Summer is the season, for swimming, camping and outdoor parties. There is nothing better than having that beautiful bronze skin to show off to all your friends. When summer hits, that’s when all run to the indoor tanning salons for that quick and easy tan or some just lay out on their deck and help themselves to the sun. But the end results are the same that bronze skin that everyone wants. But which is better?
Recently, the benefits that indoor tanning provides versus that of outdoor tanning have been widely debated and discussed, mainly in the health and cosmetic field. It’s up to you to decide which one you prefer. Base your decision upon convenience and health reasons.
If you decide to tan indoors at a tanning salon, your skin is able to tan the same way it does in the sun. Basically, your skin absorbs the UV lights from the tanning bed lights, and not the sun. Indoor tanning is beneficial as you are able to control the amount of UV rays that your body is exposed to while tanning. The salon also offer products that have a sunscreen that will protect you from burning, but still allow you to obtain a tan.
One of the biggest dangers of tanning outdoors is that sometimes you can over expose your skin to ultraviolet light. This can cause sunburn which can lead to types of skin cancer. If you decide to tan outdoors, it is very important to use sunscreen before lying in the sun. You have no control on the amount of UV rays your body is getting.
When compared to indoor tanning, outdoor tanning is not as reliable. More than likely you will end up with a sunburn. Which will give you color, the color of red, that will eventually turn to brown or worse yet peeling, dry skin. Unfortunately, this does nothing but make the aging process approach quicker.
When visiting an indoor tanning salon, the staff at the salon are able to determine how much exposure your skin can tolerate, by placing you in skin type category. This will help to protect you against skin damage that is very common among people who decide to tan outdoors.
Indoor tanning salons offer equipment that uses UVA rays and UVC rays, both are emitted from the sun but differ slightly. You will be exposed to these for a controlled amount of time, which decrease the chance of burning dramatically, verses laying in the natural sun light, where you have no control.
Tanning indoors, you are able to control allot of the elements that you are unable to outside. With outdoor tanning, you have to be aware of the weather, the UV index, as well as the temperature outside.
