Tanning Beds: How do they give you that Tan?
Gaining wide acceptance are tanning salons as there are more individuals who desire the tan look more and more each and everyday. It really is the latest trend today. However, it is equally important to know how tanning beds give you that tan prior to submitting yourself for treatment. Tanning, whether under the sun or via simulated rays can both be hazardous.
You very well know that to get a tan from the sun, you need to get yourself out. Getting your tan under the sun can damage your skin especially when the ultraviolet rays emitted by the sun are no longer safe. Such damage can lead to more skin problems and in fact, can bring about skin cancer. On the other hand, tanning beds operate on the same standard of simply sun rays.
A number of fluorescent lamps are attached to the beds that contain phosphor blends. Resembling the sun’s rays, these lamps give off UV rays in the appearance of a spectrum. About 12 – 28 lamps of 100 watts are attached to home tanning beds; whereas about 24 – 60 lamps are found on tanning salons’ beds, with varying degrees of wattage ranging from 100 – 200. It was in the year 1978 when the first tanning beds were launched in America but not until a few years back did it became known. The moment you become aware of how these beds operate, you may be unwilling to submit yourselves for the tanning. There is no denying that they are damaging. Like the sun, they, too, give off ultraviolet rays consisting of UV rays 95% and UVB rays 5%. Bulbs of these beds must be replaced when they get busted.
Much the same way as the UV rays of the sun are the UV rays given off by tanning beds. What makes it different is that with tanning beds, you can regulate the quantity of heat plus the time of being exposed to the beds’ rays. The dark hue is brought about by the UVB rays by encouraging melanin production of the skin. Alternatively, oxidizing the melanin are the UV rays resulting to the golden color of the skin. Even as you are to have your tan via tanning salons, it is still equally important that you know how they work. Your skin is priceless and you need to be very cautious on putting or applying anything on it. If you plan to have a tan via tanning beds, you must know the correct temperature or heat that you need. Once the damage is done, it is too late to correct it and no one will suffer but you.
It is also important to note that the beds also have two types: the high pressure and low pressure beds. But allow me to discuss the former – the high pressure beds. By the name itself, you will already conclude that it works differently compared with the other. High pressure tanning beds do not give off UV rays but instead depend on these rays. The UV rays are being filtered by the beds’ bulbs or lamps giving you a long-lasting tan.
Like the normal bed, going to a tanning salon to get that tan, you will be asked to lie down with whole body fully covered on all its sides. The rays given off on both sides reach the whole of your body. The time will be set depending on the amount of tan you want to have. Do not opt to stay too long as the rays are likewise damaging to the skin. Don’t be fooled even if you are told that they are safe; these are just business ploys. This is the reason why you need to have a complete understanding of how tanning beds work.
The knowledge and understanding of how they operate will make you attuned to what you want done to your skin. It will also make you to be aware of the harm it can give you as a whole. With that understanding, you will be able to contest a salon staff who would insist of setting the time more than you should have. Even if you will do it yourself at home, you will not be misled!