To tan your skin, you can either lie underneath the boiling Texas sun for a long time, sweating it out and hoping you don’t burn, or you can go to a tanning salon and enjoy air conditioned, controlled safe tanning. One danger among many that comes from tanning outdoors is that it is so easy to forget how long you have been laying out in the sun. Even if you lay out for only a specific number of minutes each time and you carefully stick to a set time limit, your results are unpredictable and can vary greatly depending on the intensity of the sun that day and the cloud coverage. Also, in order to get the same results that 15 minutes of indoor tanning provides, you have to lay out for about 1 hour and 30 minutes in the hot sun. You have to remember always that the longer you are exposed to the sun, the more it will damage your skin cells. On the other hand, tanning salons such as Metro Tan offer convenient and affordable services that will cater to all of your skin care needs. Even though UV rays are also emitted by tanning beds, the amount of UV rays are controlled and so is the time limit that you are allowed to tan. Most tanning beds shut off automatically after 10, 15 or 20 minutes of tanning, making over-exposure impossible. Twenty minutes is the maximum exposure that you will ever receive, and that amount is only allowed after you have already built up a base tan.

Tanning booths are just like tanning beds except that you are standing during the tanning process rather than laying down. Tanning booths also have fluorescent lamps. Both tanning beds and tanning booths have distinct advantages over outdoor tanning. As mentioned earlier, the amount and time exposed to UV rays are regulated. Overexposure to ultraviolet rays is thwarted, thus preventing sunburns.

In addition to top of the line tanning technology and equipment, Metro Tan also provides the latest in tanning lotions for complete skin care. These products have some bearing on the tanning process. There are three elements that tanning lotions need to address in order to enhance the tanning process: magnification, moisturization, and skin conditioning. Magnification occurs as natural oils in tanning lotions strengthen the tan upon the skin’s encounter with the UV rays. Skin moisture is well maintained to prevent dryness and flaking of the skin. And also, tanning lotions augment the entire tanning process. All these – tanning booths, tanning beds, and tanning lotions, are being utilized in reputable tanning salons such as Metro Tan.

Different men and women from all places of the world are already pampering themselves with current tanning trends. Join them at Metro Tan today and experience a full body makeover.