Learning about Low Pressure Tanning Beds

The most common beds in tanning salons are the low pressure tanning beds. Many tanning experts believe that the low-pressure tanning beds are the safer and healthier than their high pressure counterparts because they are more similar to natural sunlight. The features that make them so are their low pressure fluorescent tubes that have a UVA-UVB ratio very much like that of sunlight. Their usual low pressure bronzing bulbs emit a UVA to UVB ratio of 97-94% UVA to 3-6% UBA.

The main benefit that the low pressure tanning beds has over high pressure tanning beds is their higher UVB elements. The benefit of the higher UVB component is that UVB is vital for Vitamin D production, although on the downside, it is responsible for burning the skin. Vitamin D is essential for a person's overall health in that it provides increased immunity to diseases and disorders such as heart attack, stroke, osteoporosis and cancers of the prostate, breast and colon.

The effect of the low pressure tanning beds are not as efficient as high pressure in that they take long for a tan to develop, which means they also require more tanning sessions to maintain an existing tan. UVA rays are the "tanning rays" and these rays oxidize the melanin in the skin that creates the healthy golden glow. The high pressure tanning beds contain a high UVA to UVB ratio that can produce a tan six to eight times faster than low pressure tanning bulbs. In addition, a tan that is produced from a high pressure bed is usually deeper and longer lasting since the reduced UVB rays do not dry the skin as much or cause it to shed or peel.

 

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