Self Tanning Products
Self Tanning Products
Ever since there were reports and news about the chance of having a skin disease or skin cancer because of tanning under the sun, a lot of self tanning products came into the market. Self tanning is more practical than other tanning procedures. Some procedures such as tanning booths and tanning services in salons may cost too much or are not as safe as tanning yourself.
Most of the products you can find in the market are tanning lotions, spray tans, tanning beds and other tanning devices. The prices of each self tanning product differ but most of them are quite effective. The end results may differ but is much safer than the natural way of getting a tan colored skin. Some of these products share the same chemical content which is why sometimes the only difference between them is the name and brand. Another product that is closely connected to self tanning products is the moisturizing lotion. Moisturizing lotion is very important in the process of tanning your skin. Without moisturizing lotion the tanning result may not be optimal.
The process of self tanning will require a bit of patience and a lot of cleanliness. If your environment and skin is dirty – you will find it difficult to get a good tan. Tanning yourself can take up to 4 hours (including cleaning yourself). But the average time could be around 2.5 hours to 3 hours. The step in self tanning that makes the procedure long is waiting for the solution to be absorbed into the skin and waiting for the solution to dry up. Some tanning procedures may take days. If you want your tanning process to be successful, you must be patient enough to wait.
What is the reason for the long wait in self tanning? One of the most important products to be used along with self tanning products is the moisturizing lotion. Applying it will only take minutes, but waiting for it to fully moisturize your skin may take several days (minimum of 2 days, maximum of 3 days). When your skin is well moisturized, it will be easier for your skin to absorb the chemical found in the tanning solutions. This will then result in a better tanning color. That is why including moisturizing lotion in the list of your tanning products is important.
There are a lot of different products so there may also be different results. There are products that are affordable but the tanning effect may not last very long or may not be as good as other brands’ tanning abilities. Most of these tanning products contain a common chemical called DHA (Di-Hydroxy Acetone). DHA was accidentally discovered before the World War II, but it was only allowed by the FDA (Federal Drug Administration) to be used by people several decades ago.
Now that self tanning is proven safe, newer and safer products will probably continue to flood the market. It may not contain the same chemicals as those used today, but if the procedures are safe and effective, there should be no question about it.