Philips HB558 Manual page 8

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As it is with the natural sun, it's wise not to have too much of a good
thing! (See section "UV and your health".)
UV and your health
After an excessive exposure to ultraviolet (from the natural sun or
from your Combi solarium), the skin may develop sunburn.
Beside numerous other factors, such as excessive exposure to the
natural sun, improper and excessive use of your solarium will increase
the risk of skin and eye disease.
The nature, intensity and duration of the radiation on one hand, and
the sensitivity of the individual on the other, are decisive on the degree
in which these affects can occur.
The more skin and eyes are exposed to UV, the more risk increases of
diseases such as inflammation of the cornea and/or conjunctiva,
damaging of the retina, cataract, premature aging of the skin and skin
tumours.
Certain medicines and cosmetics increase the sensitivity to UV.
Therefore, it is of great importance
- that you follow the instructions in sections "Important" and "UV
sessions: how often? And how long?";
- that you select the advised operational distance of at least 20 cm
(approx. 8");
- that you do not exceed the maximum amount of tanning hours per
year (Please see the section "UV sessions");
- that you always wear the provided goggles while tanning.
UV sessions: how often? And how long?
You may have one UV session per day, over a period of five to ten
days. Allow at least 48 hours between the first two sessions.
After such a course, you may rest the skin for a while.
Approximately one month after a course your skin will have lost much
of the tan.You might then decide to start a new course.
On the other hand, it is also possible to have one or two UV sessions
per week after a course has elapsed in order to keep up the tan.
Whatever you may prefer, make sure that you do not exceed the
maximum amount of tanning hours per year.
- For this Combi solarium this is 19 hours (= 1140 minutes).
Example
Suppose you take a 10-day tanning course, with a 7-minute session on
the first day and a 20-minute session on the nine following days.
The entire course will then last (1 x 7 minutes) + (9x 20 minutes) =
187minutes.
This means you can take 6 of these courses in a year, as
6 x 187 minutes = 1122 minutes.