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Tanning studios: how to choose one

Two services cover most of what tanning studios offer. Spray tanning applies colour in a single session: a technician mists a DHA solution over the skin, the colour develops over a few hours, and it fades within a week or two. Tanning beds use UV lamps to build a real melanin tan across multiple shorter sessions, which lasts longer and needs maintenance visits. Which one suits you depends mostly on your deadline. A spray works for an event this weekend; a bed course suits colour you want to keep.

When comparing venues, a few things matter more than the photos. Ask what solution brands or lamp equipment they use and how recently lamps were replaced, since old bulbs tan slowly. For sprays, ask if the shade is customised to your skin tone rather than mixed to one standard formula. Hygiene practice around beds and booths is worth a direct question too; a studio that answers precisely usually works precisely.

Ratings on Glow360 add a useful signal. The platform currently lists 100 venues under tanning studios, 105 of them rated, with an average of 4.6 out of 5 and 72 venues at 4.5 or above. A high average is normal in this category, so review count is often the better differentiator: a near-perfect score backed by hundreds of reviews says far more than a perfect score from two.

Booking works the usual way: pick a venue, check its service list and available times, and reserve a slot online. Studios manage their calendars through the platform's appointment booking system, and questions about any listing can go to help@glow360.com.