Frequently Asked Questions
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Absolutely not. It’s all about moderation and a controlled environment, such as our tanning booths. Tanning is the human body’s natural and intended response to ultraviolet light exposure. Throughout human evolution a tan has served as the body’s natural acquired protection against sunburn and overexposure. When you’re out in the sun, you’re exposed to uncontrolled amounts of multi-frequency UV rays that can cause skin damage. Having a base tan helps reduce your risk of sunburn.
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Each individual tans differently, however, in most cases you will see a difference after one tan, the key to smart tanning is taking it slow, no discoloration of the skin such as pink or red should be present.
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Tanning takes place in the top layer of skin, the epidermis. Since cells in epidermis are constantly reproducing and pushing older cells upward, those cells will eventually be shed, causing the tan to fade. Regular use of harsh soaps can shorten your tan’s life, too. The skin’s essential oils form a moisture-lock and when depleted leave tanned skin cells more vulnerable to being lightened or washed away. Shower gels, with lower, less alkaline pH levels, are not as apt to completely strip the natural oils. Scheduling regular tanning sessions is the best way to maintain your golden glow.
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Keeping your tan requires only one to three sessions per week depending what level or strength bed you use. The tanning beds at each level have stronger bulbs and require fewer visits than those in a lower level. A visit to a Mega level bed need only be done once a week, an Ultra level bed twice a week and Base level bed three times a week. It's like being in the sun at noon instead of trying to get a tan in the late afternoon. The sun isn't as strong so it takes longer.
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Most indoor tanning lotions contain ingredients that will actually help your skin produce more melanin. One of these main ingredients is called L-Tyrosine. When you are exposed to ultraviolet light, your melanocyte cells start to absorb this L-tyrosine and will actually produce more melanin. When this melanin oxidizes, it turns brown. So having more melanin being produced by your body will get you more tan. Another main reason to use tanning lotions is because when you are tanning, you start sweating. Sweating this moisture out of your skin will also cause your skin to become dry. Most indoor tanning lotions have moisturizers to keep your skin moisturized even while tanning.
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Exposure to UV-light, whether indoors in a tanning bed or outside in the sun, is a stress factor for the skin and can have a drying effect. To maintain healthy-looking skin and develop a beautiful tan, it is important to use a lotion that provides essential moisturization, plus nutrients and anti-oxidants that help counteract the environmental stress caused by UV-light.
Cheaper lotions from retail stores such as Wal-Mart do not meet the strict standards of the manufacturer of the tanning beds and are not approved for such use. The selection of the lotion you use is very important since they are specifically formulated to help to smooth the surface layers of the skin to allow greater UV penetration for improved tanning results. Specially formulated indoor tanning lotions, like those made by Australian Gold, also provide advanced tanning technologies to aid the skin in developing a faster, darker tan, unlike the lotion bottles purchased from grocery stores.
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UVA and UVB waves have specific roles in the tanning process which are determined by their effects on skin. Although all ultraviolet light is capable of tanning skin, UVA is more efficient at certain functions in the tanning process and UVB is more efficient at certain parts of tanning. For instance, melanin produced when your skin is exposed to UV light is naturally pinkish in tone. But ultraviolet light also oxidizes the melanin, turning it brown.
UVB is more efficient at signaling melanocytes in your skin to begin producing more melanin.
UVA is more efficient at oxidizing the melanin your skin has already produced, turning it brown.
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Prices vary depending on the plan, bed design and frequency you select as part of your own personal tanning plan. We would be glad to offer you a FREE personal consultation to help you pick the perfect package based on your body and your desired results. You can review our pricing packages by clicking here.
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We offer UV Free Spray Tanning, also commonly known as Airbrush Tanning. One of our trained professionals will select a color and individually spray you. Compared to the Mystic Tan and Versa Spa, our Airbrushing leaves no “orange glow”, it lasts up to 7-14 days and looks completely natural!
We also offer Facial Threading; Removal of hair with a piece of thread. Compared to waxing, threading allows more definition to brows, no mess, little pain, and hair growth comes back slower and finer.
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Yes, we offer a teeth whitening system called Twilight Teeth. You simply apply a thin layer of teeth whitening formula with the help of a mouth guard to hold your mouth open, there is no mess and easily absorbs. Allow the formula to sit on teeth for the duration of your tanning session. It takes approximately 6 minutes before you see a result, and it continues throughout the day. There is no rinsing or brushing of the teeth after session, it just simply absorbs and leaves you with a minting green taste and beautiful “smile”
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Indoor tanning, if you can develop a tan, is an intelligent way to minimize the risk of sunburn while maximizing the enjoyment and benefit of having a tan. We call this SMART TANNING because tanners are taught by trained tanning facility personnel how their skin type reacts to sunlight and how to avoid sunburn outdoors, as well as in a salon.
Tanning in a professional facility today minimizes risk because the government regulates indoor tanning in the United States and Canada. In the United States, exposure times for every tanning session are established by a schedule present on every piece of equipment that takes into account the tanner’s skin type and the intensity of the equipment to deliver a dosage of sunlight designed to minimize the risk of sunburn. The schedule, as regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Health Canada, also takes into account how long an individual has been tanning, increasing exposure times gradually to minimize the possibility of burning.
That kind of control is impossible outdoors, where variables including seasonality, time of day, weather conditions, reflective surfaces and altitude all make outdoor tanning a random act and sunburn prevention more difficult.
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Exposure to UVB from sunshine is the body’s natural way to produce vitamin D, accounting for 90 percent of vitamin D production. Dietary “supplements” are just that: Supplemental ways to produce vitamin D.
Research has shown that people who utilize indoor tanning equipment that emits UVB – which most tanning equipment does – also produce vitamin D. And studies have also shown that indoor tanning clients have higher vitamin D blood levels than non-tanners.
While the North American indoor tanning industry promotes itself as a cosmetic service, one undeniable side-effect of that cosmetic service is vitamin D production. Even though it is not necessary to develop a tan to produce vitamin D, this should be considered: Because research suggests that the risks associated with sun exposure are related to intermittent sunburns, it is credible to believe that the benefits of regular, moderate non-burning exposure outweigh the easily manageable risks associated with overexposure.
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In the past few years the dermatology industry’s lobbyists have argued that teenagers should be totally prohibited from tanning in salons despite having no solid evidence that tanning in a non-burning fashion results in any significant risk. In fact, such prohibitions would likely do more harm than good. Consider:
Studies have shown that teens who tan in salons are less likely to sunburn outdoors compared to non-tanners.
3 percent of teenagers who tan indoors prior to taking sunny vacations report that their indoor tan, combined with the proper use of sunscreen, helped them to prevent sunburn.
Further, 72 percent of teenagers who currently tan indoors say they would simply tan more aggressively outdoors or purchase home tanning units – both of which are more likely to produce sunburns – if they were unable to utilize indoor tanning salons. If teenagers are unable to tan in salons, sunburn incidence actually will increase, and it is likely that total UV exposure in this age group will increase. This would be hurting people, not helping them.
There is no data to suggest that tanning is more dangerous for any specific age group. Photobiology suggests that burning (not tanning) at an early age could increase risk later in life. As we just discussed, it appears that indoor tanners sunburn less than non-tanners, including teen-agers who tan outdoors.
Indoor tanning facilities today are at the forefront in teaching teenagers outdoor sunburn prevention, including the proper use of sunscreens to prevent sunburn outdoors. If teenagers are denied access to indoor tanning, sunburn incidence will increase.