These beds are the most popular.
Different types of tanning beds.
High pressure bulbs offer lower amounts of uvb rays with increased amounts of uva rays.
The higher amounts of uvb can lead to burning but also produce higher amounts vitamin d.
For example if you re in a rush to get a base a diamond tan will build a base in just two sessions and once a week to maintain where a silver level.
A typical low pressure tanning bulb emits a uva to uvb ratio around ninety five percent uva and five percent uvb.
This is important to keep in mind when evaluating your skin type and tanning goals.
These are the conventional tanning beds which are good at producing a strong tan with uv rays.
The deluxe models offer shorter tanning times music systems and body fans.
Different types of tanning beds.
Level 1 and level 2 tanning beds offer low pressure bulbs while level 3 4 5 and 6 offer medium to high pressure bulbs.
Sunlite sunlite tanning beds range from 16 to 32 bulbs and are available in three types.
Although the uvb ray is the burning ray indoor tanning sessions are timed based on the tanner s skin type and uv experience.
Uva rays are the specific rays that bronze your skin.
Despite the fast tan obtained from uva beds the most popular tanning units in salons are the uvb tanning beds.
The uvb tanning beds contain about 93 uva rays and 7 uvb rays.
However if you are a fast tanner there is a greater risk of sunburn and overheating.
While all uv beds provide a mixture of both rays the higher the bed the more uva the lower the bed more uvb.
They use low pressure fluorescent bulbs to mimic natural sunlight.
Standard deluxe and pro.