Tanning bed bulbs are located in each tan bed or suntan lamp in the shops. When you are buying a new or especially a used suntan bed, make a good examination of the bulbs. Make sure that they are proper tanning lamps and comply with the FDA regulations with regard to health and safety. You should also consider how easy it is to get at the bulbs. Be sure that the bulbs are easy to change when needed. It is very important, and a lot cheaper, if you can carry out such routine maintenance yourself, if you have a home sun bed.
There are different types 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 purchasing replacement bulbs on the Internet, check the make and model of your existing bed carefully. Ensure that the lamps you are buying are made 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 canopy 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.
One of the biggest benefit of these HP lamps is the amount of time you have to spend on the sun bed. Because you tan more quickly, you need to spend less time in the tanning salon, which means it works out cheaper. You can get the depth 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 acquire the same depth of colour. Maintaining your tan is a lot easier too. You only need two or three sessions a month to maintain the colour, as opposed to four times that many visits to a low pressure salon bed. Many of these bulbs produce UVA rays only, not UVB rays which are responsible for sunburn.
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 areas are tanned at the together, without needing to change positions during the tanning session.
Conventional beds use UVA and UVB rays in varying mixes. 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 cause sunburn when you are outside in the sun. It is very important to determine which type of rays your sun bed emits. You must be sure to replace your existing bulbs with comparable new lamps after about 1,000 hours of use.
Another factor when selecting the type of bed you use at home or in the salon, is the tanning bed lotion you will use. Different lotions are better for each type of bed. The owner of 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 are using, you should certainly always use a lotion. Lotions help you tan more quickly and moisturise your skin at the same time.
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