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Friday, November 27, 2015

Skin Tone Is What Chooses The Best Sunless Tanner Starts With The Skin

By Haywood Hunter


Women and men are more aware of the damage sun can do to their skin now than they were back in the 1970s and 1980s. In those days women and girls could be seen lying under good ole Sol slathered in cooking oil. These days you see women and girls at the market trying to pick out the best sunless tanner.

Skin tone certainly dictates to a great extent what choices one might make. When one already has a darker tone, they are more likely to go for creams, gels, and lotions rather than a tanning bed. For them, it is all about protecting and moisturizing, as well as keeping their skin tone even, rather than obtaining a particular color or complexion which they may already possess.

Anyone who spends a great deal of time outside, male or female, should consider tanning lotions and oils as a means of protecting their skin from the sun, as well as keeping it hydrated. This is important not only for the sun, but the wind can take a tole on the hydration of the skin as well. Chapped cheeks, lips, and hands often can be prevented with the proper suntan lotions, not to mention a UV-protecting lip balm.

In recent years spray-on solutions have become quite popular because they can be sprayed on evenly, and they take less time than rubbing in moisturizers. The down-side to any topical product is always the potential for skin to turn orange. Experts recommend that skin be well exfoliated prior to application of any topical product, and that this will allow the product to be absorbed more evenly, and the resultant color should be that which is desired.

There is some controversy regarding the safety of indoor tanning, due in large part to the perception that it is a safe alternative. The only thing one needs to do is take a close look at women and men who have been under the tanning bed lights for many years, and see how they have accelerated their aging. Tanning beds utilize the same rays as the sun, and therefore it can be just as dangerous.

Tanning beds do allow one to better control the length of time and concentration of exposure, so in that sense it can be more safe. That is, if they are not impulsive and seeking instant results by allowing themselves more than a 15-minute increment under the lights. Tanning beds now come with set limits, but some older tanning beds will still allow you to fall asleep for an unlimited span of time, and this can kill you.

Many tanning beds come with a bell or alarm that is designed to wake the person inside at the designated time. In a tanning bed, fifteen minutes is like forty-five minutes in the sun. Most beds will only work in increments of 15 minutes, and most businesses which have a tanning bed available keep close eye on how long their patrons have been inside it.

With coconut oil being all the rage these days, it is important to point out that there is coconut oil tanning products on the market. This allows for the deep hydration provided by coconut oil along with the skin-protecting benefits of a bronzer. So long as one is not allergic to coconut, this is a highly recommended product.




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