Facts, Myths, Questions and Answers about Tanning

Q: Why do I have to go tanning every day?
A: At Head to Toe Salon, our policy is to change each tanning bed's bulbs every 200 hours to insure peak performance at all levels of tanning. The truth is, you shouldn't have to tan every day. Some of the larger "chain" salons use their bulbs for 850-1300 hours. This causes up to a 70% loss in effective tanning power for that bed, which forces you to go tanning every day. It does not matter what type of bed you use if the bulbs are old. Some chains maximize their profits by running their lamps far beyond their normal life cycle, but you won't find that at Head to Toe Salon in Lakewood, WA.

Truth: The smartest way to maximize the potential benefits of sun exposure while minimizing the potential risks associated with either too much or to little sunlight is moderate tanning.

Facts:

• The professional tanning industry promotes and teaches the smart tanning rule: Don't ever sunburn.
• The professional tanning industry is more effective in teaching sunburn prevention.
• Non-tanners sunburn more often than indoor tanners.
• Having a base tan, combined with proper use of sunscreen outdoors, will help prevent sunburn. 30 million North American indoor tanners successfully develop "base Tans" before enjoying their sunny vacation locations.
• The body's natural protection against the sun is a tan. Your skin is designed to tan as a natural body function, and the body is designed to repair sun damage as a natural process.

Truth: The public debate on indoor tanning has completely lost its perspective. Sun light gives the body needed Vitamin D, and helps promote mental well-being.

Myth: Showering after tanning will remove your tan.
Fact: It takes 24-48 hours for the natural melanin to be produced, which causes the tan. Showering immediately after tanning will not affect your tan. After the melanin travels to the surface of the skin, it naturally flakes off. That is why a tan fades with time.

Concern: Tanning beds can spread sexually transmitted diseases.
Relief: Head to Toe Salon disinfects every bed after every use with a great disinfectant Lucasol. This product has the following: Hospital Grade Deodorizer, Disinfectant, Detergent, Viurcide, Fungicide, Mildwestat. Click here to get more information on Lucasol.

Myth: Indoor tanning causes skin cancer.
Truth: UVA and UVB exposure can help play a role in preventing several kinds of cancer, including colon and breast cancers. Reducing the risk of severe sunburn using indoor tanning beds lowers the incidence of malignant melanomas.