It depends on your skin, for some it takes longer to tan, while some others build a tan easily and quickly.
They have to be 14 or older to start tanning.
Before, definitely!
No--tanning in a stand up bed is actually less harmful to a baby when you compare it to tanning in a lay down bed. Make sure to get a doctors consent before tanning in a bed while pregnant though.
Most tanning beds have timers that allow a user to stay in the tanning bed at 10, 15 and 20 minute intervals. You should start out at the minimum and work your way up to the maximum time allowed. Just remember, you should never stay in a tanning bed for more than 20 minutes at a time.
Well you usually dress how you want to (Naked or a bathing suit on). next put on some tanning lotion, usually the kinds for indoor tanning beds, Next get into the bed. Sometimes they just start automatically. Or you have to push the start button. After you are all done with tanning, The bed should shut off automatcally. The get out and get dressed.
It is better to use a tanning bed daily then semi weekly. You have a better change of burning the longer you stay in a tanning bed.
This is a very popular question and I'll explain why it's better to apply indoor tanning lotions before tanning. Most indoor tanning lotions have some type of moisturizer in them. Moisturizers help protect your skin because they keep moisture inside your skin that would generally be lost due to the excessive heat inside the tanning bed. Applying lotions before entering the tanning bed at least 15 minutes before tanning allows those moisturizers and vitamins like vitamin E enough time to soak into your skin. If you apply tanning lotion right before entering the tanning bed your skin may not have enough time to soak up all of the moisturizers and UV protection before tanning which can have adverse effects on your skin.
A tanning bed might not come on when there is a nuke or when the tanning bed is broken. lol
The first place to start is Amazon when looking for an affordable Sunstar tanning bed. Another good place to find a tanning bed at a good rate is Ebay.
Tanning beds include a session timer as a safety feature, so that you do not stay in the tanning bed too long. Most beds also have internal cooling systems that cool the bed and the body during the sesion and after.
Tanning beds have a "max" time. Work up to the max time minute by minute and do not tan longer than the max time. tanning beds are usually 10,15,or 20 minutes. The less max time the bed has the better and more efficient it is.
Most tanning bed manufacturers offer a special cleaner to clean your tanning bed with. Spray it on, wipe down thoroughly, and make sure you get BOTH sides of the tanning bed.