Sunbeds
Standard Sunbed vs the megaSun K11 Air Select: Is It Worth It?
By the Beautano team · Sunbed & red light specialists, Nitshill
Most tanning shops have run the same beds for years. We went a different way. So if you have used a standard sunbed before and you are wondering whether the megaSun K11 Air Select is actually worth it, here is the honest comparison.
What a standard sunbed is
A standard sunbed does one job: colour. Rows of UV fluorescent tubes, a fixed power level, a timer. You set the minutes, you lie down, you tan. There is nothing wrong with it, and for a quick top-up it does the trick. It just has not really changed in twenty years.
What the megaSun K11 Air Select is
The K11 is the world’s first all-LED sunbed, and the only one in Glasgow. Instead of UV tubes it uses thousands of LEDs, and it does three things a standard bed cannot:
- A deep, even, golden tan
- UV-free red light, for the wellness side of your skin
- An energising light mode to step out feeling brighter
It reads your skin with a sensor and tunes the dose as you go, so your colour builds without burning out. It is climate-controlled too, so it stays cool and comfortable the whole way through.
The difference, side by side
| Standard sunbed | megaSun K11 Air Select | |
|---|---|---|
| Light source | UV fluorescent tubes | Full LED, thousands of them |
| Control | Fixed power, set timer | Sensor reads your skin and tunes the dose |
| Red light | None | Dedicated UV-free red-light mode |
| Comfort | Warm, enclosed | Climate-controlled, roomy, cooling AirBreeze, 3D sound |
| The result | A colour | A golden tan that looks after your skin |
So which should you go for?
Honestly, both have a place, and we have both at Beautano.
For a fast, cheap top-up before a night out, a standard bed from £7 does the job. If you want the best, most comfortable tan, with the option of red light in the same session, the K11 from £9 is in a different league. For a couple of pounds more you get a far better experience and a colour that is kinder to your skin.
Either way, the team sets your minutes to your skin type. No burning, no rushing.
Try it for yourself
The only way to feel the difference is to lie in it. Pop in 7 days a week to Beautano on Nitshill Road and we will get you set up, on the K11 or a standard bed, whatever suits you.
Sunbed use is over-18s only and supervised. Tanning is a cosmetic experience, not a medical treatment. Results vary from person to person.