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If you are looking to start your own tanning salon or just get a tanning bed for your own private use, this guide can certainly help in your quest. The first tanning bed was actually developed in 1906, but only for medicinal purposes. It was thought to help Rickets and calcium deficiencies and was never considered for the sheer purpose of cosmetic reasons. It wasn’t until the early 1970’s that a scientist named Fredrick Wolff decided to use tanning beds on athletes who was hoping to increase their athletic ability. What he ended up with was some much tanned athletes and nothing else, but so began the tanning bed fashion. He invented and produced the first commercial tanning bed that was strictly going to be used to just make people look better.  

Tanning salons started out as a small business that suddenly boomed and everyone wanted to get in on this popular practice of  “safe” tanning. Even though dermatologists and some researchers thought tanning beds to be harmful to your body, many people in the industry disagreed. The Wolff tanning bed became very popular very quickly and tanning salons were popping up everywhere.  

As the practice of indoor tanning salons took off many people wondered what kind of tanning beds were available. When they started looking for tanning beds for sale they came across many different types and styles. Most tanning beds start with a limited 6 tanning bed bulbs to give you the sunlight you crave, but there are some home tanning beds that give you as many as 32 tanning bed bulbs. The highest tanning bed bulbs sold on average is 26 which have been proven to be effective and still safe.  

The tanning beds for sale can be used both as a home tanning bed or a commercial tanning bed. Commercial tanning beds tend to be more expensive because they are larger to accommodate everyone and they have higher pressure that tans you faster. Home tanning beds are still as strong but are easily portable and not as bulky. Whichever you prefer you can find through the Internet or a wholesale tanning bed store. The prices can range from $700 if you find a cheap tanning bed to $6000 for the more custom made commercial tanning bed.  

Wolff tanning beds, as well as Sunquest tanning beds are excellent choices and continue to be two of the most popular choices in tanning beds. Both combine years of unparalleled performance, as well as the latest technology, not to mention that you can avoid tanning salon fees if you choose to buy a home tanning bed. It is more convenient than and just as safe as commercial tanning beds.  

Tanning beds provide a whole new level of tan then they used to. It really does look as if you have just been to the tropics then the faker tan of past years. It gives you light therapy without the hassle of lying out, as well as the relaxed feeling you get after lying in the “sun”, even if it is only for 10 to 30 minutes.
 

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