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There are a number of sun bed bulbs in each tan bed on the market. When you are getting a new, or especially a used or older suntan bed, make a good examination of the lamps. Make sure that they are proper tanning bulbs and comply with the FDA regulations with regard to health and safety. You should also estimate how difficult it is to get at the lamps. Make sure that the lamps are easy to change when needed. It is quite important, and a lot cheaper, if you can carry out such routine maintenance yourself, if you have a home sun bed.

There are different sorts of lamps used in conventional and high pressure beds. Make sure you buy the right sun bed lamps for your bed, because they are not interchangeable. If you are buying replacement bulbs on the Internet, check the make and model of your existing lamps carefully. Make sure that the bulbs you are buying are made for your bed.

High Pressure Tanning Bulbs: high pressure beds have quartz-tube lamps in a multitude of sizes. The gases used in these bulbs are pressurized to slightly higher than atmospheric pressure. The bulbs in these beds are located in the canopy of the bed, so that you tan only from above. When you have tanned the skin on one side of your body for about 10-12 minutes, you turn over and tan the other side. The flat bed of these tanners is a great deal more comfortable than a regular sun bed.

One of the biggest advantage of these HP lamps is the amount of time you need to spend on the sun bed. Because you tan faster, you need to spend less time in the tanning salon, which means it works out cheaper. You can achieve the level of tan you want in about three weeks of three to five sessions a week. However, with a conventional bed, it would take you at least a month to achieve the same depth of colour. Maintaining your tan is much easier too. You only need two or three sessions a month to maintain the colour, as opposed to four times that many visits to a low pressure salon bed. Many of these bulbs use UVA rays only, not UVB rays which cause sunburn.

Conventional Sun Bed Bulbs: Conventional, or low pressure beds use long tube lamps that look like household fluorescent tubes. The lamps are located above and below the bed of the sun bed, which means that all the body parts are tanned at the same time, without the need to change positions during the session.

Conventional beds use UVA and UVB rays in varying levels. Some use both rays and others emit mostly UVA with some UVB rays. UVA rays are the cause of the (premature) ageing effects on the skin and UVB rays are the burning rays that produce sun burn when you are outside in the sun. It is very important to determine which type of rays your tan bed’s bulbs emit. You must ensure you replace your existing bulbs with bulbs of the same specifications after about 1,000 hours of use.

Something else to think about when selecting the type of bed you use at home or in the salon, is the tanning bed lotion you will use. Different lotions suit different types of beds. The owner of your tanning salon will be able to help you select a lotion that will be best for the bed you are using and your skin type. Regardless of the bed you use, you ought to certainly always use a lotion or a cream, because they will moisturise your skin and help you get a Hollywood tan more quickly.

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