Tanning bed lamps are used in every tan bed or suntan lamp on the market. When you are purchasing a new or especially a used tanning bed, take a good look at the lamps. Ensure that they are proper tanning bulbs and meet the FDA guidelines for health and safety. You should also consider how easy it is to get at the bulbs. Make sure that the bulbs are not difficult to change when the time comes. It is quite important and a lot cheaper if you can perform such simple maintenance yourself, if you have a home tanning bed.

There are two completely different types of lamps used in conventional and high pressure beds. Ensure you get the right tanning bed lamps for your sun bed, because you cannot use any bulbs you like. If you are buying replacement bulbs on the Internet, check the make and model of your existing lamps carefully. Ensure that the lamps you are buying are made for your bed.

High Pressure Bulbs: high pressure beds use quartz lamps in various 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 top 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.

The biggest benefit of these lamps is the short time you have to spend on the bed. Since you tan more quickly, you need to spend less time in the salon, which means it works out cheaper. You can achieve the level of tan you want in about three weeks of three to five sessions a week. With a conventional bed, it would take you at least a month to acquire the same depth of colour. Maintaining your tan is much easier too. You only need two or three sessions a month to maintain the colour, compared with that many sessions every week on a low pressure bed. Many of these lamps use UVA rays only, not UVB rays which are responsible for burning.

Conventional Tanning Bed Bulbs: Conventional, or low pressure sunbeds use long tube lamps that look like household fluorescent tubes. The lamps are located above and below the tanning bed, which means that all the body areas are browned 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 produce sun burn when you are outside in the sun. It is very important to determine which kind 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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