Tanning Bed Lamps - the most important part of a tanning bed
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The idea behind a tanning bed is to simulate the rays of the sun
in a controlled, focused environment to create a quick tan. This
is accomplished by the use of special tanning bed lamps or bulbs
which emit ultraviolet light. Ultraviolet light is not visible to
the human eye so lamps and bulbs that create it often have an interior
coating to make the light visible. Whether a light is ultraviolet
is determined by the wavelength of the light. For the purposes of
tanning, UV light is broken down into UVA, UVB and UVC. These three
types of UV light have different effects on the human body.
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Pay attention to what UV light lamps of your tanning bed use
The tanning bed lamps should not use UVC light for tanning. If
the lamp creates this type of UV, a shield should be used to block
it. UVB is also considered dangerous but is the type that causes
melanin to be created and secreted so some tanning bed lamps create
up to 5% UVB. UVA is the type of light thought to be the best for
tanning. This is the type of radiation that stimulates existing
melanin and oxidizes it to cause the tan. The tanning bed lamps
create more UV rays than on a typical sunny day which makes a fast
surface tan that fades quickly and does not protect the skin from
sunshine.
Types of tanning bed lamps
There are two basic types of lamps for tanning bed, high pressure
bulbs and low pressure lamps. The high pressure bulbs are usually
smaller than the low pressure lamps. All bulbs need a way to control
the flow of power into it. The normal incandescent light bulb used
in a house lamp uses a filament. Tanning bed lamps are plasma bulbs
like neon lights and use a device called a ballast to regulate the
power supply.
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High pressure lamps for tanning beds
The most common high pressure bulbs are in the 400 watt range and
are used as an added face tanner. High pressure bulbs use quartz
glass which does not filter UVC rays. Make sure that these three
to five inch bulbs are always used with a special filter glass for
safety. This glass is usually purple.
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UVC is useful for purifying water or to kill germs but is very
damaging to skin. Low pressure tanning bed lamps are long and resemble
fluorescent bulbs. The glass on these lamps filters out UVC rays.
Although the ultraviolet rays from tanning bed lamps are controlled
and filtered, they create the same kind of radiation as the sunshine
that causes tanning and burning. The same kind of care should be
taken when exposed to tanning beds.
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