Over the last quarter century, tanning equipment has consistently improved to provide enhanced comfort and results for tanners, as well as more earning potential for business owners. But, for much of that time, there were really no fundamental changes in lamp technology. Finally, over the last several years, the tanning experience gradually began to be totally redefined.<\/p>\n
KBL\u2019s introduction of hybrid tanning models that incorporate red light and adjustable UV output was the first big step. Since then, new models have continued to improve the customizable experience and provide more comfort and skin care. Now, the evolution has culminated with the KBL P9S series. The P9S, available in extraSun and hybridSun models, completes the full-body, customizable, more skin-sensitive tanning experience with the introduction of SunSphere LEDs in the facial and shoulder areas.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn my mind, this is one of the biggest, if not the biggest technological introduction since I started in the tanning industry in 1997,\u201d says Bill Pipp, Vice President of Sales at Tanning Supplies Unlimited, a U.S. distributor of KBL equipment.<\/p>\n
Previous KBL hybridSun and extraSun models, including the P9, the direct predecessor of the P9S, brought us hybrid tanning with full-body Beauty Booster LEDs that promote a beautiful long-lasting skin color and a silky-smooth skin feel and appearance. Tanners could also select their personalized tanning experience, adjusting the UV output from sensitive to intensive to match their personal preferences and tanning regimen. The option to turn off the UV facial lamps and receive only red light on the face appealed to those tanners who were concerned about heat or overexposure on their faces. But, now, the P9S provides the best of both worlds, setting new standards in UV-technology for the face and d\u00e9collet\u00e9.<\/p>\n
Earlier UV-systems generate unwanted\u00a0heat during a tanning session as a result of infrared radiation,\u00a0which often leads to reddened or tense skin after sunbathing. The P9S\u2019s innovative LED-based SunSphere system\u00a0avoids this unwanted infrared radiation and only uses the\u00a0wavelengths desired during tanning, homogeneously\u00a0distributed\u00a0via aspherical glass lenses. Blue UVA LEDs guarantee\u00a0excellent direct pigmentation for an immediately\u00a0visible tan. Red beauty LEDs provide skin care while\u00a0tanning. And yellow UVB special lamps build up pigments.\u00a0As KBL puts it, \u201cIt\u2019s the perfect spectral combination for an\u00a0incomparable tanning experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI call it the evolution of what we\u2019ve always been trying to do. We\u2019ve fine-tuned the system to provide just the right amounts of all the wavelengths to maximize tanning, minimize reddening and add in skin care,\u201d Pipp says.<\/p>\n