Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Details About Sunless Tanning

By Haywood Hunter


With the advancement in technology, acquiring a tan has been made possible without sitting for long hours in sun. Sunless tanning scores on the safety front as well as the risk of skin cancer is removed completely in this process. Applying a tan without the painfully long wait under the sun is extremely easy. All that needs to be done is to buy a good lotion, spray or gel from market and apply it on the skin.

The body tends to absorb these products in a short period of time. However, it is quite possible that skin at a certain body parts absorbs them at different rates. It may absorb it at faster at feet than that at other parts of the body. To avoid any untoward incident, the instructions regarding their usage need to be understood completely. The useful information about the same is presented here.

Many sprays, lotions and gels tend to have dihydroxyacetone (DHA) as their active ingredient. This compound is obtained from plant sources and triggers such reactions on the skin that result in browning. The tanning effect generated by it can stay for around a week. The exact duration for which its effect stays varies for different skin types.

To achieve longer life of the tan, DHA is mixed with erythrulose, another bio-chemical. Their effect develops over few days, but stays for a long time. This time period is much longer as compared to that obtained by products based on DHA alone. Hence, the products that are based on combination of these two remain much popular than the other ones.

To know whether the skin remains fine with these products or not, a simple experiment can be conducted. Get a small area of skin tanned with the selected one and check the results. In case of any sort of irritation or allergy, one should rethink of using the product. If all goes well, one may proceed towards its usage for the complete body. Taking advice from a skin specialist or an expert doctor should be considered before starting usage of any such product.

Spas offer tanning with specialized gadgets. These gadgets include spray guns like airbrush, HVLP spray gun and LVLP spray gun. A spray of the solution is applied on the body of the client by a technician using any one of these gadgets. Most spas ensure compliance with FDA guidelines regarding the spray which is controlled with an efficient controller.

To get a tan instantaneously, one may consider temporary bronzers. The dark tan obtained with these is pretty impressive. However, it must be prevented from getting in contact with water or else, it may get ruined.

It can also get ruined by skin-hugging clothes and hence, combining these two needs to be avoided. Moisturizers with tanning agents can be used for getting a tan gradually.

These are ideal for temporary sunless tanning at short notice or for certain occasions. Water is known to cause fading and the tan gets lighter every time water is applied to it.




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