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Certain medical conditions or side effects of certain medicines may be aggravated by UV
exposure. In case of doubt, seek medical advice
Tanning sessions: how often and how long?
Safe tanning means, among other things: allowing your skin to get used to the UV radiation. A
tanning program usually consists of a course of ten exposures. You can determine the duration
of each exposure by referring to the column for your skin type in the table below.
You do not necessarily have to follow this table when sunbathing, it acts as a guide. However,
do monitor the way your skin reacts as this is the real indicator. Limit the exposure time to
avoid getting a sunburn (skin erythema). If erythema appears hours after any exposure, it is
advised to cease tanning for one week and restart the exposures from the beginning of the
exposure table.
Instead of following a program, you could also opt to use a tanning appliance every now and
then to maintain your tan. It is important, though, that you do not exceed the maximum
recommended number of sessions per year.
● For this appliance the maximum is 24 tanning hours (=1440 minutes) a year.
Note: Allow at least 48 hours between the first and second exposure. If unexpected side effects, such
as itching, occur within these 48 hours, medical advise should be sought before continuing with the
next session.
Example
Suppose you are taking a 10-day tanning course, consisting of a 9-minute session on the first
day and a 25-minute session on each of the following nine days.
The entire course will then last (1 x 9 minutes) + (9 x 25 minutes) = 234 minutes.
In one year you can take 6 of these courses, as 6 x 234 minutes = 1404 minutes.
Table
As is shown in the table, the first session of a tanning course should always last 9 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 length of the
sessions by e.g. 5 minutes.
Note:For a beautiful, even tan, turn your face to the left and right from time to time during the
session so that the sides of the face are better exposed to the tanning light.
Note:If your skin feels slightly taut after tanning, you can apply a moisturising cream.
Duration of the
tanning session in
minutes
1st session
break of at least
48 hours
2nd session
3rd session
4th session
5th session
for persons with
for persons with
very sensitive skin
normal sensitive
skin
9
9
break of at least
break of at least
48 hours
48 hours
10-15
20-25
10-15
20-25
10-15
20-25
10-15
20-25
for persons with
less sensitive skin
9
break of at least
48 hours
30-40
30-40
30-40
30-40
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