Skin Care

When tanning your skin, it needs different kinds of skin care.
That’s why Tanning Bed salons carry products that are specifically designed to care for tanned skin.

Indoor Tanning:

If you're tanning indoors, you're probably using some type of tanning accelerator to help get the best color. But what many don't realize is, in order to achieve optimum results, it is crucial to maintain moist and healthy skin after tanning as well.

Immediately After UV Exposure:
It can take up to 48 hours after UV exposure for your tan to fully develop. By moisturizing right after UV exposure, you help your skin boost collagen production, promote skin elasticity. and help achieve the best and longest lasting tan possible.

While Bathing:
When showering or bathing, select products designed to be gentle to the skin. Products with low Alkaline Base will help prevent drying of the skin and help keep your tan longer.

After Bathing:
Use a moisturizer after bathing while the skin is still damp. Applying moisturizer to dry skin is of little use because it is not very easily absorbed. The result would be similar to putting hair conditioner on dry hair - you wouldn't get an even absorption across the shaft of the hair.

After You Workout:
When you workout you perspire. Consequently, your body loses moisture through the skin. Help keep your tan going by reapplying moisturizer after your workout.

Drink Up:
In order to complete the skincare picture, remember to drink at least 8 glasses of water a day. This rehydrates tired & stressed out skin, as well as helps clear up facial blemishes and shed off unwanted pounds.

The Forces of Nature:
There are many forces at work against keeping your skin healthy. During the winter, lack of humidity and the wind remove critical moisture from the skin. During the summer the sun's rays, chlorine in the pool, and the sand and salt at the beach all work against your skin. Be your skin's friend and select a high quality moisturizer, something with no mineral oils or petroleum to clog your pours.

Many tanning customers think they are saving a few bucks by skipping the tanning lotion process. Actually, by shunning lotions, they cost themselves time, money, and sacrifice their tanning performance.

Consider this: Tanning lotions of today are formulated to help skin do two things... Make it as receptive as possible to the absorption of ultraviolet light, and help your body in its effort to retain moisture.

Your skin tans because special skin cells called melanocytes secrete the pigment you know as melanin. Ultraviolet light exposure turns the melanin brown, which gives you your tan. Today’s indoor tanning lotions actively feed your melanocytes with special amino acids necessary for the production of melanin. In other words, indoor tanning lotions are designed to maximize your skin’s production of melanin.

The heat from tanning can dry your skin. When water evaporates from the surface of the skin, the body tries to replenish that moisture from within. Lotions are designed to replenish the nutrients deeper in your skin that your body needs to supply moisture to the surface.

Dry skin exfoliates at a faster rate than moist skin, which will cause your tan to fade faster. Exposure to UV rays on dry skin also promotes the progression of fine lines and wrinkles. Regular use of lotions will help maintain your tan for a longer period of time, while protecting your skin’s youthful look and feel.

What does that mean to you? Lets say it takes you eight tanning sessions to get the level of tan you desire. Using specially designed lotions, you could reach that same color in just five sessions. You’ve saved money in session fees, and ensured a longer lasting golden tan.