| Commercial tanning beds make it possible for you to | | | | automatically turns off the lamps at a preset time, as |
| have a tan year round. Those of us who like the | | | | a requirement by FDA regulations. The actual process |
| healthy, sun-kissed look are quite familiar with both | | | | of tanning is made possible by artificial UVB and UVA |
| methods. But the question is, which method is safer | | | | rays which have the exact same composition as the |
| and less harmful on your skin? | | | | sun rays. So, the question remains, how safe are |
| In recent years, we're becoming more and more | | | | these commercial tanning beds? |
| conscious to the fact that the sun does indeed | | | | Studies conducted on people who frequented tanning |
| damage our skin causing it to age prematurely and | | | | beds have found that excess exposure to tanning |
| cause more serious diseases such as skin cancer. As | | | | beds can cause the same amount of damage as the |
| a result, many of us have taken precautionary | | | | sun. Other studies have found that people who |
| measures like applying sun tan lotion before going | | | | regularly tan with commercial tanning beds are likely |
| outside or even limiting our sun exposure as much as | | | | to withstand radiation levels to the eyes as much as |
| possible. | | | | 100 times that of outside sunlight. |
| However, one does not have to give up tanning | | | | The Advantages of Natural Sunlight |
| altogether; we can still get a fabulous healthy glow | | | | The advantage of natural sun exposure is that the |
| from a commercial tanning bed. | | | | sun produces melanin (the pigment that protects the |
| How Do Commercial Tanning Beds Work? | | | | skin from UV rays naturally) in your skin. Sunlight also |
| Commercial tanning beds come in two forms: vertical | | | | stimulates the production of vitamin D in the body. |
| and horizontal. You can lie down or stand while | | | | Conclusion |
| tanning, whichever is more comfortable for you. | | | | As long as you keep your sun bathing to a minimum |
| These capsule tanning beds have a lid that is lined | | | | and always apply sun protecting lotion, there is no |
| with tubular ultraviolet lamps and a glass or plastic | | | | reason to hide from the sun. At the same time, if |
| bench that you can lie down on. The lamps are made | | | | you do not become excessive with your visits to the |
| of quartz which allows their internal air pressure to be | | | | commercial tanning bed salon, there is no reason why |
| higher than regular ultraviolet lamps thus filtering | | | | you should not have a healthy glow during Christmas |
| unwanted UVB rays. | | | | time. As we all know, everything in moderation is |
| All commercial tanning beds have a timer that | | | | healthy. |
