Tanning Salon Tips

If you are planning on visiting a tanning salon this summer, you should be aware of a few things before tanning at your local salon. One of the most important things that most people overlook when tanning either indoors or outdoors is tanning eyewear. Closing our eyelids while tanning in a tanning bed isn’t sufficient to block out all of the UV rays and you could be doing long-term damage to your eyes. Most states now require that the use of tanning eyewear be a must. Tanning Salons will do two things: Some provide free eyewear and other sell it. I personally have gotten conjunctivitis, “pink eye,” by using the eyewear that is provided for free at tanning salons. Don’t get me wrong. Some tanning salons sanitize and disinfect the eyewear properly, but some salons are reliant upon their staff to clean those pairs of eyewear and not everyone will be thorough. My advice: for a couple of dollars, buy your own pair and just bring it with you every time you tan.

Another good tanning salon tip for you is to not get burned. Burning will only make your skin exfoliate faster and you will have to start the tanning process all over again. A good way not to burn if you are tanning for the first time this year is to ask the tanning employee to cut down your time based on your skin type. Most salon employees should be able to make a recommendation for you. Don’t feel that if you are not going in for the full time, you are not getting your money’s worth; you are. You need to gradually build up a tan and even a few minutes in a tanning bed for the first couple of sessions will get the process started.