Tanning Bed Lamps

Tanning bed lamps are used in every sun bed or suntan lamp on the market. When you are buying a new or especially a used tanning bed, take a good look at the bulbs. Make sure that they are real tanning lamps and meet the FDA guidelines for health and safety. You should also consider how easy it is to get at the bulbs. Be sure that the bulbs 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 buy 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 lamps for your bed, because they are not interchangeable. If you are buying replacement bulbs on the Internet, check the make and model of your existing bed carefully. Make sure that the lamps 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 lamps in these beds are located in the hood 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 tanners is a great deal more comfortable than a regular tanning bed.

The biggest advantage of these bulbs is the amount of time you need to spend on the tanning bed. Since you tan faster, you need to spend less time in the salon, which means it works out cheaper. You can achieve the depth of tan you want in about three weeks of three to five sessions each week. However, with a conventional bed, it would take you at least a month to achieve the same level of colour. Maintaining your tan is a lot easier too. You only need two or three sessions a month to maintain the colour, compared with four times that many sessions 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 resemble 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 together, without needing to change positions during the tanning session.

Conventional beds use UVA and UVB rays in varying levels. Some use both and others use mostly UVA with a bit of UVB rays. UVA rays are responsible for the (premature) ageing effects on the skin and UVB rays are the burning rays that produce sunburn when you are outside in the sun. It is very important to determine which type of rays your tan bed emits. You must be sure to replace your existing bulbs with comparable 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 staff at your tanning salon can help you choose a lotion that will work for the bed you are using and your skin type. No matter what bed you use, you should certainly always use a lotion or a cream, because they will moisturise your skin and help you tan faster.

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