pros
The solarium has many advantages in relation to the open sun. The advantages of sunburn in the solarium are obvious. Firstly, it is available all year round. This accessibility is not only an opportunity to visit the solarium in winter, but its cost - each family can easily afford to find money for a trip to the solarium.
Secondly, the procedure will not take much time (especially, in comparison with the hours spent on the beach). In addition, the duration of the session is calculated by specialists, and this reduces the risk of skin burns.
Thirdly, the radiation in the solarium is extremely selective - there are special filters that reduce the effect of photoaging of the skin. This aging inevitably occurs under the influence of ultraviolet rays of the ordinary sun.
Thus, at first glance, the solarium has some advantages. In fact, this is not quite true.
Minuses
Short sessions in the solarium are not accidental - this is because of the high level of radiation. High intensity of lamps in a solarium lead to stress of any type of skin - it is much higher than the usual sun. The higher the intensity of ultraviolet rays, the more cellular and molecular damage to the skin. Reducing the duration of procedures in the solarium does not completely eliminate this problem. New, especially modern turbosolarians today are even more dangerous.
Availability of a solarium throughout the year is also a minus. One should never forget that sunburn is achieved not only for external beauty, but it is also health. It is a synthesis of vitamin D3, which is produced under UV radiation. In winter, for a normal synthesis of this vitamin, the skin should be light, unflinted, so that during each walk in the fresh air through it, enough ultraviolet radiation passes for the synthesis of vitamins. Minus salon tan is that with it vitamin D3 is not synthesized in sufficient quantities.
Finally, one must not forget that modern science is not yet fully aware of human physiology. These procedures are now considered to be absolutely safe, and tomorrow, additional advantages and disadvantages of tanning salons can be discovered. And this means that the solarium is not such a successful alternative to the sun, as many people think.
In winter, you can visit the solarium, but moderately, not seeking to achieve a bronze tan. In summer it is optimal to visit the solarium in cloudy weather, necessarily combining it with a sunblock. This approach will provide you with the most beautiful tan with the least risk and the greatest health benefits.