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PROCEDURES FOR CORRECT TANNING
1. Before the tanning session ascertain that no drugs which could cause allergic photoreactions have been
taken:
CONTRAINDICATED AND PHOTOTOXIC SUBSTANCES PHOTOALLERGENS
Tetracycline Abelmosk
Phenothazine Sulfa drugs
Bergapten Bithionol
Derivatives of para-aminobenzoic acid Chlorpromazine
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If drugs of any kind have been taken, it is always necessary however to seek a medical opinion.
2. Before the tanning session the skin must be clean, without creams or other types of cosmetic products,
except for the speci! c creams supplied by the manufacturer.
3.Take care to distribute speci! c cosmetic products uniformly, so as to avoid the formation of areas with
different tan intensities.
4. In case of particularly light skin (Photo types 1 and 2), particular attention should be given in the ! rst ses-
sions to the zone of the buttocks and breasts.
5. During tanning sessions, the user is advised to avoid static body positions, since the stagnation of blood
circulation and the diffusion of tanning rays could produce a tan that is insuf! ciently uniform.
To obtain the best effects from the concentration of the diffusors, during tanning sessions it is advisable to
remain in a central position; it is always advisable to refrain from resting against the plexiglas.
7. With the solariums UV type 4, keep to the following instructions: “Attention" User under medical advice
only”.
Description of process
- The tan is obtained in two phases; in the ! rst, UV-B rays form the pigments (granules of melanin), which
are subsequently darkened by the UV-A rays, thus producing a tan.
- The presence of pigments varies according to individual skin types, and the response of each user to the
tanning session is therefore different.
Exposure time of subject treated to UV rays.
- As can be seen from Chart 1, a certain correlation exists between skin type and the color of hair, eyes and
non-exposed skin. These properties, which are genetically determined, are examined in the ! rst set of que-
stions. The second set of questions regards personal tanning experience. The ! nal questions allow the recent
“UV history” of the subject to be reconstructed. If in fact a tanning program has recently been completed, it
is clear that the skin will still contain pigment protection, and will thus be correspondingly thicker. As a result
the skin is less sensitive, and the tanning program must consequently be varied.
- Chart 2 indicates the phototype of the subject. Taking the total points obtained from Chart 1 by adding up
the points for each reply, the phototype corresponding to the relative range of values is given in the last colu-
mn.
- Our laboratories, using special equipment and computerized data analysis procedures, have calculated the
maximum exposure times recommended for tanning sessions, shown in Charts 3 and 4 . You are strongly
advised not to exceed these limits, as the times indicated represent the erythema threshold, not the time re-
commended for tanning.
Do not take more than three sessions a week, and never more than one session per day.
The exposure times would be referred to the uniform solarium working, that corresponds at three minutes
with high pressure lamps and one minute with low pressure lamps. So the skin treatment for the UV rays will
start only after the attainment of the uniform solarium working
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