TANATOMY
Tanning Beds
Tanning beds are a great way to get that sun kissed glow without spending countless hours baking in the sun. A tanning bed allows you to have a bronze body, without worrying about spending too much time in the sun. Tanning beds not only control the amount of light you are exposed to, they also control the intensity of the light. Tanning Beds come in many shapes and sizes. What they do have in common is that they usually come in three different strengths which depend on the lamps used in the beds.
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Low Pressure Tanning...
Tanning beds, which deliver power from fluorescent type tubes, are referred to as low-pressure beds. Low-pressure beds use florescent lamps, (100 to 220 Watts.) The output of low-pressure beds tends to be rich in UVB and low in UVA.
Low-pressure beds are characterized by having high levels of UVB whereas higher-pressure beds have increased levels of UVA and lower levels of UVB. Higher levels of UVA allow the tan to last longer and reduce the risk of UVB burning.
Natural sunlight varies during the day from low UVB in the early morning to high UVB in the mid day sun. Low pressure tanning has the sunburn potential of the midday sun and the sun tanning potential of the early morning sun.
Medium Pressure Tanning ...
Medium-pressure means the lamps are 160-220 watts and have equal amounts of both UVA and UVB rays. The tanning lamps are the same type but with a higher output wattage for faster results.
Typically the only difference between medium and low pressure tanning is that there are usually built in reflectors and shorter exposure time in a medium pressure tanning bed
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High Pressure Tanning...
High-pressure sunbeds use only Quartz lamps to deliver results. High-pressure means there is more UVA and higher air pressure in the bulb (300 to 2, 2000 Watts.)
These lamps have a much lower content of UVB, thus reducing the risks of burning and allowing your skin to maintain a normal exfoliation process. Therefore results by high pressure tanning last much longer.
Higher levels of UVA allow the tan to last longer and reduce the risk of UVB burning.
Natural sunlight varies during the day from low UVB in the early morning to high UVB in the mid day sun. High pressure offers the tanning potential of the mid-day sun and the burning potential of the early morning sun.
