With summer time fast approaching many people are wanting to darken their pale, pasty skin and create the healthy bronze color that makes them look really great. The thing about getting the skin you want, is to be sure that you follow some very important tips for safe tanning, so that you protect your skin from being damaged during the tanning process.

The most important tips for safe tanning to understand when you are tanning is how to get protection for you skin. You will need to know about SPF, which is the Sun Protection Formula, this is important because when you are using sun screen the higher SPF means that you are more protected. This differs by the persons skin type and the amount of time it take it to burn. You can buy sunscreens in lotions, oils and creams. Do not confuse sunscreens with sun blockers as sun blocks have no SPF rate as they completely block out the suns rays.

The next tips for safe tanning you will need to consider is whether or not you want a outdoor, or an indoor tan. If you are going to tan outdoors you will find that the sun tan and cancer are related and if you are going to tan anywhere make sure you protect your skin, make sure it is very clean, remove all of the make up and perfumes as well as applying the right low SPF sunscreen before going into the sun. Make sure if you have sensitive skin that you find the hypoallergenic products. Another consideration is the time of the day, the best tanning time is when the sun reaches its most intense time which is about 12 pm to about 3pm. Make sure to allow two or three days to pass before tanning again.

If you are interested in tanning indoors, you will find that the tanning is slightly more safe than a natural outdoor tan because the situation is controlled. The best tips for getting a great tan are to use the lamps that have the lowest UVB as they give you a darker and longer lasting indoor tan. Next you will want to use both a DHA (dehydroxyacetone) and a SPF (sun protection formula) lotion, that have the nutrients that your skin needs to have that beautiful bronzed glow. Remember when tanning that you don't want to stay in the tanning bed for more than fifteen minutes.

Another consideration for people who like tanning but don't want to go to the tanning salon or lay out in the sun, may consider the body bronzing agents that can be used in the privacy of their own homes. These products come in lotions, sprays, pills and gels, and use the DHA formula that will turn a brown color when you expose it to oxygen. It takes approximately 3 hours to work and the coloring will hang around until the skin cells are shed naturally. Many of these products also come with the vitamins and the moisturizers they need to keep your skin healthy. Just remember these tips for tanning for the best tanning results.