Tanning Lotion

[Katja]

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Originally Posted by Dreamergirl3 Be careful -- you should have developed a little color before using a tingle. I'd really say you should have a base tan before using a tingle because they can irritate sensitive skin and cause blotchiness and rashes. Kiki's Coco Hut is a really great accelerator. So is Swedish Beauty Chocolate Silk. Hope this helps!

Agreed. I used to tan frequently, and I learned a lot from iamtan.com, a website for tanners and s/t tanners. They give a lot of great info on 'If you must tan, educate yourself'. So I would say, if you decide to tan, educate yourself. For a beginner, a base tan is usually recommended before you start upgrading with lotions, beds, etc.

Start with an accelerator (no tingle/no bronzer), and start slow. Remember, slow and steady. Do NOT burn. The tanning staff should have NOT let you tan for 20 minutes. :roll:

You now need to wait for your burn to heal itself. Use aloe and moisturise everyday. When you return back to the beds, start off with just 6-8 minutes. And then if you don't burn for 2-3 sessions from there, bump your minutes up by 1-2 minutes. Continue the cycle.

Go to iamtan to check out reviews on lotions. They have almost everyone listed. They also have plentiful info on everything tan related

Good luck.

And just so you know, I only tan indoors 2 months of the year. I am sort of now embracing healthy, somewhat toasty, glowy skin.

 

[Dreamergirl3]

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Originally Posted by Katja Agreed. I used to tan frequently, and I learned a lot from iamtan.com, a website for tanners and s/t tanners. They give a lot of great info on 'If you must tan, educate yourself'. So I would say, if you decide to tan, educate yourself. For a beginner, a base tan is usually recommended before you start upgrading with lotions, beds, etc. Start with an accelerator (no tingle/no bronzer), and start slow. Remember, slow and steady. Do NOT burn. The tanning staff should have NOT let you tan for 20 minutes. :roll: You now need to wait for your burn to heal itself. Use aloe and moisturise everyday. When you return back to the beds, start off with just 6-8 minutes. And then if you don't burn for 2-3 sessions from there, bump your minutes up by 1-2 minutes. Continue the cycle. Go to iamtan to check out reviews on lotions. They have almost everyone listed. They also have plentiful info on everything tan related Good luck. And just so you know, I only tan indoors 2 months of the year. I am sort of now embracing healthy, somewhat toasty, glowy skin.

couldn't have said it any better! I love it over there

 

[linziP123]

personally i would use fake tan rather than risk skin cancer and wrinkles! fake bake airbrush tan is only about £20 and looks good and not orange! so much safer!

 

[Miss Thing]

St. Tropez tanning products

 

[Poshy]

I agree with Miss Thing. The St. Tropez tanning product are great but they are not cheap.

 

[messhead]

I'm late on this one... But i'm gonna give my advice anyways!!!

I tan... I tried self tanning lotions but I ended up orange.... Anyways, i'm half filipino so I am naturally dark, or if I am in my 'white season' I still tan easily so I find lots of lotions don't work too well for me.

But this week I discovered that my favorites right now are Designer Skin Bronze Camouflage, Cal Tan PotenC Step 2, and Cal Tan X Power Bronzer....

Try one of those!!!

 

[fairenigma]

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Originally Posted by Dreamergirl3 couldn't have said it any better! I love it over there

Katja was RIGHT ON THE MONEY with all that she said (couldn't have said it better either!

). ANNND, i love it over there too!!! iamTAN.com is such a great community of tanning-educated folks...tanning isn't dangerous if you know how to manage yourself. it's kind of like a diet; everything in moderation (base tan first, work up your bed time SLOWLY, progress into higher level beds if you want, NEVER tan more than once in 24 hours...even better tan every other day or couple of days, etc...). anywho, do visit iamTAN.com for all your tanning queries, whether it be tan of self tan related.

 

[damagedmassacre]

I just recently started using this I've used it twice and I've received some nice color from it. Normally I use snooki black the studded bottle because it's rated the best bronzers on the market but it's exp so to save money and not use all my snooki at once I bought this not thinking much of it. But it hasn't let me down yet.