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 19th August 2007, 11:05 AM | #2 (permalink) |
| UV Geek Squad  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lake St Clair Posts: 3,326 |  Re: Bronzing bulbs in Level 1 beds? Who taught you the term "bronzing"? Some lamp company ad? Why do you think some other kind of lamps will turn people "bronze" any differently than whatever you already have in there? Natural skin type determines tan color much more than the kind of lamp. Type 3's look more "bronze" than Type 2 (pinkish) or Type 4 (brownish). Quality moisturer lotions can also improve color tone. Calling a lamp "bronzing" is mostly just marketing hype. New Era lamps with more UVA will provide a deeper longer lasting tan - but skin type will still determine color. Next time you're on the beach (if they even have beaches in WV)... interview outdoor tanners for skin type who look "bronze" vs whatever other colors you think "a tan" looks like. See if they used a "bronzing" sun or just a "regular" sun. Answer: they all used the same sun but their color differences relate to their skin types. Any lamp with a "sunlike" spectral power distribution should "bronze" type 3's. Too much UVB (7-9%) will often yield more "orange" tans, wheras lots of UVA with tiny UVB more "brown" tans. |
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| 19th August 2007, 07:05 PM | #3 (permalink) |
| Hall of Famer  Join Date: May 2007 Location: D.C. Posts: 4,461  | Re: Bronzing bulbs in Level 1 beds? It's a term we won't be able to phase out easily, especially with some of these older salons running extremely high B lamps. They refer to them as redenning and the normal ones as bronzers. I have to use this terminology to relate to some clients as well. |
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| 19th August 2007, 07:10 PM | #4 (permalink) |
| Moderator  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Six degrees left of nowhere Posts: 5,008  | Re: Bronzing bulbs in Level 1 beds? Just a question. What lamps are you using now and what is your next level up? You dont want to make your level one better or equal to your level 2 or why would they upgrade? |
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| 19th August 2007, 11:16 PM | #7 (permalink) |
| All Star Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Morgantown Posts: 69 | Re: Bronzing bulbs in Level 1 beds? I thought "bronzing" bulbs might be a marketing ploy. ...and no I definitely do not advertise that I have hot new bulbs...obviously it would make customers wonder what they were tanning in before I got the hot new bulbs. |
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| 20th August 2007, 12:40 AM | #8 (permalink) |
| Hall of Famer  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: US Posts: 1,345 | Re: Bronzing bulbs in Level 1 beds? not to mention the fact that heat has nothing to do with it...  __________________ "Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, integrity, heart, talent, guts, and beauty. To hell with sugar and spice. " |
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| 20th August 2007, 01:06 AM | #10 (permalink) |
| Hall of Famer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 1,058 | Re: Bronzing bulbs in Level 1 beds? After reading all this I'm wondering if I should put bronzing bulbs in my reddening beds, or maybe put browning bulbs in my bronzing beds. Are there any brownish-reddening bulbs? They would be nice. I would pay extra for those. __________________ TonyG  |
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| 20th August 2007, 10:13 AM | #13 (permalink) | |
| Super Star Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 830 | Re: Bronzing bulbs in Level 1 beds? Quote:
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| 20th August 2007, 10:53 AM | #15 (permalink) | |
| Hall of Famer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 1,058 | Re: Bronzing bulbs in Level 1 beds? Quote:
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| 20th August 2007, 11:42 AM | #16 (permalink) | |
| UV Geek Squad Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lake St Clair Posts: 3,326 | Re: Bronzing bulbs in Level 1 beds? Quote:
Ask Hawaiian Tropic. Their models are always that color. They look like skin type 3.1416 to me.  Upper right and lower right maybe skin type 2.5. The 1" flat surface between boobs means they are very fake. | |
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| 20th August 2007, 01:54 PM | #17 (permalink) |
| All Star Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Morgantown Posts: 69 | Re: Bronzing bulbs in Level 1 beds? I have 100W in my beds and 160W in my stand-up and then I have combo VHR/HP. My salon's problem is that I don't have a big enough mix of beds. That is why I'm asking what options I have in re-lamping to differentiate my beds...if it is even possible. |
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| 20th August 2007, 02:13 PM | #18 (permalink) |
| Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Six degrees left of nowhere Posts: 5,008 | Re: Bronzing bulbs in Level 1 beds? WHAT LAMPS ARE THEY?????? WHo makes them and things like that? THere are tons of 100w lamps out there so we cant tell you better ones than what you are using until you tell us what ones they are. |
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| 20th August 2007, 04:30 PM | #20 (permalink) |
| Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Six degrees left of nowhere Posts: 5,008 | Re: Bronzing bulbs in Level 1 beds? Good! They are good lamps honestly. I wouldnt get them any stronger. meaning, I wouldnt change them to Desert sun or anything like that. Do you have most people upgrading or staying in the base bed? What are your lamps in the 160w? |
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