Skip to content

Tanners Lane · The Glow Journal

Tanning Advice

Honest, expert guidance to help you tan well and safely — from your very first session to looking after your glow. Written by the team who do this every day, in Corby & Kettering.

Getting started6 min

Your First Time on a Sunbed: A Calm, Honest Guide

Everything a first-timer actually wants to know — what a session feels like, how long to start with, the eyewear rule and how we pace it to your skin.

Read guide
Skin & safety7 min

Skin Types & Tanning Times: Finding Your Right Session

Your skin type decides how you should tan. Here's the Fitzpatrick scale in plain English, and how we use it to pace your sessions.

Read guide
Technology6 min

Red & Blue Light in Our Beds, Explained

Red and blue light are layered into our beds, not sold as a separate room. Here's what they are, what people use them for, and how it works alongside your tan.

Read guide
Getting started6 min

How Often Should You Use a Sunbed?

How frequently is sensible, why rest days matter, and how to build a base then hold it without overdoing it.

Read guide
Skin & safety7 min

Sunbed Safety & Aftercare, Done Properly

The grown-up guide: the law, the eyewear, who should sit it out, and how to look after your skin so your tan lasts and stays healthy.

Read guide
Getting started6 min

Building a Base Tan Before Your Holiday

Want a head start before you fly? How to build a gentle base tan the sensible way — when to start, how often, and the honest truth about what it does and doesn't do.

Read guide
Technology6 min

Stand-Up vs Lay-Down Sunbeds: Which Is Right for You?

One of the most common questions at the desk. Here's the honest difference between stand-up and lay-down beds — intensity, comfort, evenness — and how to pick.

Read guide
Getting started5 min

How Long Does a Sunbed Tan Last?

A realistic answer, plus the aftercare that genuinely stretches your colour — and why a slowly-built tan always outlasts a rushed one.

Read guide
Skin & safety6 min

Sunbeds and Vitamin D: The Honest Picture

UVB, vitamin D and a lot of myths. Here's the honest picture — what's true, what isn't, and why we're always straight about what a sunbed is for.

Read guide
Getting started5 min

Do Tanning Lotions & Accelerators Work?

Accelerators, tingles, bronzers — what they actually do, which suits who, and how to use them without wasting your minutes.

Read guide

Read up, then come and glow.

Call or visit your nearest studio in Corby or Kettering whenever you’re ready — and if it’s your first time, register online or in store and we’ll set your session with you.

Prefer to call? Corby 01536 906380 · Kettering 01536 483992