Tanning Bed Lights

While we all know that natural sunlight can be bad for us, there are benefits to natural sunlight. The sun provides us with the natural growth of vitamin D in our bodies. Unfortunately, a tanning bed only provides us with the dangers of sunlight, providing only the benefit of glowing, tanned skin. Most tanning bed lights provide UVB exposure which can produce sunburns and skin cancer. UVB is necessary to stimulate melanin production in the skin which in turn gives you that darkened skin tone you seek.

UVA tanning bed lights penetrate the skin much deeper, causing premature aging, wrinkles, and cancer making these tanning beds also unsafe to use. High Pressure tanning beds use quartz lamps which have gas inside the lamp. this helps the tanning beds stay below atmospheric pressure. These beds include an ultra violet filtering system which filters out the UVB rays. Newer High Pressure beds are now able to remove the UVA rays as well. This is quickly becoming known as the safest tanning bed, leaving you a nice bronze shade while protecting you from burns.

When using UVA tanning bed lights, these require 20 to 30 minutes of exposure, at least 3 to 5 times a week to become tan. This can take up to one month. Remember that you are exposing yourself to all of the risks while laying under this type of lighting and none of the benefits of natural sunlight. Using a High Pressure tanning bed can decrease the time spent tanning in half. High Pressure beds can take as little as 12 minutes to receive the same bronze color it would take in 30 minutes in a standard tanning bed.

To lesson your exposure to any type of tanning bed lights, consider using a tanning accelerator. There is a large variety of accelerating bronzers that come in many pleasing smells. You can cut the time spent in a tanning bed by using an accelerator, thus lowering your risk of cancer and premature aging.