More About The Particular Ingredients Of Tanning Bed Lotions

By Haywood Hunter


People who wish to have healthy-looking tan skin year round are taking advantage of tanning beds. This allows them to forgo the pale 'winter' look and exhibit the appearance of time spent in the sun. These beds are found in spas and other locations and use special tanning bed lotions to insure an all-over sun-kissed look.

These devices produce the tan by the use of ultraviolet radiation (UVA), which is also found in the sun's rays. Fluorescent lamps are used for this purpose. There are also shields made of acrylics in the beds for protection. Regular outdoor creams cannot be used in this process, as they will damage the shields.

Concerned about the effect of these rays on the human body, the Federal Food and Drug Administration Agency has put certain regulations regarding these beds into effect. Regulations cover things such as lamp compliance, eye protection, and warning labels. States also have their own regulations, requiring things such as proper operator training, additional labels, bed sterilization, and so forth.

The lotion used in this process is not the same as the lotion purchased at the corner drug store. There are ingredients in these special products that speed up the bronzing process. Some of the brands cause a 'tingling' in the skin. This brings the blood to the surface and increases the amount of tan obtained.

Another ingredient that is added to many of these special creams is called bronzer, also known as DHA. This is a chemical derived from glycerin, which brings about a brown color by interacting with amino acids in the skin. The ones used may be 'Hot Bronzers', which cause tingling, or 'Cool Bronzers', which contain menthol.

Other ingredients that are found in various types of tanning bed lotions include copper, tea oil, melanin, L-Tyrrosine, green tree extract, and other natural oils. Obviously, not all brands are the same. Using this process to obtain a tan tends to dehydrate the skin, so all brands have moisturizing elements, the most popular of which is hempseed oil.




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