Commercial high pressure beds are becoming more diverse and creating better tanning than traditional beds. High pressure beds release fewer ultraviolet (UVA and UVB) waves so that tanning is safer and more effective.
What’s a high pressure tanning bed?
A high pressure tanning bed can achieve a dark, long-lasting color after only a few minutes in the tanning bed. A high pressure tanning bed creates a deep, long-lasting tan after only a few minutes of lying in the bed. These beds use both ultraviolet B (UVB) and ultraviolet A (UVA) rays to create a natural-looking tan.
Can you get a base tan with a high pressure bed?
High pressure beds are virtually pure UVA. Therefore you maintain your normal exfoliation cycle (28 days) and, once you have a base tan, need only tan once every 7-14 days to maintain your colour. No longer are you a slave to your tan! High pressure beds can allow you to safely achieve a base tan in 3-5 sessions.
When should you use a high pressure tanning bed?
If someone has never used a tanning bed before, or has very pale skin, it is advisable to lie inside a high pressure tanning bed for five minutes or less until a base tan is achieved. With each tanning bed exposure, one may gradually increase the number of minutes.
How often can I use a high pressure tanning bed?
1-3 sessions per week is recommended to maintain your color. If starting in a high pressure tanning bed, 3 sessions should assist with building your base. In order to maintain your color, we recommend tanning once every 1-2 weeks.
What is the difference between high pressure and low pressure tanning beds?
Level 1 and Level 2 tanning beds offer low pressure bulbs, while Level 3, 4, 5 and 6 offer medium to high pressure bulbs. High pressure bulbs offer lower amounts of UVB rays with increased amounts of UVA rays.
What is the highest level tanning bed?
The level 5 tanning beds are our highest-intensity and highest-quality tanning beds. Sessions are six to ten times stronger than Level 1. Tanners who use the Instant level 5 beds can get a dark, natural base tan in only two to three sessions, making it the absolute fastest way to get a natural, golden glow.
Is UVA or UVB better for tanning?
Tanning beds use fluorescent bulbs that emit mostly UVA, with smaller doses of UVB. The UVA radiation is up to three times more intense than the UVA in natural sunlight, and even the UVB intensity may approach that of bright sunlight.
Are bronzing beds better than regular?
Bronzer beds can deliver a longer-lasting, darker tan than regular tanning beds, but may require multiple sessions to do so. A bronzer bed is a kind of tanning bed that delivers a darker tan that lasts longer than tan achieved on regular tanning beds. These results, however, are achieved through multiple sessions.
What is a Level 6 tanning bed?
LEVEL 6 sunbeds offer the following:
10 – 12 minute tanning session. 1000w high-pressure client-controlled facial and shoulder lamps. Built-in air conditioner and misty breeze for cooling comfort. Voice-guided instructions, built-in music and aromatherapy. Maintain your tan with 1 session per week.
Can you burn in the Matrix tanning bed?
The Matrix delivers a NO-BURN tanning experince and is great for all skin types. Your skin gets instantly darker and contiuinues to get darker for the next 48 hours. This bed tans you in 3 – 4 tanning visits..
What does a turbo tanning bed do?
Both UVA and UVB ARE necessary to tan, and both have advantages and disadvantages. The advantage to these beds is that you can get a tan very quickly, it will last longer, and you almost never receive a sunburn.
What is red light therapy tanning bed?
Red light therapy tanning combines UVB tanning. The Red light penetrates deep into the skin and causes a heating effect. The increased blood circulation from the red light is beneficial for the skin, but even more so in combination with the UVB tanning.
How long does it take a tan to develop in tanning bed?
It takes as long as 48 hours for your body to produce melanin after your tanning session, so going more frequently does nothing to help develop your tan – it simply dries and thickens your skin, which makes it harder to tan.
What’s the difference in tanning bed levels?
Lower level beds penetrate the skin on a deeper level and pull melanin to the surface of your skin. While 4-6, referred to as our “Higher Level” beds, tan on the surface level of your skin. They are great for getting you a dark color quickly because they tan the melanin found at the surface of your skin.
What is the difference between UVB and UVA rays?
Two types of UV light are proven to contribute to the risk for skin cancer: Ultraviolet A (UVA) has a longer wavelength, and is associated with skin aging. Ultraviolet B (UVB) has a shorter wavelength and is associated with skin burning.
