High Pressure Tanning Beds
High pressure tanning beds are generally used in tanning salons and not so much in individual tanning beds for home use. Most tanning salons will have at least a few high pressure tanning beds to accommodate the customers who are more experienced and advanced tanners. Because tanning has become such a part of society similarly to going to get hair done or a manicure, tanning salons are catering to the portion of society who tan regularly to maintain the bronze skinned look. The people who tan that frequently will generally use the high pressure tanning beds.
Tanning is damaging to the skin and there are risks associated with skin cancer for those who tan regularly. However, much of today’s society equates healthy with tan and attractive with tan. An alternative to tanning is a sunless tan or spray on tan that is also being offered in many of today’s tanning salons. For people who are scared about using a high pressure tanning bed, a spray on tan may be the perfect solution. This can be done as frequently as a tanning, deepening the color with each application to maintain a healthy glow.
For those who prefer the use of indoor tanning beds, though a high pressure tanning bed is perfect. Low pressure tanning beds are available as well as high pressure tanning beds. The high pressure beds vary slightly from the low pressure though both work on the same principle. The lights that are in the bed are used to reproduce the effects of the natural sun’s rays, stimulating the production of melanin. This will cause a tanning effect.
The biggest difference in high pressure tanning beds is the use of light filtration. The high pressure tanning beds filters a lot of the UVB rays but lets enough through to get a tan. This allows for a good, deep tan with a lesser risk of developing skin problems such as burns, rashes and skin cancer. There is always a risk when the skin is exposed to sun and simulated sunlight, however, high pressure tanning beds significantly reduce the risk.
Another reason high pressure tanning beds are popular is because it takes less time to establish a good base tan than with low pressure models. Most low pressure models recommend at least fifteen tanning sessions before a good base tan is established. In contrast, a high pressure tanning bed will take less time. In approximately three to five sessions, you will have a good base tan. It will also take less time to maintain the tan then with low pressure beds. Where low pressure beds require approximately two sessions per week to maintain the tan, high pressure beds only require two to three sessions per month.
