Indoor Tanning versus outdoor tanning

fuzzymelon · 03-29-2004, 10:55 AM

I had a customer ask me the other day what amount of exposure is a tanning bed gives you versus the sun. In other words, how long in the sun would equal this long in a tanning bed?

Neon Beach · 03-29-2004, 07:36 PM

Personally, I think that would all depend on the lamps you are using. UVA/UVB ratio, hours of use and so on. I really don't think there is a definite answer to that one. I like to tell clients that 20 minutes are "equal" to 3 hours in the mid-day summer sun. True? I don't know, but it makes them happy to get an answer.

pugzilla · 04-01-2004, 07:19 AM

From all the information that i have seen, you only get UVA and UVB from a standard type of tanning lamp. The only lamp that i know of that emits UVC is a high pressure facial lamp, so it is a lot safer to tan in a machine than to tan outside. Because according to what i have read about UVC it is extremely harmful to human skin, and if i am not mistaken this what they use to steralize food and water.

tropicalescape · 04-01-2004, 09:51 AM

I have had a couple clients ask the same question, would like to know the answer myself.

fashiontan · 04-01-2004, 02:55 PM

I also give them the 20 minutes equal to 3 hours of sunlight exposure. I also tell them this is a very rough guideline as the sun varies from the beach of Miami to the Bahamas to here in Michigan (where I no longer think the sun exists. ):-)

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03-29-2004, 10:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
fuzzymelon Join Date: Jan 22 2004 Posts: 94 Rep Power: 0	I had a customer ask me the other day what amount of exposure is a tanning bed gives you versus the sun. In other words, how long in the sun would equal this long in a tanning bed?

03-29-2004, 07:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
Neon Beach I'm Banned Join Date: Nov 30 2000 Location: Ontario Age: 45 Posts: 52,065 Rep Power: 0	Personally, I think that would all depend on the lamps you are using. UVA/UVB ratio, hours of use and so on. I really don't think there is a definite answer to that one. I like to tell clients that 20 minutes are "equal" to 3 hours in the mid-day summer sun. True? I don't know, but it makes them happy to get an answer.

04-01-2004, 07:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
pugzilla Join Date: Oct 7 2003 Posts: 33 Rep Power: 0	From all the information that i have seen, you only get UVA and UVB from a standard type of tanning lamp. The only lamp that i know of that emits UVC is a high pressure facial lamp, so it is a lot safer to tan in a machine than to tan outside. Because according to what i have read about UVC it is extremely harmful to human skin, and if i am not mistaken this what they use to steralize food and water.

04-01-2004, 09:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
tropicalescape Join Date: Sep 16 2003 Posts: 388 Rep Power: 5	I have had a couple clients ask the same question, would like to know the answer myself.

04-01-2004, 02:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
fashiontan Join Date: Mar 30 2004 Location: Washington Posts: 365 Rep Power: 5	I also give them the 20 minutes equal to 3 hours of sunlight exposure. I also tell them this is a very rough guideline as the sun varies from the beach of Miami to the Bahamas to here in Michigan (where I no longer think the sun exists. ):-)

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