Nothing can make us happier during the whole year than having a sun-kissed tan. Solariums, also known as sunbeds or tanning booths are a good way to achieve amazing tan for short time. A solarium is a device emitting ultraviolet rays used to produce a cosmetic tan. They emit a UV ray that is somewhat similar to the sun. The users lie down on a UV bed or stand in front of a panel over their skin.
Solariums are often advertised as a way to “pre-tan“ for the summer, protecting your skin from burning in the sun. They not only help us to maintain an all-year-round tan, but also cure some diseases and correct the appearance of the skin. Recent studies shown that the solarium tanning is less damaging than the sun tanning, although safe sunbathing doesn’t exist.
Solariums are appropriate for every skin types, except those with hypersensitive skin. The proportion between the UVA and UVB rays is balanced which reduce the risk of damage to a minimum. The maximum exposure time is usually from 5 to 20 minutes. The buttons inside the cabin allow you to correct the power, to control the ventilators and even to listen your favorite songs.
What are the benefits of solarium tanning?
- The exposure to UV light leads to production of vitamin D in the skin
- Solarium tanning help acne by drying out the skin
- Your skin cannot burn
- Solarium creates a continent amount of UV in a given time
- Increase blood circulation
- Shorten the time of sunbathing
- Speed up the process of skin getting brown
What are the risks of the solarium?
- Increase the risk of skin cancer
- Cause premature ageing, because UVA rays destroy the collagen and connective tissues beneath the superficial layers of the skin
- Eye damages
- Skin irritation and blistering
- reduce the collagen levels
- Increase the pigmentation
What cosmetics to use when solarium tanning?
Here the sunscreen is useless. There are specially designed products for solarium tanning. They don’t contain a protective screen, but attract the UV rays to the skin, ensuring an even and fast tan. The products for solarium tanning not only ensure an even tan, but also moisturize and nourish the skin.
Tips:
- A solarium isn’t appropriate for people under 16
- Always wear protective goggles when using solarium – they cornea and the conjunctive may easily become inflamed
- Don’t use perfumes or deodorant before a solarium
- Take of your jewelry and watch
- Use professional cosmetics
- Start with exposure not more than 5 minutes and work up your way to the maximum exposure time in about one month
- Never stay for more than 20 minutes
- Never visit a solarium twice a day
- Protect your hair when using a solarium
- Always apply a protective lip balm
- Exfoliate your body before solarium tanning
Contradictions:
- Sun allergy
- Expanded blood vessels
- If you are pregnant or breast feeding
- If you have open wounds
- If your skin is hypersensitive
- If you are sunburned
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What do you think?
July 28th, 2008 @3:32 am
i do not understand all of the shit
August 17th, 2008 @6:09 pm
How does it affect you if you’re breastfeeding? I have been to a few solariums that say there is no problem.
August 21st, 2008 @3:01 am
dear sebnem,
never go to a tanning bed while you are breast feeding. It isn’t proven that the tanning bed can cause problems but it isn’t also proven that it doesn’t cause. Instead opt for a tanning lotion.
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