Unlike what many believe tanning beds don t instantly give you tan after your first short session.
Bronzing tanning bed before and after.
This is known as a base tan and it provides a small amount of uv protection on the order of an spf 2 or spf 3.
Bronzer tanning bed lotions are used to enhance a tan by making the skin appear darker or tan faster.
The salon attendant explains to us the difference between different tiers of tanning beds.
If you used a spray tanning treatment to get your tan that s four hours before the first shower.
It takes a few sessions for the melanin in the skin to oxidize and produce a deeper color.
Bronzer beds and the bronzing bulbs in them should not be confused with hot bulbs as they work differently emitting more uvb rays to produce a faster but lighter tan.
As for a spray tanning treatment with bronzers the waiting time is at least eight hours.
Often times when you use a tanning booth or bed in a tanning salon they will give you a bronzer that you will apply before you get on the tanning bed.
These types of lotions also are known as tanning accelerators.
To see results a base tan is recommended before the use of a bronzer bed.
After it s applied the lotion reacts with the skin to increase the body s production of melanin the pigment in skin.
The bulbs within a bronzer tanning bed should be changed after 800 to 1 000 hours of use.