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by Jerry Blackburn, Jer

Why is it that people look so good and healthy with a little colour, yet tanning can be so harmful to your skin? Recent studies and the news report that there are more cases than ever of melanoma and we all know that extensive exposure to the sun will cause your skin to age more quickly.

There are solutions to the problem of harmful UV sunlight that allow you to have all of the aesthetic benefits of a rich tan without the harmful side effects. The answer is in the types of tanning products you use to care for your skin while in the sun and after.

Pre-Tanning Preparation

It is always good to keep your skin moisturized. Cold weather and dry air can dry it out as well as salt water and chlorine. Always protect your skin with moisturizers day and night. They are most effective if applied immediately following a shower because the skin is moist and freshly exfoliated from washing.

Before going out in the sun, even in the winter, it is important to protect skin with a moisturizer that has a SPF protection factor of 15 or more. This rating is how many times more protected skin is than if it had nothing on it. It is so important to protect the face because it is more susceptible to sunburn.

Tanning Beds

Tanning beds are only slightly less harmful to the skin that the actual sun. However, there are tanning bed lotions meant especially for tanning beds that give a deeper tone to the skin and protect it at the same time. Artificial tanning bed light bulbs are extremely strong, and that is why you can tan in just a few minutes per session. This also prepares the skin to deepen in colour each time you go to the beach.

Many salons have tanning booths where you stand or beds where you lie down and get all areas of the body tan at once. This is a good place to go if you are planning to go on vacation to a warm weather climate in the middle of winter. You can enjoy all of your holiday without having to worry about sunburn, because you can condition your skin to the sun before you leave home.

Lotions & Creams and other Tanning Products

It can be confusing knowing what type of lotion to use to best protect your skin and still give you great colour. There are spray on lotions, facial tanner products, a lotions with all kinds of number on them! Much of what you should use depends on your skin type.

If you are fair skinned then you need to choose a tanning product that protects the most. An SPF rating of at least 15, but 30 would be better. Those with darker, olive skin tones can use a lotion with an SPF of 8 and be adequately protected, provided they reapply the lotion frequently if there are going to be in the sun for long periods of time. There are also sunless tanning products that offer no protection from UV rays, but will change the skin colour without the sun.

"There are a number of tanning products on the market today and so you might be having trouble figuring out which ones are the right ones for you. But you shouldn’t be questioning whether or not to use them at all. Whether you’re looking at products that will help you more safely achieve a natural tan when you’re out in the sun or you’re considering products that can maximize the benefits of the indoor tanning experience, you definitely need to have the right products for your situation. Without these products, you run the risk of damaging your skin. At the very least, you minimize the benefits of tanning.

Out of all of the tanning products, the one that you need to make sure to put on your list is tanning lotion. There are different kinds of tanning lotions that serve different purposes so you’ll have to do your research and consider your needs before you pick the final bottled or two, but there’s little doubt that this is a tanning product that should always be at hand. Tanning lotions provide the moisturizing that your skin needs to most effectively (and least harmfully) maximize the benefits of tanning.

Although tanning lotion is the most important of the tanning products, you will likely need other products as well depending on your tanning situation. Some of the tanning products that you might consider adding to your salon bag include:

• Sunless Tanner – This product is used without exposure to the sun or to a tanning bed. This product is right for people who are seeking to get a temporary tan without sun exposure. It’s commonly known as “spray-on" tan and is for the purpose of appearance.

• Bronzer – Like sunless tanner, bronzer is a product which is only temporary. You should use this product in the same way that you would use cosmetic make-up. Note that there are tingling and non-tingling bronzers and that the tingling kind is only for those people who are experienced at tanning.

• Tanning Pills – Some people choose to take tanning pills which are said to improve the appearance of the skin. These are not currently FDA approved.

• Tanning Accelerator – This is used on a daily basis to stimulate the body into better tanning ability. You should discuss its use with your tanning salon professionals if you are considering this product.

• Tan Extender Lotion – This is one of the more popular tanning products among people who regularly tan, especially those who tan indoors in a controlled environment. It allows the body to continue tanning even after the tanning bed has been left for the day.

So, the question really isn’t whether or not you should use tanning products but rather, which tanning products are right for you. Everyone can benefit from tanning whether it’s just for cosmetic reasons or to improve the overall health of your skin. Tanning lotions are the product to start with you but you can go from there as your experience with tanning grows."

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