How To Pick The Best Natural Sunless Tanning

Due to the threat of skin cancer, natural sunless tanning has become very popular. While a "little sun" is beneficial, assisting your body create necessary vitamins; with that said, extended basking can be detrimental to your health. Sunscreens are necessary when going outside for any length of time. Following these sunless tanning tips will benefit your health.

For some reason, a good tan is considered sexy and healthy looking. With that said, baking in the sun for that golden brown glow will increase your chances of skin cancer and cause premature wrinkling and age spots. The wrinkle factor alone might be the deciding factor to those interested in their appearance.

Fortunately, here are several sunless tanning tips to achieve a natural tanned look without the sun. Natural sunless tanning lotions or mousses are widespread with the do-it-yourselfer. Today's tanning products create a better natural-looking tan. The lotions are now tinted slightly so you may tell where you applied the tanning product to reduce streaking. There is also a sugar-based ingredient in the lotion that reacts with the pigments in the outer skin of the body to create the tan appearance. Your sunless tan would last anywhere from 3 - 7 days, depending on how fast you shed dead skin cells.

Another option is a spa that offers a spray-on tan. The procedure would involve standing in an enclosed booth sans clothing or you could wear something that covers the important parts that you don't want anyone else to see. You protect your hair and any other area that you do not care for the tanning product to cover. Then, you are sprayed by a tanning mist in one even application. Sometimes, a spa technician might do an airbrush technique like painting a car. That takes more time and is far more intimate, however, the results can be outstanding.

Regardless of which sunless tanning tips and methods you choose to follow, you can ensure an awesome looking tan with a few preparations. First, make sure you have plenty of time, about 2 hours. That gives the tanning lotion or spray time to dry. Meanwhile, you shouldn't take a shower, bathe, or put on clothing.

Just before the process, take a bath or shower to soften your skin. Then you have to exfoliate your entire body, so that the dead skin cells are sloughed off, revealing the most recent skin growth. Make sure that special care is taken with the places on your body where wrinkled skin can appear, such as your elbows and knees. Once you have rinsed off, you must dry your body completely. Moisture will hinder the tanning product from properly adhering to your skin.

Don't forget that the natural sunless tanning process takes time, and the effect only lasts for a few days. But the tradeoff means less worries about skin cancer. Once you see your healthy "tanned" skin, you'll be eager to go out and show off your sexy new tan.

For more info, see Natural Sunless Tanning and Sunless Tanning Tips.

Copyright 2007 Ron King. This article may be reprinted if the resource box is left intact and the links live.

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