Safe Tanning
Safe tanning is essential for your health and wellness.
View our guide below to determine your skin type for safer tanning, and find how you can prepare for a longer lasting tan.
Tanning Tips
3 Steps To A Great Tan
Sunbeds are safe to use when used sensibly. They provide controlled exposure to UV light unlike sunlight, which can make you look good and feel great.
UV light provides Vitamin D which is essential to human health for the immune system, healthy bones, muscle, skin and teeth. UV light can also help arthritic problems and skin conditions.
Step 1
Prepare
Prepare your skin, shower and exfoliate
Better skin = better tan
Step 2
Accelerate
Use an accelerator cream to absorb more UV
More absorbtion = better tan
Step 3
Moisturise
Moisturise to reduce skin loss
Moisturised skin = longer tan
Know Your Skin Type
To tan safely know your skin type. Use the guide below to help and adjust your minutes accordingly.
Tanning refers to natural sunlight and applied to male and female.
Skin Type 1
Appearance: Reddish hair, light eyes, very pale skin, often freckled
Sunburn Risk: Very sensitive and sunburns easily
Tanning: Tans very slowly, natural protection to UV very low
Skin Type 2
Appearance: Blonde, light brown hair, light blue / grey eyes, light skin
Sunburn Risk: Sensitive and sunburns easily
Tanning: Tans slowly, natural protection to UV low
Skin Type 3
Appearance: Dark blonde, chestnut hair, medium colour eyes and medium complexion
Sunburn Risk: Normal sensitivity and sometimes sunburns
Tanning: Good tanning with medium protection to UV
Skin Type 4
Appearance: Dark brown / black hair, olive complexion, dark colour eyes
Sunburn Risk: Very resistant, less likely to sunburn
Tanning: Tans very well with high protection to UV
Skin Type 1
Appearance: Reddish hair, light eyes, very pale skin, often freckled
Sunburn Risk: Very sensitive and sunburns easily
Tanning: Tans very slowly, natural protection to UV very low
Skin Type 2
Appearance: Blonde, light brown hair, light blue / grey eyes, light skin
Sunburn Risk: Sensitive and sunburns easily
Tanning: Tans slowly, natural protection to UV low
Skin Type 3
Appearance: Dark blonde, chestnut hair, medium colour eyes and medium complexion
Sunburn Risk: Normal sensitivity and sometimes sunburns
Tanning: Good tanning with medium protection to UV
Skin Type 4
Appearance: Dark brown / black hair, olive complexion, dark colour eyes
Sunburn Risk: Very resistant, less likely to sunburn
Tanning: Tans very well with high protection to UV
Skin type 1 should not use tanning equipment. The number of sessions varies from person to person. When starting always start low. We may restrict session times for new tanners in accordance with guidelines and Tanning Association recommendations. Always avoid burning your skin. Depending on skin type once you have conditioned your skin with a number of low sessions you may then increase the number of sessions and minutes per session. A schedule of lower minutes more often will achieve a better longer lasting tan. Higher sessions times less frequent may result in burning and will allow your tan to fade between sessions.
Testimonials
My local and I just would not go anywhere else, love the beds especially the big yellows beds, and the staff are great.
I have been visiting Kwik Tan for the last 10 years and absolutely love it, always clean and well looked after.
The courses are great, I use the VIP Course and it saves me so much money.
Love a tan for the weekend, cannot fault Kwik Tan for the beds and the staff.
Myself and girlfriend have been coming here years, it’s great that we can share a course.
The best place by far, and I come all the way from Cheadle just to visit here. Always clean, friendly and great prices.
Love my 12 minute holiday, it makes me feel so much better, and love it at Kwik Tan.
