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Tanning Info & Tips

  • Stick to your recommended exposure time – our friendly experts will give you that
  • Wear your eye protectors while in the sunbed
  • Drink plenty of water before tanning to keep yourself hydrated
  • Build up your sessions gradually – some parts of your body that are less exposed will require shorter sessions at first
  • Remove your jewellery before getting in the sunbed
  • Use our sanitiser to wipe down your sunbed before and after use.
  • Stand in the centre of the tanning bed with your arms on the hand straps above you (if using a vertical unit)
  • Use a tanning lotion to enhance your tan and keep your skin moisturised – our experts can recommend the best one for your needs.
  • Wait at least 24 hours before your next session or before spending time in the sun.
  • Use a sunbed if you’re pregnant.
  • Try to use our sunbeds if you’re under 18 – we’ll ask for ID if you look under 25 (take it as a compliment!)
  • Use a sunbed if you have a lot of moles, or you have family members who’ve had skin cancer.
  • Use an oil – these can be dangerous to you and our sunbeds. Use a tanning lotions instead.
  • Tan if you’re a skin type one (light-skinned and burn easily)
  • Overuse our sunbeds – our lovely staff will be able to tell you how often you can tan and how long for.

Vitamin D

Bottom line, it’s a controlled way to tan – i.e. avoiding burning. An individual tanning programme determines the correct session length for the sun-bed being used and your skin type. Plus, very importantly, it can help maintain your vitamin D levels.
UV exposure is the main source of vitamin D production. Just a few minutes on a sunbed 2-3 times a week, will enable your body to produce sufficient vitamin D. From October – May it is impossible to produce vitamin D from UK sunshine exposure, as the sun is too weak. It is also very, very difficult to get enough daily vitamin D from diet and multi-vitamins, as these usually contain the wrong type of vitamin D that the body actually needs.
Medical studies around the world have proven the benefits of vitamin D in the prevention of: Breast, colon and prostate cancer – Osteoporosis and hip fractures – High blood pressure – Multiple sclerosis, Type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis – SAD, PMS, general depression – Skin disorders, such as psoriasis.

Skin Types

There are six basic categories of skin types

The information below will help identify your skin type.

Usually lots of freckles, red or sandy hair; blue or grey eyes
High burn risk; skin turns red and peels. Advised not to tan in sunlight
Do NOT use a sunbed

Possibly with freckles; blonde to brown hair; blue, green and grey eyes.
High burn risk. Great care should be taken in tanning.
Tanning tends to be light

No freckles; dark blond or brown hair, grey or green eyes.
Medium risk of burning. Capable of building up a moderate tan.

Dark brown hair and eyes.
Burning is rare; tanning is rapid and deep
*See additional note below*

Dark hair and eyes.
Burning is seldom; tanning is rapid and deep.
This type of skin has its own natural protection.
*See additional note below*

Black hair and dark eyes.
Never burns in natural sunlight. This type of skin has its own natural protection.
*See additional note below*

NB: Skin Types 4, 5 and 6:
These skin types need to exercise precaution on initial exposure.
Initial exposure should also be moderate.

This particularly applies if living in the UK as natural skin protection factor
is depleted through lack of regular exposure to sunshine.

  • A history of sunburn, especially in childhood
  • Recent surgery
  • A medical condition that can be made worse with sunlight
  • Medication such as antibiotics, blood pressure medication, some contraceptive pills or anti-depressants, analgesics, diuretics, antimalarials, psoralens, or eosin
  • Heart conditions or high blood pressure
  • Conditions that can cause seizures, such as epilepsy.

If any of the above applies to you, our friendly and helpful staff will be able to discuss whether it’s suitable for you to use our sunbeds.

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