There are a number of tanning bed bulbs in every sun bed on the market. When you are getting a new, or especially a used or older tanning bed, make a good examination of the bulbs. Ensure that they are real tanning lamps and comply with the FDA guidelines with regard to health and safety. You should also estimate how easy it is to get at the lamps. Make sure that the bulbs are not difficult to change when needed. It is quite important, and a lot cheaper, if you can perform such simple maintenance yourself, if you have a home sun bed.
There are two completely different kinds of bulbs used in conventional and high pressure beds. Make sure you get the right sun bed bulbs 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 bed carefully. Ensure that the bulbs you are ordering are made for your bed.
High Pressure Sunbed Bulbs: high pressure beds use quartz lamps in various sizes. The gases used in these lamps 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 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 flat bed of these devices is much more comfortable than a conventional tanning bed.
The biggest benefit of these bulbs is the amount of time you have to spend on the tanning 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 depth of tan you require in about three weeks of three to five sessions a week. However, 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 four times that many sessions on a conventional bed. Many of these bulbs produce 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 household fluorescent tubes. The lamps are located in the top and the bottom of the sun bed, which means that all the body parts are browned at the same time, without needing to change positions during the tanning session.
Conventional 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 cause skin burn when you are outside in the sun. It is very important to determine which type 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 types of beds. The staff at your tanning salon can help you select a lotion that will work for the bed you are using and your skin type. No matter what 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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