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Skin typing as
applied at indoor tanning salons
Schuster, Joseph1,2
Suntanning Association for Education1
Wolff System Technology2
Abstract-
A brief discussion on the application of skin typing at the salon level.
The focus will be on how the salon attendant applies a standardized
chart based on answers obtained from a questionnaire, as well as a visual
inspection of the prospective tanner. An exposure time based upon skin
type can be determined and applied to the new tanner. Every tanning
bed/booth that is sold in the US carries a label that includes an exposure
schedule. This schedule will indicate the duration of a tanning session
as divided by skin type. Exposure time can then be increased by the
operator upon subsequent sessions to achieve the desired result. Any
irregularity (such as currently exhibiting indications of erythema)
should be noted prior to an exposure. Typically, indoor tanning prospects
will range between Skin Types I-IV, although there are those of Skin
Types V and VI that tan indoors as well. From this, it appears that
not everyone runs the same risks regarding sunburn. Each will react
in their own manner to irradiation to UV, depending on the amount of
pigmentation already present in the outer skin and their ability to
build additional protection with the thickening of the stratum corneum
due with gradual exposure to UV. While tanning may make your skin appear
darker, it does not and cannot change your original skin type.
Keywords: burning,
tanning, typing
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