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Important
e Before connecting the appliance to the mains sock-
et, check if the voltage indicated on the rating plate
corresponds with the mains voltage in your home.
'e Water and electricity are a dangerous combination!
Therefore, do not use the appliance in a humid sur-
roundings (e.g. in a shower or bathroom, or near a
'swimming pool). .
e If you have just been swimming or have just takena
shower, dry yourselt thoroughly before using the ap-
pliance.
Take care that children cannot pay with the face tan-
ner. As a precaution remove the plug from the wall
socket after use.
:
Keep the ventilation openings at the back-side clear
of.obstruction when using the face tanner.
e Do not exceed the advised session times or the
maximum amount of "tanning hours". (See section
"UV sessions: How often? And how long?")
e Do not treat your face more often than once a day.
Avoid intensive skin exposure to natural! sunlight on
the same day as a UV session. |
The Sun
The sun is the source of energy on which all life on earth
'depends. :
There are various kinds of solar energy: the sunlight en-
ables us to See, we feel the warmth of the sunshine on our
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skin, and under the influence of the sun our skin is tanned.
These three effects are due to three specific components
of the Sun radiance spectrum, each of the components .
. having their own frequency band. ~
The sun radiates electro-magnetic vibrations with a very
wide frequency
range. The frequencies (i.e. cycles per
second, "Hertz") of heat rays or "infrared" (IR) are lower
than the frequencies of visible light.
And the frequencies of "ultraviolet" (UV), which tans our
skin, are higher than these.
Science has managed to reproduce these 'three kinds of
solar radiation: heat (e.g. Infraphil), light (jamps) and UV
(face tanners, sun couches etc.)
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UV-A, UV-B
and UV-C
:
Ultraviolet (UV) is subdivided into UV-A (lower frequen-
cies), UV-B and UV-C (higher frequencies).
UV-C seldom reaches the earth as it is filtered out by the
atmosphere.
.
UV-A and UN-B cause 'the tanning effect of the skin.
In fact there are two processes which produce tanning,
and they are simultaneously effective:
-"Indirect tanning". Primarily UV-B stimulates the produc-
tion of a substance called melanin', which is necessary for
tanning. The effect does not 'show until a couple of days
after the sumbath.
-'Direct tanming". The UV-A and also a part of the visible
light cause quicker browning without rece: ine or "getting ©
sunburnt".
- Your face tanner emits predominantly UV-A, and also a
very small amount of UV-B.
e If you have any symptoms of illness andlor if you take
any
medicines
which
increase
skin. seneltivity, you
should not have a UV session.
When in doubt, please consult your doctor.
e Consilt your doctor when ulcers, moles or persistent
lumps develop on the skin.
e Always wear the protective eye goggles while tan-
ning to protect your eyes against excessive doses of
ultraviolet, visible light and infrared. (Also ier to sec-
"tion 'UV and your health".)
e Remove creams, lipstick and other coemnotica before
a UV session.
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e Do not use suntan lotions or creams.
e If your skin should fee! dry after the sun tanning ses-
sion, you may apply a moisturizing cream.
e Colours may fade under the influence of the sun. The
same effect may occur when using the appliance.
e Do not expect the appliance to yield better results
than the natural sun.
UV and your health .
Beside numerous other factors, such as excessive expo-
sure to the natural sun, improper.and excessive
use of
your face tanner will increase the risk of skin and eye dis-
ease.
The nature, intensity and duration of the tadiaion on one
hand, and the sensitivity of the individual on th: other, are
decisive on the degree in which these affects can occur.
The more the skin and eyes are exposed to U!, the more
risk increases of diseases such as inflammation of the cor-
nea and/or conjunctiva, damaging of the retiru, cataract,
premature aging of the skin. and skin tumors.
Certain medicines and cosmetics increase the sensitivity
to UV.
Therefore, it is of Saat importance
- that you follow the instructions in sections 'Imprortant"
and "UV sessions: how often? And how long?:
- that you select the advised operational distame of 10cm
(approx. 4".).
- that you do not exceed the maximum amoun of tanning
hours per year (i.e. 70 hours or 4200 minutes}
~ that you always wear ne provided goggles while tanning.
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