Home tanning beds are a convenient alternative to getting a tan when you do not want to lay out in the sun all day. Or can’t because of the weather. They are a great way to go if you’re looking for a year-around tan but don’t have the time to go to a tanning salon. In addition to being short of time, you usually have to wait in line or get a tanning time-slot that usually doesn’t fit your schedule, making those tanning trips both time consuming and annoying. By buying your own tanning bed you will avoid this inconvenience; it will always be there in your own home, available day or night.
When you get your tanning machine, however, you should make sure to read the precautions about their usage. Knowing the potential dangers with tanning beds is absolutely necessary.
Don’t believe the advertisements that tell you that indoor tanning machines are less hazardous than tanning outdoors. The facts show that tanning machines can damage your skin in less time than the sun. The tanning process occurs as the skin produces extra pigment, or coloring, to guard itself from the damaging effects of ultraviolet rays. Just like “old sol”, the indoor tanning beds emit ultraviolet radiation. By exposing your body to these ultraviolet rays, your skin could become prematurely aged (i.e. wrinkled, you could develop eye injuries, skin rashes and even skin cancer. Home or salon tanning should be approached with a complete understanding of the risks.
Users are mostly experienced with low-pressure tanning machines, the devices most popular in tanning salons. They utilize the more conventional low-pressure fluorescent bulbs that are most like natural sunlight. In fact, tanning in the low-pressure tanning beds is very much like tanning outdoors. As a result of this, it is thought that low-pressure tanning beds are less of a risk than high pressure types since they are most like natural sunlight.
Indoor tanning machines were conceived and built as a part of medical research over one hundred years ago. A German company, Heraeus, invented the first ultraviolet producing lamp back in 1903 for the purpose of curing diseases such as rickets. The reason for the lamp was to produce vitamin D to encourage the development of calcium to increase bone density.
If you are thinking about the tanning salon business, it will probably be less expensive if you order many of the same beds (i.e. order in quantity). However, there are some reasons why you may want to think about diversifying your order. Folks who frequent the tanning salons today have become more knowledgeable about indoor tanning. They are aware of the downsides, but still want to look their best. So, it may be in your best interest to buy a couple of high pressure tanning beds along with the usual low pressure tanning beds.
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