Do you like to enjoy the natural sun or do you regularly visit the sunbed? You may be wondering whether there is a difference between a tanning bed and real sunlight. Is one of the two worse for the skin and does your skin produce vitamin D under the sunbed? Read on to get answers to these questions!
Tanning bed versus real sunlight
Most of the properties of tanning beds are the same as those of natural sunlight. Thus, it both emits UVA radiation. In general, this radiation can cause the most damage to the skin. UVA radiation contributes to skin aging and can also contribute to the formation of skin cancer. The UV radiation from the sun also consists of UVB radiation. This radiation causes the skin to burn and is not or hardly present in the radiation from a tanning bed. However, this does not mean that the sun's rays are necessarily more harmful than the radiation from a tanning bed.
Can you burn under a sunbed?
Despite the fact that most tanning beds emit little to no UVB radiation, it is certainly possible to burn under a tanning bed. This is mainly due to the high dose of UV radiation, which can often cause you to burn faster than under a real beam of sunlight. You should not use sunscreen with a protective factor under the sunbed because the radiation under the sunbed is constant. You cannot burn from a tanning bed cream. You can, however, burn from the time and level of the tanning bed. Be well informed by a tanning consultant, they know how long you can use which tanning bed without burning.
Vitamin D and tanning bed
Your skin produces Vitamin D under the influence of UVB radiation. You build up vitamin D in the outdoor sun from April to September. The UVB radiation percentage is lower under a sunbed than in the outdoor sun. It is of a constant level under the sunbed and available all year round.
