Some beds only have 16 while there are other beds that have 50 or more bulbs. As the purchase of tanning bulbs can get a bit pricey depending on how many lamps your tanning bed has. The main thing is to consider what your tanning needs are and buy lamps that will fit your needs as well as your budget. As mentioned before there is the Wolff lamps, also are Sundash, Sunmaster, Puretan,Cosmedico, Lightsource and many others. There are many different brands of tanning bulbs, you need to choose the lamp that best suits your tanning needs. At this point it is good to change the bulbs. Home tanning bulbs lose a large amount of UV rays after about 1000 hours of usage, and the tanning process will be greatly diminished. But as with the sun, over-exposure can cause sun burn.
This tanning bulb and their beds were designed to keep the skin cooler and not to burn the skin. They have a rating so a higher the rating on the lamp the more powerful the tanning will be.Īnother well known tanning bulb is the SunQuest. The UVA is needed to help with the tanning process. The UVB wavelength causes the melanin in your skin to tan, and can also cause you to burn if over-exposed. Recently they have come out with some bulbs for tanning bed with higher UVA and UVB wavelengths.
These have been the standard bulbs for many years. Of course the most well known tanning bed bulbs are the Wolff Bellarium S. They will also have at least a couple of beds with the high pressure bulbs which are used by the more advanced tanners. These beds are used to build a base tan without burning. They will have at least 2 beds with the average bulbs for beginner tanners. Most salons use a variety of tanning bulbs in their beds. But you will also pay more for the use of these beds. You will get a much darker tan in a shorter amount of time with the use of these. It has a higher output of tanning rays, which makes it much stronger than the average tanning bulb. The RUVA bulb is the most widely used in busy salons. These have more ultraviolet rays than the normal bulb. There are other tanning bed replacement bulbs that are made for the very serious tanner or someone who already has a good tan. Most of the time when you first start tanning, and you go to a salon and you will use the beds with the bulbs that have the average tanning lamps in them. There are many different types of tanning bed bulbs available for tanning beds, and some bulbs are made for the beginner tanner. Since most of us dont have time to spend hours laying out in the sun anymore, the use of tanning beds has become very popular. Especially in the warm summer months when everyone seems to have that nice golden glow. Everyone wants a really great looking tan.