UV and your health The more the skin and the eyes are exposed to UV, the higher the
risk of keratisis, conjunctivitis, damage to the retina, cataracts,
Just as with natural sunlight, the tanning process will take some time.premature skin ageing and the development of skin tumours will be.
The first effect will only become visible after a few sessions (seeSome medications and cosmetics increase the sensitivity of the skin.
section �UV tanning sessions: How often? And how long?O).
Overexposure to ultraviolet light (natural sunlight or artificial lightIt is therefore highly important
from your solarium) can cause sunburn.- that you follow the instructions given under the heading
�ImportantO and �UV tanning sessions: How often? And how long?O;
Besides many other factors, such as overexposure to natural- that you stick to the maximum permissible tanning hours a year
sunlight, incorrect and excessive use of a solarium may increase the(see section �UV tanning sessions: How often? And how long?O);
risk of skin and eye problems. The degree to which these effects- that you wear the protective goggles provided during every tanning
occur is determined by the nature, intensity and duration of thesession.
radiation on the one hand and the sensitivity of the person involved
on the other hand.
UV tanning sessions: How often? And how long?Example:
Take one tanning session a day for five to ten days. Wait atSuppose you are taking a 10-day course, consisting of an
least 48 hours after the first session before taking the second7-minute tanning session on the first day and 20-minute
session. After this 5 to 10-day course, you may take a breaktanning sessions on subsequent nine days.
from tanning.
The total course will last:
Approximately one month after a course your skin will have(1 x 7 minutes) + (9 x 20 minutes) = 187 minutes.
lost most of its tan again. You can then start a new tanning
course.Y You could take 6 of these courses a year
(because 6 x 187 minutes = 1122 minutes.)
If you want to retain your tan, do not stop tanning after the
course but continue taking one or two tanning sessions aAs is shown in the table, the first session of a tanning course
week.should always last 7 minutes, irrespective of the sensitivity of
the skin.
Regardless of the tanning method you choose, always make sure
that you do not exceed the maximum number of tanning
hours, which is 19 hours (= 1140 minutes) a year for this
solarium.
Duration of the1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
UV sessionsessionsessionsessionsessionsessionsessionsessionsessionsessionsessionrest of min. 48 hours
in minutes
- for persons with
very sensitive skin:7101010101010101010
- for persons with
normal sensitive skin:7202020202020202020
- for persons with
less sensitive skin:7252525252525252525
If you think that the sessions are too long for you (e.g. if the skin gets taut and tender after the session), we advise you to
reduce the sessions by e.g. 5 minutes.
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