Philips HB935 manual English, Relaxation and your health, Tanning sessions how often and how long?

ENGLISH 5

Just as with natural sunlight, the tanning process will take some time.The first effect will only become visible after a few sessions (see chapter 'Tanning sessions: how often and how long?').

Overexposure to ultraviolet light (natural sunlight or artificial light from your tanning appliance) can cause sunburn.

Besides many other factors, such as overexposure to natural sunlight, incorrect and excessive use of a tanning appliance may increase the risk of skin and eye problems.The degree to which these effects occur is determined by the nature, intensity and duration of the exposure on the one hand and the sensitivity of the person involved on the other hand.

The more the skin and the eyes are exposed to UV light, the higher the risk of keratitis, conjunctivitis, damage to the retina, cataracts, premature skin ageing and the development of skin tumours will be. Some medications and cosmetics increase the sensitivity of the skin.

Therefore it is highly important:

Bthat you follow the instructions in chapters 'Important' and 'Tanning sessions: how often and how long?'.

Bthat the tanning distance (distance between the UV filters and the body) is 65 cm.

Bthat you do not exceed the maximum number of tanning hours per year (i.e. 25 hours or 1500 minutes).

Bthat you always wear the goggles provided while tanning.

Relaxation and your health

Warmth has a relaxing effect.Think of what a hot bath or lazing in the sunshine does to you.You can enjoy the same relaxing effect by turning the selector to the relax setting Ç (HB933) or selecting Ç (HB935).

Bear in mind the following when you have a relax session:

-Avoid getting too hot. Increase the distance between yourself and the lamps, if necessary.

-If your head gets too hot, cover it or move your body so that less heat is emitted towards your head.

-Close your eyes during a relax session.

-Do not let the relax session last too long (see chapter 'Relax sessions: how often and how long?').

Tanning sessions: how often and how long?

◗Do not take more than one tanning session per day, over a period of five to ten days.

◗Allow an interval of at least 48 hours between the first and the second session.

◗After this 5- to 10-day course, we advise you to give your skin a rest for a while.

◗Approximately one month after a course, your skin will have lost much of its tan.You can then start a new course.

◗If you want to keep your tan, do not stop tanning after the course, but continue taking one or two tanning sessions a week.

◗Whether you choose to stop tanning for a while or whether you continue tanning on a lower frequency, do remember that you must not exceed the maximum number of tanning hours.

◗For this appliance the maximum is 25 tanning hours (= 1500 minutes) a year.

Example

Suppose you take a 10-day tanning course, with a 10-minute session on the first day and a 25-minute session on the nine following days. The entire course will then last (1 x 10 minutes) + (9 x 25 minutes) = 235 minutes.

This means you can take 6 of these courses in a year, as 6 x 235 minutes = 1410 minutes.

Of course, the maximum number of tanning hours applies to each separate part or side of the body that is tanned (e.g. the back or front of the body).

As is shown in the table, the first session of a tanning course should always last 10 minutes, irrespective of the sensitivity of the skin.

BIf you think that the sessions are too long for you (e.g. because your skin feels taut and tender after the session), we advise you to reduce the length of the sessions by e.g. 5 minutes.

BFor a beautiful all-over tan, turn your body slightly during the session so that the sides of your body are better exposed to the tanning light.

BIf your skin feels slightly taut after tanning, you can apply a moisturising cream.

Duration of the tanning session	For persons with very sensitive	For persons with normal	For persons with less sensitive
for each separate part of the	skin	sensitive skin	skin
body
1st session	10 minutes	10 minutes	10 minutes
rest of at least 48 hours
2nd session	15 minutes	25-30 minutes	30-40 minutes*
3rd session	15 minutes	25-30 minutes	30-40 minutes*
4th session	15 minutes	25-30 minutes	30-40 minutes*
5th session	15 minutes	25-30 minutes	30-40 minutes*
6th session	15 minutes	25-30 minutes	30-40 minutes*
7th session	15 minutes	25-30 minutes	30-40 minutes*
8th session	15 minutes	25-30 minutes	30-40 minutes*
9th session	15 minutes	25-30 minutes	30-40 minutes*
10th session	15 minutes	25-30 minutes	30-40 minutes*

*) or longer, depending on your skin sensitivity.