The Tanning Bed: User Basics
So you’ve got yourself a new tanning bed or a new membership in a tanning salon but careful now, too much exposure is also harmful to your health. Sure you want your skin color to be at its best especially that getting a tan is now so convenient for you. However, tanning too frequently can also cause damage to your skin. So what exactly are the to do’s of indoor tanning?
Firstly, set your exposure schedule. Most salons set this as a rule for their customers before letting them use the tanning beds. If you’re an amateur tanner, start with short sessions working your way up to the maximum exposure time, known to be at twenty minutes. Also take into consideration your skin type. A more sensitive skin type may need less exposure time. The intake of medications such as antihistamines, tranquilizers or birth control pills may increase the skin’s sensitivity so you also have to consider this in setting your exposure time.
Secondly, do use safety goggles. UV rays do not only harm the skin but the eyes as well. The goggles would serve as protection to your eyes. You don’t want to end up with a gorgeous tan but with less eyesight, right? Also make sure that you’re goggles fit snugly—not to loose that they keep falling out from your face nor too tight that your eyes feel restrained. If you are an avid tanning salon user, make sure that the goggles they are lending to the customers are sterilized for hygienic purposes.
You do know by now that tanning beds create a tan on our skin through the emission of the UV rays. Having said this, make sure that you disclose your medical conditions to the tanning salon and ask permission from your physician if it is okay for you to use tanning beds. Persons afflicted with lupus or diabetes are not the ideal candidates for indoor tanning as their conditions can be aggravated by exposure to UV rays.
Also, avoid being a slave of your tanning beds. There is such a disease called “tanorexia” in which a person feels she’s too pale even if she does not appear so. The person tends to overdose himself with UV exposure in the tanning beds until she feels satisfied. This is a very serious disease because a simple wanting to get tan now transforms into an addiction which can cost one his life. It is, therefore, important to have control over yourself and value the opinion of your family and friends for you not to fall into the perils of excessive tanning.
Now that you have been presented with the indoor tanning guidelines, all you have to do is follow them and you can now beautify yourself and get that dream color you’ve always wanted. May this better-looking you translate into a brighter outlook in life and stronger self-confidence.
Tags: home tanning, Skin, Beauty
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