Tanning Bed Lamps
Tanning bed bulbs are used in every sun bed or suntan lamp on the market. When you are buying a new or especially a used suntan bed, take a good look at the lamps. Make sure that they are proper tanning lamps and meet the FDA guidelines for health and safety. You should also consider how easy it is to get at the lamps. Be 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 buy a home tanning bed.
There are two very different, non-interchangeable sorts of lamps used in conventional and high pressure beds. You need to ensure you get the right sun bed lamps for your sun bed, because you cannot use just any bulb you like. If you are ordering replacement bulbs on the Internet, check the make and model of your existing bed very carefully, because you have to ensure that the bulbs 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 lamps 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 bulbs is the amount of time you need to spend on the sun bed. Because you tan faster, you need to spend less time in the tanning 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 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 conventional salon bed. Many of these bulbs use UVA rays only, not UVB rays which cause sunburn.
Conventional Tanning Bed Bulbs: Conventional, or low pressure sunbeds use long tube lamps that resemble regular fluorescent tubes. The lamps are located above and below the tanning bed, which means that all the body parts are tanned at the same time, without having to roll over 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 the cause of the (premature) ageing effects on the skin and UVB rays are the burning rays that cause sun 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 lamps of the same specifications 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 be best for the bed you are using and your skin type. Regardless of the bed you are using, you should definitely always use a lotion. Lotions help you tan more quickly and moisturise your skin at the same time.
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