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Important
Special care is also necessary in cases of
Y Before connecting the face tanner to the mainspronounced individual sensitivity to ultraviolet.
socket, check if the voltage indicated on the ratingWhen in doubt, please consult your doctor.
plate corresponds with the mains voltage in yourY A face tanner is not to be used by people who get
home.sunburnt without tanning when exposed to the sun,
Y Water and electricity are a dangerous combination!by persons suffering from sunburn, by children, or
Therefore, do not use the face tanner in wetby persons who suffer (or have previously suffered)
surroundings (e.g. in the bathroom or shower, orfrom skin cancer or who are predisposed to skin
near a swimming pool).cancer.
Y If you have just been swimming or have just taken aY Consult your doctor if ulcers, moles or persistent
shower, dry yourself thoroughly before using thelumps develop on the skin.
face tanner.Y Always wear the protective eye goggles while
Y Take care that children cannot play with the facetanning to protect your eyes against excessive
tanner. As a precaution remove the plug from thedoses of ultraviolet, visible light and infrared. (Also
wall socket after use.refer to section "UV and your health".)
Y Let the face tanner cool down first (? 15 min.) beforeY Remove creams, lipstick and other cosmetics well in
storing it away.advance of a UV session.
Y Keep the ventilation openings at the back clear ofY Do not use sunscreen lotions or creams.
obstruction when using the face tanner.Y Do not use suntan lotions or creams.
Y Do not exceed the advised session times or theY If your skin should feel taut after the sun tanning
maximum amount of "tanning hours". (See sectionsession, you may apply a moisturizing cream.
"UV sessions: How often? And how long?")Y Never use the face tanner if the timer has become
Y Do not tan the face more often than once a day.faulty.
Avoid intensive skin exposure to natural sunlight onY Colours may fade under the influence of the sun.
the same day as a UV session.The same effect may occur when using the
Y If you have any symptoms of illness, if you take anyappliance.
medicines and/or apply cosmetics which increaseY Do not expect the face tanner to yield better results
skin sensitivity, you should not have a UV-session. than the natural sun.
The Sun
UV C
UV B
UV A
VISIBLE LIGHT
INFRARED
The sun is the source of energy on which all life on earthUV-A, UV-B and UV-C
depends.
There are various kinds of solar energy: the sunlight enablesUltraviolet (UV) is subdivided into UV-A (longer wave lengths),
us to see, we feel the warmth of the sunshine on our skin, andUV-B and UV-C (shorter wave lengths).
under the influence of the sun our skin is tanned.UV-C seldom reaches the earth as it is filtered out by the
These three effects are due to three specific components ofatmosphere.
the sun radiance spectrum, each of the components havingUV-A and UV-B cause the tanning effect of the skin.
their own wave lengths.
In fact there are two processes which produce tanning, and
The sun radiates electro-magnetic vibrations with widelythey are simultaneously effective:
different wave lengths. The wave lengths of heat rays or
"infrared" (IR) are longer than the wave lengths of visible light. - "Indirect tanning".Primarily UV-B stimulates the
And the wave lengths of "ultraviolet" (UV), which tans our skin,production of a substance called "melanin", which is
are shorter than these.necessary for tanning. The effect does not show until a
Science has managed to reproduce these three kinds of solarcouple of days after the sunbath.
radiation: heat (e.g. Infraphil), light (lamps) and UV (solariums,- "Direct tanning".The UV-A and also a part of the visible
sun couches etc.)light cause quicker browning without reddening or "getting
sunburnt".
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