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Tanning bed bulbs 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 lamps. Make sure 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 lamps. Be sure that the bulbs are easy to change when needed. It is quite important and a lot cheaper if you can perform such simple maintenance yourself, if you buy a home tanning bed.

There are two completely different kinds of bulbs 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 ordering replacement bulbs on the Internet, check the make and model of your existing lamps carefully. Make sure that the bulbs you are buying are suitable for your bed.

High Pressure Bulbs: high pressure beds use quartz lamps in a variety of sizes. The gases inside these bulbs have a pressure that is slightly higher than atmospheric pressure. The lamps in these beds are located in the hood of the bed, so that you tan from above only. 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 bed of these devices is much more comfortable than a conventional sun bed.

The biggest advantage of these lamps is the short time you have to spend on the bed. Because you tan more quickly, you need to spend less time in the salon, which means it works out cheaper. You can achieve the level of tan you require in about three weeks of three to five sessions each week. With a conventional bed, it would take you at least a month to acquire the same level of colour. Maintaining your tan is much easier too. You only need two or three sessions a month to maintain the colour, compared with that many sessions every week on a low pressure bed. Many of these lamps produce UVA rays only, not UVB rays which are responsible for burning.

Conventional Sun Bed Lamps: Conventional, or low pressure beds use long tube lamps that resemble household fluorescent tubes. The lamps are situated in the top and the bottom of the sun bed, which means that all the body parts are browned at the together, without needing to change positions during the tanning 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 cause skin burn when you are outside in the sun. It is very important to discover which kind of rays your tan bed’s bulbs emit. You must ensure you replace your existing bulbs with lamps of the same specifications after about 1,000 hours of use.

Another consideration 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 choose a lotion that will be best for the bed you are using and your skin type. Regardless of the bed you use, you should certainly always use a lotion or a cream, because they will nourish your skin and help you tan faster.

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