Three Tips to a Better Tan
If you have a home tanning bed or if you are considering tanning at a tanning salon, you want to make sure you get the best possible tan. Following are three tips to get a better tan when using a home or commercial tanning bed.Use a tanning accelerator - Most indoor tanning lotions have ingredients that help you produce more melanin while tanning. More melanin produced means a darker tan. Tanning lotions also have ingredients to keep your skin moisturized during and after your tanning session.
Use a daily moisturizer - Tanning in tanning beds causes most people to sweat. This can make your skin dry if you are not using an accelerator or a moisturizer to replenish the moisture lost. Having dry skin can actually deflect the UV tanning rays and if this happens, you are not getting the most out of your tanning session.
Do not overexpose - I know we live in a society where we want to get the most out of what we pay for. This can be a negative when trying to achieve the best tan. For example, you pay $8.00 for a tanning session and the maximum time on that tanning bed is 20 minutes. The tanning salon attendent makes a recommendation of 12-14 minutes based on your skin type. You argue that you can go in longer and actually talk them into the full 20 minutes. If you burn, your skin will exfoliate faster and you will end up back at the beginning. Building a tan is a gradual process. It is better to gradually build up your tan than to be overexposed.
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