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How To Choose Sunless Tanning Lotion

By Haywood Hunter


The market is currently filled with several products that give elegant tanning effects when applied properly. Choosing the right commodity however needs some experience and knowledge about tanning products. To choose a good product, one needs the right information on application procedures, content of the product, and skin type. This article contains information on choosing a good sunless tanning lotion.

Knowing the skin type should be the first thing to do. Human skins can be placed into three major categories, though each type may have sub-divisions. The three types are dark, fair, and medium or olive. Since fair skins burn when subjected to solar radiation, people with type of skin should not use sun beds and the sun. Medium-skinned however can use radiation because their skin tans. Dark skin type however cannot burn, but also it does not tan.

Tanning lotions can be grouped into five main classes, that is, facial tanners, accelerators, tingle, bronzers, and moisturizers. Each class of products works differently to give different outcomes within different periods of time. Although they all achieve similar results, how the results are achieved differs widely. Skin type should determine the choice of product because the ingredients and concentration of the ingredients differs in different products.

Concentration of a product is gauged in terms of the amount of erythulose and DHA contained in it. DHA and erythulose are the main active ingredients in tanning lotions responsible for causing the tan. They react with amino acid in dead cells in the epidermis layer. Fair-skinned people should choose products with lowest concentration because high concentrations can cause burning too.

Lotions that contain moisturizers keep the skin smooth and moist. Moisturizers are important additives because moisture eases and accelerates tanning in skin. There are two kinds of bronzers, which are both very important. One is gradual while the other one is immediate. In immediate bronzers skin darkening effect happens immediately the substance gets applied whereas in gradual bronzers time must be given for the tan to develop. The urgency with which one needs the tan should determined the choice between gradual and immediate bronzers.

The tingle is a feared additive, but it gives very elegant results if applied in the right way. First, it causes a sense of irritation causing the body to turn red. The feeling can be very uncomfortable, but it lasts for a few hours and a nice tan is built. Tingle is recommended for people who are just getting started with tanning. It builds the initial tan that should then be maintained by applying other tanners frequently.

Other important additives for beginners are accelerators. Accelerators with an aloe formula give the skin ability to heal fast and age slowly. It also accelerates the process of tan formation. All lotions have a list of ingredients printed on the container they come in.

As dead cells making up the epidermal cells slough off, the effect of tanners on the skin fades away too. This happens because tanners only have effect on the outermost skin layer and when the layer gets replaced with new dead cells, the color change fades. To maintain the tan, the lotion needs to be reapplied regularly.




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