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10 Golden rules for sensible tanning
These rules are in accordance with the European regula-
tions concerning safe use of tanning equipment. We
advise you to inform your clients about these rules.
1 Before starting to tan first carefully read through the
tanning instructions set out in this booklet and follow
all of the recommendations.
2 The tanning unit should only be used by people above
the age of 15 with skin type 2 and higher. Children
younger than 16 years of age and people with skin type
1 are extremely sensitive to ultraviolet light.
3 Make sure that upon commencing a series of tanning
sessions your customers have a rest day following their
first tanning session. If there is no sign of any undesi-
rable skin reaction they can then continue with the
series of sessions.
4 Make sure that your customers do not tan more than
once a day. This applies to tanning on the sunapplian-
ce and tanning in natural sunlight. The skin does not
make a distinction between the two either. Taking
exposure to natural sunlight into account, keep the
maximum number of sessions on the sunappliance to
approximately 50 sessions a year.
5 Some medicines and beauty products contain substan-
ces which can cause certain undesirable reactions when
combined with exposure to UV radiation. Other sub-
stances may also sometimes have a similar effect.
Below you will find a list of substances which can react
when combined with exposure to UV radiation:
• Sulphonamide - in various medicines including antibi-
otics
• Tetracyclines - in antibiotics, antiacne preparations
• Nalidexine acid - in medication for infection of the uri-
nary passages
• Chlorothiazide - in diuretics
• Sulphonylurea - in diabetic medication
• Phenothiazines - anti-stress medication
• Triacetyldiphenylisatine - in laxatives
• Psoralenes - in tanning accelerators
• Cyclamates - in sweeteners
• Para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) - in
sun protection creams/oils
• Musk ambrette, musk oil - in perfumes
• Bleaching agents - in washing powders/liquids
• Eosine - in colourings
• Halogenated salicylamide - in antifungal
substances
If your customers are using medication, ask them to con-
sult their doctor before embarking on a series of tan-
ning sessions.
6 When combined with exposure to ultraviolet light, cos-
metic products - perfumes and make-up, can cause the
skin to react. So take care to ensure that your skin is
clean before tanning. Some products penetrate deep
into the skin. Advise your customers to ensure that their
skin is clean when tanning. Recommend that they clean
their skin thoroughly a few hours before each tanning
session, or better still, recommend that they wear no
make-up at all the day before. Also advise your custo-
mers to remove any jewellery before tanning.
7 Make sure that your customers do not use cream or oil
that contains a sun block or self-tanning lotion when
using the tanning equipment. These products contain
substances which influence tanning times and thus
make the prescribed times unreliable. Also make sure
that your customers do not use tanning pills in combi-
nation with a series of tanning sessions or exposure to
natural sunlight. The combination of tanning pills and
UV light can increase the possibility of skin irritation
and sunburn.
8 If the skin is red and taut a short time after the tanning
session it is likely to be sunburnt. Wait for these symp-
toms to disappear before tanning again, revise the tan-
ning plan and reduce the length of the individual tan-
ning sessions for the customer in question. If tanning
gives rise to undesirable reactions that you cannot
explain, stop the series of tanning sessions and advise
your customer to see their doctor if the symptoms do
not disappear within a short space of time.
9 Make sure that your customers always wear protective
goggles to protect their eyes - even if you may have seen
pictures of people tanning without using these goggles.
UV light which directly enters the eyes can cause eye
disorders (snow blindness, actinic conjunctivitis or
cataracts).
10Reduce the tanning time by 20% during the first 50
hours that the (new) sunappliance is in use. During
these first 50 hours the tubes do not emit the normal
100% energy but 120% energy. After the first 50 hours
the tubes will emit the normal capacity of between 95%
to 100%.
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