Monthly Archives: February 2012

The simple answer to this question is no.

The difference between the two comes dow to wavelength and how they are absorbed by the body. The wavelength is the length of the waves from one point (for example the, the crest) on one wave to the same point on the next. Infrared waves are longer than ultraviolet waves – on average about a thousand times longer.

SaunaMed Infrared Saunas use deep infrared light to warm the sauna and your body whereas tanning beds use ultraviolet (UV) light to activate skin pigments and give you a tan. When it comes to UV light it’s improtant to remember UVA is the longest wavelength and the least dangerous. UVA is from 315 to 400 nanometers in wavelength and is considered the safest UV light.

UVB however is shorter in wavelength and can cause skin and tissue damage when excess exposure occurs.  Approximately 97 to 99 percent of natural sunlight reac