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Friday, October 26, 2007

How To Use A Tanning Bed

Tanning salons became a huge fad in the 80's, just after the invention of the tanning bed by Fredrich Wolff in the late 1970's. These days, tanning salons are not as fashionable as in the 80's, now that the threat of melanoma (aka skin cancer) has startled the largest part of devoted tanning supporters.

Tanning has a few popular uses nowadays :

  • Young adults want to attract the opposite sex
  • Preparing for the beach
  • Bodybuilders tanning for competitions
  • Heliotherapy for Seasonal Affective Disorder (or SAD)
Regardless of your motivation, you've decided that you want to give tanning a shot. It's time for you to understand how to use a tanning bed. Bear in mind that there are two fundamental types of full body tanners to choose from, tanning booths and beds. The choice of booth versus bed will likely be set by the selection offered at tanning salons near you. Check with the manager of your chosen tanning salon which of their packages will work best for your tanning goal.
Find out from them which tanning lotion will be best for your tanning goal as well. There are just as many varieties of tanning lotions as there are complexions and tanning goals.

Once you've bought your tanning package, the cashier will assign a tanning bed and room number.

Once you're in your room, secure and lock the door, and take off your clothes. You can keep the bare essentials on if you're worried about someone walking in on you or roasting your parts. Or if you're going for an even all-over tan, you will probably need to tan nude to avoid leaving tan lines.
How to use a tanning bed :

Apply tanning lotion on all of your skin, but not your face, since it can cause acne. Open the door of the tanning booth or lift the lid on the tanning bed, depending upon which one you're using.

Now, if you're using a tanning bed, you might want to position a pillow or towel under your head to make things more comfortable. You might also want to turn on your iPod and the fan. Things will get pretty warm when this things heat up.

If your hair is long, you'll want to fasten your hair up on top of your head with a hair tie. This will make sure that your hair doesn't get in the way of the tanning bed and make sure you don't end up with unusual tan lines on your face.

Next, most importantly, wear the goggles provided by the tanning salon during the entire time that the tanning bed/tanning booth is in operation. The UVA/UVB light from tanning lamps is so intense that it can cause cataracts if you're not wearing adequate eye protection. Closing your eyes is not enough. Your eyelids are so thin that the plenty of the energy will go right through them and still hurt your eyes.

At long last, turn on the tanning unit. You might have to press a "start" button or a timer to set, depending upon how your tanning salon works. If you're just starting tanning and are fairly pale, your first few visits should be from 6 to 10 minutes. After a while you can build up to as high as 30 minutes per session.

Bed or booth, the unit turns off when your time runs out, indicating that you've been bronzed to golden beauty. Open the lid or door, remove your sunclipse, and dry off the moisture with a towel. Dress yourself and get your stuff!

Remember to take your iPod with you as you leave. Don't shower for the rest of the day; soap's properties can work against your tan if used too soon after tanning. Now that you know how to use a tanning bed, you're good to go for a healthy, radiant tanning bed tan.

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