Tanning Booths
Though similar in function and technical specificity, tanning booths are different from tanning beds by the user's lying position. With tanning booths one stands, and this peculiarity makes the main advantage of such gear. Cleaning is the actual reason for which tanning booths are given better ratings than tanning beds, since they need virtually zero contact between the body and the unit. The preference for such devices also extended because of many false myths about tanning beds: there were people who pretended to have got herpes from prior users, for instance. Though this remains far from the truth, negative publicity works too, and tanning booths got prominence over tanning beds.
The truth is that regardless of whether of using tanning beds or tanning booths, disinfectants are a must, not to mention that the high UV environment makes the proliferation of bacteria almost impossible. Tanning booths also prove singular by the higher power output in the reflecting UVA lamps. Thus technically speaking, tanning booths need 160 watt lamps, which are significantly more powerful than those used by tanning beds. This is also the reason for which the sessions are five or ten minutes shorter too, which could influence the choice of one who cannot afford to waste any time at all.
One of the advantages of tanning booths was only discovered when the presence of the pressure points came into discussion. When lying on a bed, a person's body gets areas where the blood slows down in its proper flow because of the position. The consequence of this unevenness is irregular tanning, but the odds for such an accidental occurrences are significantly reduced with tanning booths. What clients find more annoying is the higher costs for the tanning booths services, as not anyone is willing to pay double or triple several times a week. This also explains why tanning beds outnumber tanning booths, as not all salons invest in more expensive devices.
Generally speaking, tanning booths are included in the same category as other tanning gear: they pose similar health hazards and the national regulations work the same way.
Even if the time spent in tanning booths is a bit reduced, the exposure to ultraviolets is not completely safe, and the potential hazards are amplified by the prior existence of some skin problem left undetected until the tanning session. Therefore, people should pay more attention to their body, as good looks are not worth supporting at the cost of personal health.