The Physical Specifications of Home Tanning Beds
There is a specific apparatus that can be used to create a tan for the body without going outside and exposing oneself under the sun called home tanning beds A home tanning bed looks like a bed that is completely filled with ultraviolet lights instead of springs and cottony materials. It usually has an enclosure such that if a person lies down on a home tanning bed, the top area can be placed down and the body is exposed to a specific amount of ultraviolet radiation on the bottom and on the top part which is acceptable and safe for the body.
Normally, home tanning beds make use of fluorescent lights containing phosphor blends that give out radiation slightly comparable to that of the sun’s radiation. Yet, to maintain safety, manufacturers try to create home tanning beds that emanate less radiation to the body. Home tanning beds have smaller size compared with those that can be found in beauty shops and they generally make use of twelve pieces of 100-watt light bulbs on the bottom deck and another twelve pieces on the top deck. Larger tanning beds in beauty shops contain 24 or more pieces of light bulbs.
Moreover, there are also home tanning beds that are designed with reflectors and make use of specialized light bulbs. But this kind of home tanning beds is manufactured with greater cost that is why they are rarely made. Additionally, a tanning booth works similarly like a home tanning bed only that the person goes inside in and does not need to lie down to get a tan.