Your Best Self Tanning Lotion

By Haywood Hunter


Beautiful bronze tan makes you younger, slimmer and more attractive. If you think it's enough looking great only during summer months, it's your choice, but today it is possible to look your best in any season. Sunbathing used to be the only way for achieving beautiful bronze tan, but there are many other ways for this. You can simply apply some good self tanning lotion, for example.

There are numerous tanning salons offering all types of services. Tanning beds are still very popular, although most people don't realize that this equipment emits high levels of UV radiation. Besides, different lotions used in tan beds rarely contain SPF, their primary purpose is to accelerate your bronzing, enhancing the production of melanin. Some can contain other chemicals or colorants as well.

Sunless tanners come in forms of sprays, gels, lotions and creams. Today, most of them are based on DHA. DHA has very interesting characteristic. When it is applied on the skin, it reacts with skin cells, and dye them into different bronze nuances. It usually affects only the top skin layer, containing mostly dead skin cells. The higher percentage of DHA in your products will create darker nuances.

The resulting color is quite similar to naturally achieved bronze. This particular chemical compound is extracted from sugar, and it is suitable for all skin types. Considering the fact that only superficial skin layer is affected, and your skin naturally sheds every few days, it means that your color will gradually fade, until it disappear after one week or so. You can reapply the lotion whenever you think it is necessary.

Your skin needs to be properly prepared for the application. It means that it has to be exfoliated, cleansed and well moisturized. Well prepared skin will be evenly dyed and smooth, and your color will last longer. Using good quality moisturizer will additionally prolong the life of your beautiful bronze summer glow. In any case, choosing the best quality products is the best guarantee for great results.

Good quality products mostly have higher prices, but they contain some other beneficial ingredients. For example, good lotion should contain high quality moisturizers, and it is always advisable to choose natural ones. Hemp seed oil is really good for your skin, as well as green tea or aloe. Good products often contain natural anti-oxidants and UV protection.

Naturally achieved tan provides certain UV rays protection. Increased melanin level plays the role of SPF three or four. SPF two, for example, means that you can stay on the sun twice as long. If you use self tanners without SPF, your lovely bronze won't protect you from direct sun rays, and you have to use some kind of lotion that contains UV rays filters. Sunburns aren't very pleasant things, and they will affect your skin appearance now and in your future.

Considering all these things, you see how important is to read the list of ingredients. If you want to have beautiful, impeccable summer tan, but also to keep your skin healthy and young, you need to use high quality products based on natural ingredients only. Apply your chosen product yourself, or find some respectable airbrush professional to do it for you. This technique is really the best for this purpose.




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