Tanning bed lamps are used in every sun bed or suntan lamp on the market. When you are buying a new or especially a used suntan bed, take a good look at the bulbs. Ensure that they are proper tanning bulbs and meet the FDA guidelines for health and safety. You should also consider how easy it is to get at the bulbs. Be sure that the bulbs are not difficult to change when needed. It is quite important and a lot cheaper if you can perform such simple maintenance yourself, if you have a home sun bed.

There are two completely different kinds of lamps used in low pressure and high pressure beds. Make sure you buy the right tanning bed lamps for your sun bed, because you cannot use any bulbs you like. If you are buying replacement bulbs on the Internet, check the make and model of your existing bed carefully. Ensure that the lamps you are ordering are suitable for your bed.

High Pressure Tanning Bulbs: high pressure beds have quartz-tube lamps in a multitude of sizes. The gases used in these lamps are pressurized to slightly higher than atmospheric pressure. The lamps in these beds are located in the hood 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 benefit of these HP bulbs is the amount of time you have to spend on the tanning 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 depth of tan you require in about three weeks of three to five sessions each week. However, with a conventional bed, it would take you at least a month to acquire the same level of colour. Maintaining your tan is a lot 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 are responsible for 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 areas are tanned at the same time, without the need to change positions during the session.

Low pressure 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 responsible for the (premature) ageing effects on the skin and UVB rays are the burning rays that cause skin 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.

Another factor when selecting the type of bed you use at home or in the salon, is the tanning bed lotion you will use. Different lotions are better for each type of bed. The staff at your tanning salon can help you choose a lotion that will work for the bed you are using and your skin type. Regardless of the bed you are using, you should certainly always use a lotion. Lotions help you tan more quickly and moisturise your skin at the same time.

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