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Details About Sunless Tanning And How Is It Conducted

By Haywood Hunter


With the advancement in technology, acquiring a tan has been made possible without sitting for long hours in sun. Sunless tanning scores on the safety front as well as the risk of skin cancer is removed completely in this process. Applying a tan without the painfully long wait under the sun is extremely easy. All that needs to be done is to buy a good lotion, spray or gel from market and apply it on the skin.

Products such as lotions, gels, sprays and mousses etc are available in market that can be used for this purpose. These are absorbed by the body within few hours time. Skin at different body parts tends to have different rates of absorption. Hence, the instructions related to their usage should be read properly before starting their usage. Some information on how it is performed is provided here.

The major component in most of the gels, sprays and lotions used for tanning is dihydroxyacetone (DHA). Plants are the major sources of this compound which can result in certain reactions that cause darkening of skin. Depending on the skin type of the individual using them, the darkening effect can stay for around six to eight days.

To achieve longer life of the tan, DHA is mixed with erythrulose, another bio-chemical. Their effect develops over few days, but stays for a long time. This time period is much longer as compared to that obtained by products based on DHA alone. Hence, the products that are based on combination of these two remain much popular than the other ones.

It is advised by most experts that one should test these products on a small patch of skin to begin with. In case these are allergic to the skin, one may come to know about the same much before serious damage takes place. Consulting an expert physician before starting their usage is always a good option. If the product is found to be non allergic, it can be readily applied on skin. A spray is much easier to use and can be used with little external help.

One may find a number of such spas where the tanning products are applied by expert technicians. These spas use modern appliances to apply the tan on the body. FDA guidelines are followed by them invariably, but the same needs to be checked out as well. One may seek details about the procedure of applying tan, if desired.

Temporary bronzers too, have become popular in recent times. These can give a dark tan pretty quickly, but get washed away with water. Another aspect of their usage is that wearing close fitting clothes can result in a rub-off which is quite visible. To prevent this from happening, one should avoid snug clothing while wearing a temporary tan.

Wearing dark clothes can be considered if a temporary bronzer has been applied. Care must be taken while applying this tan, to avoid a tan with splotches. Some moisturizers tend to contain tan agents. These can be used to imbibe a darker shade into the skin.

Sunless tanning was never as easy as has been made by these products. With some prior planning and well execution, one can get a good looking tan within a short period of time.




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