Health and wellness

Alongside the tanning process, the use of sunbeds and UV exposure can assist with your wider physical and mental wellbeing.

A main contributor to these health & wellness benefits come from the production of vitamin D.

 Ultraviolet B (UVB) rays interact with a protein called 7-DHC in the skin, converting it into vitamin D3, the active form of vitamin D.

Vitamin D is important for good health and can assist with the following physical conditions:

• Skin conditions such as Psoriasis and Eczema.
• Improvement in calcium supply.
• Positive effect on bone structure.
• Preventing and/or assisting with Osteoporosis.
• Helping to stimulate the immune system.
• Strengthening of Cardiovascular system.
• Increase in physical and mental capacity.
• Helping reduce Cholesterol levels.
• Lowering effect on blood pressure.
• High levels of vitamin D linked to reduced increase in Melanoma.
• High levels of vitamin D linked with lower risk of many internal cancers.

Besides helping with our physical wellness, vitamin D can also be helpful when it comes to our mood and mental wellbeing. Researchers find that in general, people with low mood or depression who receive a boost in vitamin D show a noticed improvement with their symptoms. 

In the winter months, many people tend to experience seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a kind of depression characterized by mood swings caused by low vitamin D levels due to the cold and cloudy weather. 

Sunbed sessions build up vitamin D levels to help fight against this disorder.

Serotonin and endorphins are considered to be your bodies natural mood stabilizers, influencing your mood, appetite, and sleep. Serotonin levels can regulate anxiety and reduce depressed feelings, while endorphins are known as the 'feel good' hormones. 

When you bask in UV light (whether from the sun or sunbeds), your body responds by increasing serotonin production and releasing endorphins, which alongside the production of vitamin D benefits overall mental wellbeing.

All our sunbeds have hybrid collagen tanning tubes (the red tubes you will see in our sunbeds) which helps to strengthen the structure of your skin as it stimulates the production of collagen and elastin responsible for maintaining superior skin hydration, firmness and elasticity, while reducing the wrinkling process and skin discolouration.

In the UK between May and September there is a strong chance of sunburn, which is greatly increased when we take holidays to hotter climates all year round.

One of the major benefits of regular sunbed sessions is the pre-tanning effect which reduces the risks of sunburn from the suns natural rays. These sessions alongside SPF protection creams in natural sunlight will benefit your skin and reduce the chances of sunburn.