Instant tans a popular trend for brides and grooms
With professional indoor tanning businesses in almost every town in America, the indoor tanning industry has grown substantially in 25 years and today is a strong part of the American small business community, according to the Indoor Tanning Association, Inc. About 10 percent of the American population will visit an indoor tanning facility at some point during the year.
Indoor tanning, for individuals who can tan, is an intelligent way to minimize the risk of contracting sunburn while maximizing the enjoyment and benefit of having a tan. In a professional indoor tanning facility, tanners are taught by trained personnel how their skin type reacts to sunlight and how to avoid sunburn outdoors, as well as in a salon.
Tanning in a professional facility today minimizes risk because commercial tanning salons in the United States and in most Canadian provinces are regulated by the government. In the United States, exposure times for every tanning session are derived from a schedule present on every piece of equipment that takes into account the tanner's skin type and the intensity of the equipment to deliver a dosage of sunlight designed to minimize the risk of sunburn. The schedule, regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, also takes into account how long an individual has been tanning, increasing exposure times gradually to minimize the possibility of burning. That kind of control is impossible outdoors, where variables including seasonality, time of day, weather conditions, reflective surfaces and altitude - all make outdoor tanning a random act and sunburn prevention more difficult.
One of the hottest trends in tanning this season is visiting a UV-free tanning booth, where an enclosed full-body mister tans your skin by spraying your body with a combination of bronzers, self-tanners and moisturizers. The entire process takes less than 10 minutes, including preparation time. The actual misting lasts about six seconds.
The tan develops when sugars within the solution react with the proteins on the skin's surface, producing a bronze, natural-looking tan.
Another benefit to a UV-free tanning booth is instant gratification. Now, it's easy to look like you've spent hours basking in the sun when you have actually spent seconds getting that healthy-looking summer glow, even in the winter months.
