5
UV and your health
Just as with natural sunlight, the tanning process will take some time.
The first effect will only become visible after a few sessions (see
section ‘UV tanning session: how often and how long’).
Overexposure to ultraviolet light (natural sunlight or artificial light
from your solarium) can cause sunburn.
Besides many other factors, such as overexposure to natural
sunlight, incorrect and excessive use of a solarium may increase the
risk of skin and eye problems. The degree to which these effects
occur is determined by the nature, intensity and duration of the
radiation on the one hand and the sensitivity of the person involved
on the other hand.
The more the skin and the eyes are exposed to UV, the higher the
risk of keratisis, conjunctivitis, damage to the retina, cataracts,
premature skin ageing and the development of skin tumours will be.
Some medications and cosmetics increase the sensitivity of the skin.
It is therefore highly important
- that you follow the instructions given under the heading
‘Important’ and ‘UV tanning: how often and how long?’;
- that you stick to the maximum permissible tanning hours a year
(see section ‘UV tanning: how often and how long?’);
- that you wear the protective goggles provided during every
tanning session.
UV tanning sessions: how often? And how long?
Take one tanning session a day for five to ten days. Wait
at least 48 hours after the first session before taking the second
session. After this 5 to 10-day course, you may take a break
from tanning.
Approximately one month after a course your skin will have
lost most of its tan again. You can then start a new tanning
course.
If you want to retain your tan, do not stop tanning after the
course but continue taking one or two tanning sessions a
week.
Regardless of the tanning method you choose, always make sure
that you do not exceed the maximum number of tanning
hours, which is 21 hours (= 1260 minutes) a year for this
solarium.
Example:
Suppose you are taking a 10-day course, consisting of an 8-
minute tanning session on the first day and 20-minute tanning
sessions on subsequent nine days.
The total course will last:
(1 x 8 minutes) + (9 x 20 minutes) = 188 minutes.
• You could take 6 of these courses a year (because 6 x 188
minutes = 1128 minutes.)
As is shown in the table, the first session of a tanning course
should always last 8 minutes, irrespective of the sensitivity of the
skin.
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.
Duration of the 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
UV session session session session session session session session session session session
in minutes
- for persons with
very sensitive skin: 8 151515151515151515
- for persons with
normal sensitive skin: 8 20-25 20-25 20-25 20-25 20-25 20-25 20-25 20-25 20-25
- for persons with
less sensitive skin: 8 25-30 25-30 25-30 25-30 25-30 25-30 25-30 25-30 25-30
rest of min. 48 hours
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