Posts Tagged ‘caribbean tan salon’

• Look good this summer with Caribbean Tan

  Date: 2010.12.08 | Category: Body And Beauty Treatment Tips | Response: 0

  

  Caribbean Tan brings you the perfect way to achieve a natural healthy bronzed look. All around the world, tanners are switching off their sun beds, throwing out their self tanning creams, avoiding the harsh sun and converting to Caribbean Tan.Caribbean Tan is a new innovation is Sunless tanning. The results are instant growing tan as if you just spent 2 weeks in the Caribbean. It is a quick alternative to the harmful effects of the sun and sun beds. Your tan should last 5 to 14 days.Caribbean Tan is applied by either a trained professional or by one’s self using specially formulated home products.

  No dirty patches | No streaking | No orange hands | No premature ageing | No UV skin damage …just a seamless, all-over body tan in 20 MINUTES.

  WHAT IS CARIBBEAN TAN

  Caribbean Tan Sunless Tanning is a brand new concept in the application of Sunless Tanning. Our State of the Art Delivery System virtually eliminates all problems associated with Sunless Tanning Creams. No more streaky mess, orange palms, or dirty knees and elbows! The innovative Sun Protection products, with UVA and UVB protection, mark the end of white streaky sunscreen. The products contain tan enhancing ingredients that make your skin tan faster and so lessen the time you need to spend in the sun working on your tan.

  How does Caribbean tan work?

  Caribbean Tan products contain specially formulated active ingredients. One of these ingredients is DHA (Dihydroxyacetone). When applied to the skin, DHA causes a chemical reaction with the skin to produce a tan much like the sun, but without the UVA and UVB damage to the skin.

  How long does it last?

  Caribbean Tan lasts between 4 to 10 days, depending on your skin type and how well you maintain it. (client information)

  How much does it cost?

  Professional Salon application varies from R150 – R280

  Is it Safe?

  Absolutely! All Caribbean Tan ingredients have been through extensive testing and are FDA (Federal Drug Administration) approved. Only about 1% of the population is allergic to DHA.

  To book your beauty treatment please contact Soma Body Therapy on:

  Address: No 3 Quinn street, Parkhurst, Johannesburg

  Tel: 011 327 4490

  Fax: 086 560 1224

  Cell: 079 047 5173

  Email: info@somabodytherapy.co.za

  Web: www.somabodytherapy.co.za
  

• Why is using the sunbed bad for your skin?

  Date: 2010.08.06 | Category: Body And Beauty Treatment Tips | Response: 0

  

  WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SUNBEDS

  Sunbed radiation can produce adverse health effects, including malignant melanoma, similar to those of natural sunlight, most notably in fair-skinned persistent users.

  Who should never use sunbeds?

  •children and teenagers under 18 year of age

  •people who have very fair skin

  •people who burn easily or tan poorly

  •people with a lot of freckles or moles

  •people who have had skin cancer or have a family history of the disease

  •people using medication that could make their skin more sensitive to UV

  •people who already have extensive “sunlight” damage

  ABOUT SUNBEDS

  Sunbeds emit predominantly UVA and some UVB, both of which can damage the DNA in cells of the skin. However, in recent years, lamps of sunbeds have been manufactured that produce higher levels of UVB to mimic the solar spectrum and speed the tanning process. While UVB has well known carcinogenic properties and whose excessive exposure is known to lead to the development of skin cancers, recent scientific studies suggest that high exposures to the longer wavelength UVA could also have an impact on skin cancer occurrence.

  As with sun exposure, recent studies indicate a relationship between the use of sunbeds and malignant melanoma as well as non-melanoma skin cancers such as squamous and basal cell carcinomas. Thus, the consequences of regular sunbed use may include disfigurement from removal of skin cancers, early death if the cancer is a malignant melanoma, as well as substantial costs to national health systems for screening, treating and monitoring skin cancer patients.

  UV rays from sunbeds

  Sunbeds, sunlamps and tanning booths give out the same type of harmful radiation as sunlight:

  •UVA rays make up about 95% of sunlight. They can cause your skin to age early, making it look coarse, leathery and wrinkled.

  •UVB rays make up about 5% and cause your skin to burn.

  A tan is your body’s attempt to protect itself from the damaging effect of UV rays. Getting a tan using a sunbed is not safer than tanning in the sun. In some cases, it may be more harmful, depending on, for example:

  •the strength (dose) of UV rays from the sunbed,

  •how many times or how often you use a sunbed,

  •how long your sessions are,

  •what type of skin you have, such as fair or dark, and

  •your age.

  •the type or strength of UV rays that sunbeds give out, or

  •who can use sunbeds.

  Damage from UV rays

  Prolonged exposure to UV rays increases your risk of developing malignant melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer.

  You cannot always see the damage that UV rays cause. The symptoms of skin damage can take up to 20 years to appear.

  UV rays can also damage your eyes, by causing problems such as irritation, conjunctivitis or cataracts, particularly if you don’t wear goggles.

  Advice about using sunbeds

  The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued advice on the health risks linked to UV tanning equipment, such as sunbeds, sunlamps and tanning booths. They recommend that you should not use UV tanning equipment if:

  •you are under 18,

  •you have fair, sensitive skin that burns easily, or tans slowly or poorly,

  •you have a history of sunburn, particularly in childhood,

  •you have lots of freckles and/or red hair,

  •you have lots of moles,

  •you are taking medicines or using creams that make your skin sensitive to sunlight,

  •you have a medical condition that is made worse by sunlight,

  •you have had skin cancer, or someone in your family has had skin cancer, or

  •sunlight has already badly damaged your skin.

  The HSE advice also includes important points to consider before you decide to use a sunbed. For example, if you do use a sunbed, the operator should advise you on your skin type and on how many minutes you should limit your session to.

  For further information contact us on:

  011.327.4490

  info@somabodytherapy.co.za

  www.somabodytherapy.co.za