Sunless Tanning Lotion

By Jackie Black

We all know that tanning indoors or outside can be dangerous and have negative effects on your skin. Thankfully, there are sunless tanning lotions. It used to be that most of the sunless tanners were not very popular of a choice because they all tended to leave skin orange and streaky.

Well, no more worries, because today there are more than ever sunless tanning products that look extremely natural. Here's how sunless tanners work. The active ingredient is typically dihydroxyacetone (DHA), which reacts with amino acids on the outermost top layer of skin to produce a tan color without the sun. Look for DHA on the label.

The key to finding the right sunless tanning lotion is to find one that works the best with your particular skin type. One that might work well for one person might make someone else look completely orange.To see how it is going to look or react you should test out a small portion on a small part of skin before using it all over. Also, try not to use it right before you have a big event coming up, that is just asking for trouble.

There are different ways to get a sunless tan. You can go to a salon and get a spray tan done. They are a bit more expensive but usually worth the cash. Spray tans look very real, and you can go to any shade you want. If you have a big event coming up, this is the option to go for. It's a guarantee, not a trial and error situation. The people who do these spray tans are usually very well trained.

Most of the time if you are going to do a sunless tan, you are going to choose to do it yourself, which is okay. You will be able to save money that way. If you do decide to do it yourself, sprays or lotions work the best. You should shower and exfoliate well before applying the sunless tanner. You have to find the sunless tanning lotion that works the best with your skin type. To do this try out a few different lotions and see which you like. Try to put the sunless tanner on evenly and be cautious in some areas such as the knees and elbows, you can get blotchy easily in those areas. Don't get discouraged if you don't get a good result the first time, try another brand or another way of applying it.

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