Benefits Of Early Season Tanning

As the warm days of spring roll around, one of the first things you notice when you pull out your shorts is your lack of color. The warm glow of your last summer tan is absent. Fortunately, you can quickly recover it at your local tanning spa. The golden color offers more than beauty. It may also improve your mood and your health. Here are a few benefits of getting an early-season tan. 

Controlled Sun Exposure

One of the most significant benefits of tanning spas is that you can get the same benefits of the sun but in a controlled environment. When tanning outdoors, you cannot control the UV rays you receive. This lack of control often leads to skin-damaging sunburn. 

When you get an early-season tan at the tanning spa, you can choose the amount of UV exposure your skin has. This controlled exposure allows you to tan without burning or damaging your skin. You can set both the amount of radiation you get and your timer.

Supplies Vital Vitamin D

You may have noticed that your mood and energy levels slump throughout the long winter. Many people call this wintertime blues. This change is often due to your system's reduced levels of vitamin D.

Your body produces vitamin D when exposed to sunlight. The sun's ultraviolet light rays react with the cholesterol in your skin cells, which provides energy for vitamin D synthesis. Vitamin D is essential to numerous bodily functions, including the absorption of calcium and phosphorus, which is vital for strong, healthy bones. The lack of vitamin D can lead to the following:

• Depression
• Osteoporosis
• Hair loss
• Bone pain
• Loss of appetite
• Muscle weakness
• Fatigue

While numerous foods can provide vitamin D, none work as well as the sun. 

Early-season tanning can help provide your body with increased levels of vitamin D that simulate those supplied by the sun. This increase will reduce your winter-related depression, fatigue, and other health-related issues. 

Treats Skin Disorders

The dry winter weather can trigger eczema, dermatitis, and other skin disorders. Many of these conditions respond to phototherapy, a type of UV Light treatment often offered by a dermatologist. 

Fortunately, you can get some of the same results from indoor tanning. The UV rays of the tanning spa penetrate your skin and combat the cells causing your disorders. Early-season tanning can reduce the amount of winter discomfort you must endure. 

Visit a tanning spa to learn more.