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The Different Types Of Tanning At Tanning Salons |
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Earlier, the only way to get tanned was to
lay down in the sun for hours together. However, with today's busy
schedules, tanning salons have become an integral part of our lives.
They are a boon for all the sun seekers who do want the much-in-demand
tan, yet are facing a time crunch.
Basically, two types of
tanning are available at these tanning salons- horizontal and vertical.
The customer can take his pick depending on whichever type he is most
comfortable with.
As the name itself suggests,
horizontal tanning implies when the person lies down on a tanning bed
and then receives the rays. Tanning beds still attract a lot of
controversy because of the risk of cancer that they are associated with.
Although these beds are extremely popular among teens, their usage is
still under dispute. Also, the salon owners have started using the
seemingly harmless, but actually quite dangerous UVA rays which have
made these tanning beds all the more dangerous.
Vertical tanning,
on the other hand, is when the tanner is made to stand in a tanning
booth and is bombarded with rays from all sides. Here tanning bulbs are
mounted behind a Plexiglas. They swathe the body with UV rays.
A
cooling fan is typically present in vertical tanning which cools the
body in the 5-20 minutes tanning session. They can be made of wood or
steel to accommodate various body types. A spray-tan is also applied in
the vertical position when the tanner is standing vertically. Presently,
spray-tans are found only at high-end salons. These spray-tans last for
about five to seven days till the effect of the chemical DHA stays.
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