In the spray tan booth... wether you choose to get your spray tan from a mobile spray tan operator or at your local salo, see what to expect before you set foot into the tanning booth. Salons generally use a spray booth which will cover your entire body from all sides with a fine mist for about 5-10 minutes and you will step out a beautiful bronze. Be sure to cover your hair and keep your eyes closed and to let yourself dry completly before putting...

Tanorexia... Spray tanning salon operators have coined a new phrase for those addicted to maintaining dark tans throughout the year and can be seen all over hollywood. Tanorexics are making bi-weekly visits to tanning salons and going darker and darker each session, remember, to a certain extent you can choose the darkness of your tan but be careful to choose a natural tone that will not make you look completely abnormal. There is...

Stay tan stay...   Your holiday is over, you’re back at work and looking fabulous with that golden tan you spent so many hours working on. You are willing your tan to last as long as possible because you just love the compliments and you look radiant and healthy. Follow these steps to keep you tan as long as possible. Exfoliating weekly will keep your tan looking even and smooth and keep away that baked lizard look and remove the...

Tanning while pregnant... Moms to be, your hormonal changes effect your skin and how it reacts to the sun and exposure to tanning beds. Pigmentation from exposure to UV rays is a real risk which will usually lighten significantly after you give birth or dissapear altogether. The best advice to tanning while pregnant is to keep yourself well hydrated and use a higher Sun protectionfactor (SPF) because your skin will be more sensitive to UVB rays...

Tanning beds... Owning your tanning bed has many advantages not often considered by most people. Tanning in salons can become an expensive exercise and of course owning your tanning bed makes it available to you at your own convenience and allows you to tan in the privacy of your own home. Many of us feel uncomfortable in a tanning salon getting an all over tan and running the risk of someone walking in on you while you are tanning naked. You...

Indoor tanning... The normal course of tanning involves the skins exposure to the sun’s UV rays causing the skin cells to be stimulated and to produce melanin, which is the pigment in your skin and gicving the appearance of a darker color or a tan. Indoor tanning on a tanning bed is no different to being exposed to the suns UV rays. UVA and UVB rays stimulate the production of the pigment melanin that we see as a tan and different...