beds versus booths

kathieriebold · 09-23-2004, 09:55 AM

Hello everyone, I am new to this group and I have a question - I have looked in the older posts and I can't seem to find what I'm looking for. My salon has a bed and a booth. The bed goes for the normal 20 min. And the booth goes for 10 min. What is the difference between the 2? I normally go into the bed, thinking that since it's 20 minutes that means more color, but I can't seem to find any iformation on the net confirming that one way or the other. So, I was wondering with all of the knowledge about tanning on this site - surely someone could tell me. Thank you in advance for any help given!

TanningEmporium · 09-23-2004, 10:48 AM

what kind of bed, what kind of booth, what are the lamsps in either? This information would help to determine the difference you are or will be getting from the two. Some folks like stand up for the reason of not lying on acrylic and less tan lines.

Coppertone · 09-23-2004, 10:54 AM

What Margaret said along with it also depends on the number of lamps each has.

Neon Beach · 09-23-2004, 01:52 PM

Generally, the lamps in standups are giving out a higher amount of UV rays than a "typical" bed and usually have more of them. The "typical" bed may only have 28 to 32 lamps and are often not reflector lamps. So, the standup will give you a higher UV exposure and the session time is therefore shorter. You also have the advantage of blending in or avoiding pressure points associated with bed tanning.

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09-23-2004, 09:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
kathieriebold Join Date: Sep 23 2004 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Hello everyone, I am new to this group and I have a question - I have looked in the older posts and I can't seem to find what I'm looking for. My salon has a bed and a booth. The bed goes for the normal 20 min. And the booth goes for 10 min. What is the difference between the 2? I normally go into the bed, thinking that since it's 20 minutes that means more color, but I can't seem to find any iformation on the net confirming that one way or the other. So, I was wondering with all of the knowledge about tanning on this site - surely someone could tell me. Thank you in advance for any help given!

09-23-2004, 10:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
TanningEmporium Join Date: Jul 15 2003 Location: 213 Skyland Shp Ctr Posts: 4,192 Rep Power: 8	what kind of bed, what kind of booth, what are the lamsps in either? This information would help to determine the difference you are or will be getting from the two. Some folks like stand up for the reason of not lying on acrylic and less tan lines.

09-23-2004, 10:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
Coppertone Join Date: Apr 17 2004 Location: MI Posts: 287 Rep Power: 5	What Margaret said along with it also depends on the number of lamps each has.

09-23-2004, 01:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
Neon Beach I'm Banned Join Date: Nov 30 2000 Location: Ontario Age: 45 Posts: 52,065 Rep Power: 0	Generally, the lamps in standups are giving out a higher amount of UV rays than a "typical" bed and usually have more of them. The "typical" bed may only have 28 to 32 lamps and are often not reflector lamps. So, the standup will give you a higher UV exposure and the session time is therefore shorter. You also have the advantage of blending in or avoiding pressure points associated with bed tanning.

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