Tanning bed lamps are used in every tan bed or suntan lamp on the market. When you are purchasing a new or especially a used tanning bed, take a good look at the bulbs. Ensure that they are real tanning bulbs and meet the FDA guidelines for health and safety. You should also consider how easy it is to get at the lamps. Make sure that the lamps are not difficult to change when the time comes. 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 different sorts of lamps used in conventional and high pressure beds. Make sure you buy the right tanning bed bulbs for your bed, because they are not interchangeable. If you are ordering replacement bulbs on the Internet, check the make and model of your existing bed carefully. Ensure that the bulbs you are buying 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 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 sun bed.
One of the biggest advantage of these HP lamps is the amount of time you need to spend on the tanning bed. Since you tan more quickly, you need to spend less time in the tanning salon, which means it works out cheaper. You can get the level of tan you require in about three weeks of three to five sessions a week. However, with a low pressure 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, as opposed to four times that many visits to a low pressure salon bed. Many of these lamps use UVA rays only, not UVB rays which cause sunburn.
Conventional Sun Bed Bulbs: Conventional, or low pressure beds use long tube lamps that look like 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 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 discover 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.
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 types of beds. The staff at your tanning salon can help you choose a lotion that will be best for the bed you are using and your skin type. Regardless of the bed you use, you should certainly always use a lotion or a cream, because they will nourish your skin and help you tan faster.
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