Tanning Bed Safety -- Avoiding These Tanning Concerns
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Christine OKelly
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2008-11-16 09:28:54 |
Those who purchase residential tanning beds usually see them as a safer alternative to lying out in the direct sunlight. A tanning bed allows you to control the exposure to your skin, but that doesn't necessarily guarantee a safe tan. By following these basic guidelines, you will ensure a safe tan without the risk of these concerns.
Preventing Sunburns
People usually know the most common concern with residential tanning beds is the risk of sunburn laying too long in the bed. Unlike heading over to a salon, home units put you in a relaxing mood that can lead to enjoying the warmth and staying in the bed too long. If you have fair skin, you should start out with only a few minutes. As your fair skin achieves a good base tan and doesn't experience any sensitivity to the UV rays, you should then gradually increase the amount of time. Use a high SPF sunblock if you go outside in the sun after a treatment so your skin doesn't absorb more UV rays.
If your skin does burn, don't tan again until your skin has healed completely, including no peeling or redness. If you expose your skin to UV rays before it is completely healed, you risk the burn going deeper. Do your best to avoid sunburns as repeated burns significantly increase the risk of skin cancer.
Protect Your Eyes
Whether you tan at a salon or make use of one of the many units meant for home use, you should always wear specialized goggles. Wearing sunglasses, closing your eyes, or covering your eyes with a towel will not adequately protect your eyes from the UV rays. Without adequate eye protection, the UV rays can burn your retina or other portion of your eye, leading to cataracts or temporary or even permanent blindness. This is a huge price to pay for golden brown skin. Specialized goggles will prevent the UV rays from affecting your eyes. And with goggle styles without bands or arms, you don't even have to worry about tan lines.
Cover Your Nails, Hair, And Tattoos
True, it isn't life threatening or even necessarily dangerous to tan without protecting your nails, hair, and tattoos, but it can definitely take the fun out of your fashion choices, personal statements, and use of residential tanning beds.
Consider wearing disposable, sticker shields over your nails, especially if you just got a manicure, so your nails don't develop a yellow tint. If you cover your hair when basking under the rays, you will prevent your hair from drying out and your hair color from fading. To keep your new tattoo looking great, wait until your skin has finished peeling, has healed, and has grown a new layer of skin before jumping in for a treatment. Applying a high SPF sunblock to the tattooed skin will help prevent fading.
Residential tanning beds give you comfort and convenience right at home. As long as you keep these tips in mind, you will not only tan, but you'll tan safely. If you think of your tanning bed as being the same as the direct sun, you'll have a relaxing and safe experience. |
Author Resource:-
Christine O'Kelly writes for the tanning bed experts at ESB Tanning Systems. They offer residential tanning beds of almost any style featuring the industry's most current technology, performance, quality, and style.
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