Can heat bulbs work for tanning?
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NO. Tanning bulbs are made with a light "wire" that reflects ultra violet rays, heat lamps are just high voltage which put off a lot of heat.
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Standard light bulbs contain a tungsten filament connected to electrical contacts inside a vacuum so that there is no (or very little oxygen).  When electricity flows through the high-resistance filament, the filament glows white hot, giving off light and heat.\n\nOther types of light bulbs (fluorescent, halogen, etc.) work a little differently.  If you want information on those, just say the word.
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Yeah, try brain-tanning a rabbit hide.  The hair will fall off and you will get holes in it when you work the hide.  It's tough to tan a small animal hide at home.  There is a recipe out there that uses turpentine and something else (look around online). Be carefull getting the membrane off and don't worry about getting it all off. Then when it comes to working the leather use lots of oil (order the oil from tandy).\n\nalright whoever gave me a thumbs down tell me about your experience brain tanning a rabbit hide or a squirrel hide. The process is too rough.
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Yes, tanning beds are bad for you.  They do have a skin cancer risk & they may also have hygeine problems .... think of all the sweat & germs from previous users & how efficiently the tanning bed may or may not have been disinfected.  Not to mention the possibility of hidden spy cameras posting your naked pale body on risque internet sites!\nSeriously though, suntans, either natural or from a tanning bed, increase the risk of melanoma & certainly bring on premature sking ageing.
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No- not really.  Especially not for naturally fair people.  The American Cancer Society research I've seen generally contributes most cancers of the skin to exposure to UV at younger ages.  A self tanner is generally the best way to go.  Lancome and Neutrogena make great ones.
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I've heard that tanning in a tanning booth helps.
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I get spray tanning. I burn on the beds. I have really fair skin
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go to your Dr and he will write you a statement trust me. they will for medical reasons. also are you putting tanning cream on your face while tanning? you should.
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You have seasonal affective disorder. (SAD).  There are lamps you can buy that simulate sunlight that are said to work quite well.
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Regular light bulbs produce a great deal of heat.  The filament used is resistant to the heat but not heat proof.\n\nThe greatest stress on the filament is actually during heating  and cooling.  The metal expands on heating and contracts on cooling.  This stresses the metal.  Over time the stress causes weak spots that eventually fail.  \n\nThat is why a bulb often burns out just as you turn it on.  The heating up stresses the filament.  The other thing you'll find is that the light just worked, then when you try to turn it on again, it is burned out... it has failed while cooling from being turned off.\n\nOther bulbs\nFlourescent bulbs work using gasses in the bulb. They use a metal vapour.  When the bulb is off the vapour condenses (becomes a solid) on one end of the bulb.  It is vapourized using a small heating element.  That is why it takes a second for them to turn on.  Often when they fail they have a slight glow... this is because the heating element has failed and the metal (usually mercury) hasn't vapourized.  The elements fail for much the same reasons a traditional bulb fails.
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The manufacturer may be able to supply you with the spectral analysis for a particular light source.  For example flourescent bulbs use UV to cause phosphors to emit light and may absorb most or all the UV in the process.
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The light bulb uses energy and the energy after a while get hot. If you touch 650 watt or higher it will burn out like that, because the chemical in the bulb are keep the filament on the wire because it get way too hot. The Chemicals get use to your body heat and cool down real fast. It leaves a real cool black/grey bump on it but those bulb cost 20$$ each. They are make for lights that need to be on for a while or need to last for a long time, light street lights.
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There are several methods for tanning rabbit and rabbit is actually quite easy to tan.  As for a method that uses battery acid, I am unfamiliar with it.  I'll look through some of my literature and will post more about it if I find something pertaining to battery acid.  If you are interested in other methods of tanning, you can post further questions and I'll try to help.
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Sorry to have to be the first to tell you NOT to get as dark as you can.  After seeing my grandfather after a 17 hour surgery to remove skin cancer from his ear and face (they actually removed and than reattached his ear) and then having my 16 year old son diagnosed and treated for Melanoma (the most deadly form of skin cancer), I can't say enough times to protect your skin.  Our dermatologist said tans are just a sign of how damaged your skin is.  Save your money and possibly your life - don't use a tanning bed.
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It is a fact that when ultraviolet light touches your skin it causes your body to naturally produce vitamin D. Vitamin D has been linked to treat and/or prevent many diseases and conditions. For example, Dr. Holick Professor of Medicine, Dermatology, Physiology, and Biophysics at the Boston University Medical Center has found substantial evidence that the Vitamin D you get from tanning can help with the following diseases and conditions:\n\n    * Breast Cancer\n    * Colon Cancer\n    * Depression (Nonseasonal)\n    * Fybromyalgia\n    * High Blood Pressure\n    * Multiple Sclerosis\n    * Osteomalacia\n    * Osteoporosis\n    * Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)\n    * Prostate Cancer\n    * Psoriasis\n    * Rheumatoid Arthritis\n    * Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)\n    * Type 1 Diabetes\n    * Type 2 Diabetes
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you can go to those tanning places that spray you with the tanning stuff.... i think the problem is that you're using the crummy creams, te cheap ones, and what you should really do for a real-looking, pretty tan is to go to those professional tanning salons.\nor you can go to tanning booth thing? the kind where you lie in a container and the machine puts a lot of heat on you and eventually you get tanned? but i find that thought really scary...... \n\nhope this helps.
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It has been proven that tanning beds can cause cancer in the skin.  It ages the skin and the skin loses it's elasticity.  Do you want to be a part of that?