Tanning Bed

Tanning beds are used for different reasons in different places all across the world. In the US, tanning is more seasonal. It is most often used as a way to jump start the tanning process, so that once the summer begins, they can go to the beach or enjoy other outdoor activities and already have a significant base tan built up. This is also why tanning lotions and bronzers are more commonly used in the US.
Europeans may enjoy tanning seasonally, but less so than Americans. This is due to many areas in Europe having significantly fewer days of sunshine than the USA, so Europeans are more likely to use a tanning bed all year long. European tanning beds generally use a different type of lamp as well, with UVB ratings in the 1% to 3% range. These lamps have less UVA and will produce a sunburn quicker, but many Americans seem to like them because a short session produces a “reddening”, or instant gratification. These lamps actually produce a slower deep tan (but a faster base tan) that fades faster, but are simply marketed as “hotter”, although technically they have about the same amount of UV but with different ratios of UVA and UVB.

Tanning bed

General Information on Tanning Beds
A tanning bed or sunbed is a device emitting ultraviolet radiation used to produce a cosmetic tan. There are also “high pressure” tanning beds that generate primarily ultraviolet radiation by using highly specialized quartz lamps, reflector systems and filters. These are less common and much more expensive, thus less commonly used. On the other hand, a tanning booth is quite similar to a tanning bed, but the individual stands while tanning and the typical power output of booths is higher.

Tanning bed

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