Uvb tanning beds utilize uvb rays which are shorter than uva rays.
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When overexposed to uvb rays a sunburn can occur as the rays can cause the capillaries below the skin s surface to pop creating a red raw appearance.
They reach the lower layers of the epidermis and produce melanocytes which produce melanin and melanin is the pigment responsible for tanning.
Our state of the art sunbed equipment is designed to replicate the uva oxidizes melanin or browning pigment that tans the skin and uvb triggers melanin production produced by the sun while allowing you to manage your exposure in a relaxing lay down bed or stand up booth with sessions from 10 20 minutes.
At desert sun tanning salons we offer the latest full range indoor tanning beds and equipment to help you acquire the benefits of uva and uvb rays that are naturally produced by the sun.
A uvb tanning bed is an indoor device that emits 93 percent ultraviolet a uva and 7 percent ultraviolet b uvb light and is used to darken skin.
Most tanning beds emit uva and uvb rays but recently beds with only uvb rays are being touted as a healthy alternative to mainstream beds and have been popping up in tanning salons and day spas.
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Most tanning beds use a combination of uva and uvb rays.
Although the uvb ray is the burning ray indoor tanning sessions are timed based on the tanner s skin type and uv experience.
Both the sun and tanning beds emit uva and uvb rays.
Uva rays penetrate the skin deeper than uvb rays can.
This means the rays penetrate less deeply into the skin typically affecting the outer layers of the epidermis.
The uvb tanning beds contain about 93 uva rays and 7 uvb rays.
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Uvb rays which hit the superficial layer of the skin have a shorter wavelength than uva rays.
No tanning beds are safe to use or recommended.
A mature melanin forming cell typically in the skin.
These kinds of tanning beds use short wave ultraviolet uv light emitted from either fluorescent or incandescent bulbs producing a tan closer to what natural sun bathing might produce.
Most first time tanners are recommended to go the lowest amount of time to prevent burning.
Uvb rays don t penetrate the skin as much.