you are buying are suitable 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 hood 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 advantage of these lamps is the short time you have 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 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 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 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 browned at the same time, without needing to roll over during the tanning 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 sun burn when you are outside in the sun. It is very important to determine 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.
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 types of beds. The owner of your tanning salon can help you select a lotion that will work for the bed you are using and your skin type. Regardless of the bed you use, you ought to certainly always use a lotion or a cream, because they will moisturise your skin and help you get a Hollywood tan more quickly.
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