Tanning Bed Information - advice and tips for tanning beds
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There is a lot of tanning bed information out there, and very little
of it is good, especially if it comes from the Food and Drug Administration
or a medical source. As discouraging as it may be to someone thinking
about beginning to tan in a tanning bed, being informed is the best
way to stay healthy.
Information on health risks from tanning beds
Unless you have ignored several types of tanning bed information,
you are already aware that tanning can cause skin cancer. Whether
it’s in a tanning bed or in the sunshine, exposure to ultraviolet
light has the same effects. This type light spurs the body to release
melanin to darken the skin to protect it from burning.
WHAT ARE THE HEALTH RISKS OF TANNING
As far as sunburns go, tanning beds are moderately better for you
than the outdoors. The main reason for this is because the short-wave
ultraviolet rays, or UVB rays are the specific radiation frequency
that causes sunburn in epidermis. The tanning beds are able... (read more) |
Another natural protection your body uses is replacing the surface
layer of skin about every 28 days. When you are exposed to shortwave
ultraviolet light, your skins burns and that can increase the replacement
time of skin to about every five days. This type of tanning bed
information is available, but usually only from medical sources.
Types of UV light tanning beds use
Most of today’s tanning beds use long wave ultraviolet light,
which does not cause sunburn as readily. Instead, this type of light
affects the skin under the surface and while the effects may not
be readily visible, tanning bed information acknowledges it can,
over a long period of exposure, not only cause cancer, but can also
contribute to the loss of elasticity in the skin.
Pressure Tanning Lights and other types of tanning beds
Tanning bed information is also available on a newer style of tanning
beds that use pressurized quartz lighting instead of ultraviolet
lights. It’s called pressurized due to the gases inside the
quartz lights is of a pressure a little higher than the normal atmospheric
pressure. The main drawback is that it’s not available in
a clamshell-type enclosure and the user can only tan one side at
a time.
The advantages include not having pressure marks on your skin from
resting on the hard acrylic plastic of a tanning bed, and the fear
of cancer-causing ultraviolet light is near eliminated. Other tanning
bed information about quartz lighting lists being able to sit comfortably
in a reclining position for about 12 minutes, turn over for another
12 minutes and you’re done. Always seated or lying in comfort.
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Do you research before buying a tanning bed
Whatever method you believe to be right for you, before buying
your own bed, or signing up with a salon for regular tanning session
be sure to get all tanning bed information you can get your hands
on to allow you to make the best informed choice possible.
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