Tanning Booths vs Tanning Beds

Though resembling in function and technical specificity, tanning booths differ from tanning beds by the user's standing position. With tanning booths one stands, and this peculiarity makes the primary advantage of such equipments. Cleaning is the actual reason for which tanning booths are given better ratings than tanning beds, since they require virtually zero contact between the body and the unit. The popularity of such devices also increased because of many prejudices about tanning beds: there were people who pretended to have got herpes from prior users, for example. Though this may not have been the case, negative publicity works too, and tanning booths got prominence over tanning beds.

Whether you are using tanning beds or tanning booths, disinfectants are part of the usage routine, not to mention that the high UV environment makes the proliferation of bacteria almost impossible. Tanning booths also stand apart by the higher power output in the reflecting UVA lamps. Thus technically speaking, tanning booths need 160 watt lamps, which are considerably more powerful than those used by tanning beds. This also explains why the sessions are five or ten minutes shorter too, which could really matter for one who cannot afford to waste any time at all.

Tanning booths were acclaimed even further when the presence of the pressure points came into discussion. When lying on a bed, a person's body gets areas where the blood flow is reduced. The consequence of this unevenness is irregular tanning, but the chances for such an accidental occurrences are significantly reduced with tanning booths. What users find more upsetting is the higher costs for the tanning booths services, as not anyone can afford to pay double or triple three times a week. This also explains why tanning beds outnumber tanning booths, as not all salons afford to make improvements.

Generally speaking, tanning booths fall under the same category as other tanning equipments: they pose similar health hazards and the national regulations apply similarly. Even if the time spent in tanning booths is shorter, the exposure to ultraviolets is not completely safe, and the potential hazards are increased by the prior existence of some skin problem left untreated until the tanning session. Therefore, people should pay more attention to their body, as good looks are not worth getting at the expense of personal health.

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