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Tanning bed bulbs are used in every tan bed or suntan lamp on the market. When you are buying a new or especially a used tanning bed, take a good look at the bulbs. Make sure that they are proper tanning lamps and meet the FDA guidelines for health and safety. You should also consider how easy it is to get at the lamps. Make sure that the bulbs are easy to change when needed. It is quite important and a lot cheaper if you can perform such simple maintenance yourself, if you have a home sun bed.

There are different sorts of bulbs used in conventional and high pressure beds. Make sure you buy the right tanning bed lamps for your bed, because they are not interchangeable. If you are purchasing replacement bulbs on the Internet, check the make and model of your existing lamps carefully. Make sure that the lamps you are buying are suitable for your bed.

High Pressure Bulbs: high pressure beds use quartz lamps in various sizes. The gases inside these bulbs have a pressure that is slightly higher than atmospheric pressure. The lamps in these beds are located in the hood 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.

One of the biggest benefit of these HP bulbs is the amount of time you need to spend on the sun bed. Since you tan faster, you need to spend less time in the tanning salon, which means it works out cheaper. You can achieve the depth of tan you require in about three weeks of three to five sessions a week. However, with a conventional bed, it would take you at least a month to acquire the same level of colour. Maintaining your tan is a lot easier too. You only need two or three sessions a month to maintain the colour, as opposed to four times that many visits to a low pressure salon bed. Many of these lamps use UVA rays only, not UVB rays which cause sunburn.

Conventional Sun Bed Lamps: Conventional, or low pressure beds use long tube lamps that resemble normal fluorescent tubes. The lamps are located in the top and the bottom of the sun bed, which means that all the body parts are tanned at the together, without needing to roll over during the tanning session.

Low pressure beds use UVA and UVB rays in varying mixes. 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 cause skin burn when you are outside in the sun. It is very important to determine which sort of rays your sun bed’s bulbs emit. You must ensure you replace your existing bulbs with the same new lamps after about 1,000 hours of use.

Something else to think about when selecting the type of bed you use at home or in the salon, is the tanning bed lotion you will use. Different lotions suit different types of beds. The owner of your tanning salon will be able to help you select a lotion that will be best for the bed you are using and your skin type. No matter what bed you use, you ought to definitely always use a lotion or a cream, because they will nourish your skin and help you get a Hollywood tan more quickly.

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