Originally Posted by mr belvedere

Sir, you need to start with shorter session durations because of your skin type. 5-6 minutes for the first three to four sessions - daily, in the base grade equipment. And ALWAYS use an indoor tanning product. These lotions have a moisturizer, in addition to other ingredients, that will help your skin tan faster than if you expose without them. Secondly, because of your skin type, and being a man, I suggest you use your salon's high-speed, or level 2/level 3 beds (whatever they have). The lamps in these beds generally have a significantly lower UV B output than the base beds and will help you tan faster - however, you still need to start out with only 5-6 minute sessions in these beds until you develop a base tan. I know opinions will vary, but yur skin will adapt much faster and start tanning more quickly if you go every day for the first 4 or five days. After the base tan is established you can skip a day in between and start to extend the session times. Hope this helps. Good luck.