Beach Hut
Northampton's finest tanning and nail studio.

Vertical Tanning Vertical tanning offers a guaranteed all over tan with no white spots. Vertical tanning is more hygienic than the conventional 'lay down' beds as you are standing in a cubicle and not lying down on a surface. The fast tan technology means that you can spend from as little as 3 minutes per session and you will notice results within your second or third visit. Beach Hut uses only the very best in tanning equipment the award winning Symphony. The Symphony vertical tanners we use are state of the art 48 tubes at 180 watts per tube. Our tubes are replaced before they reach the recommended maximum usage time and once again they are only replaced with 'state of the art' tanning tubes. The Symphony uses a unique thermostatically controlled intelligent airflow system ensuring exceptional user comfort. The ergonomically designed handles give the user maximum comfort and an Integrated stereo sound system ensures that you can listen to your favourite music whilst you tan.   Beach Huts vertical units are enclosed in a cubicle, giving the user much more room and comfort to apply creams and get dressed. Anyone who uses vertical tanning units already will appreciate the added benefits that this will provide. You also have the choice of switching the air conditioning on or off depending on your preference. Having your own private changing room gives you more space, more privacy and above all, greater comfort. Each room is well equipped with a supply of toiletries which are free for your own use as are the refreshments that are always on offer. We also allow you the user to be in control of how you use your minutes. From within the cubicle the user can activate the timer when THEY are ready to do so. They can take a pause, have a cool drink or change their mind and reduce how many minutes they wish to have per session without loosing it on their record card. Beware of tanning units fitted with more than 48 tubes, tests prove that 48 tubes with a mesh cover give the greatest performance as the chart here illustrates (the green line indicates a 'mesh' cover in front of the tubes and the blue line indicates a 'perspex' cover). As you can clearly see, peak performance is given with 48 tubes, almost double the performance of a 68 tubed unit. Question - Do 180 watt units tan you better than 160 watts and is a 200 watt unit the best you can get? Answer - Without getting too technical the strength of the tube is determined by the length of it. The longer the tube the more power required to light it. In truth a shorter tube at 160 or 180 watts is just the same performance wise as a longer one at 200 watts. Question - Some salon units feel hotter than others, is this a reflection of performance? Answer - A complaint you often hear in a salon is that the bed is not hot enough or it felt cold. The customer thinks that if the bed feels cool it is not working. It is NOT the heat but the quality of the tubes that tan you. Have you ever been on a skiing holiday or do you know of someone that has? If so then you will know that it is easy to come back looking tanned despite the cool temperatures, it is the UVA and UVB that tans you, not the heat.