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Spray Tanning?
Hey everyone! This summer I would really like to have a tan… without the sun. I have used tanning beds before, but the word "melanoma" keeps popping up around me as a cosmic reminder I want take care of my skin this summer and spray tan. I have fair skin, blue eyes and light hair. When I tan from the sun I burn easily and tan lightly. I am also on birth control and medication for acne so my skin is super sensitive to UV rays so I really should be avoiding the sun!
I am really curious what success (and failure) you ladies have had with different types of DIY tanning products and salon spray tans, I know where i live there is Mystic Tan, Norvell, and SunFX. I'm not new to self tan lotions, Ive just never had one I was nuts about.
Also, isn't the ingredient in all sunless tanning products, DHA, the same? If my skin reacts to DHA to produce a certain color, why should I expect it to react more brown or more orange based on a specific product?
I'm a student which = poor lol so please don't suggest products that are $100 a bottle! Thanks guys!
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I highly reccomend a brand called TansAreNowSafe.com they offer custom airbrush tanning at salons and mobile. It always come out really natural looking. You can usually get a spray for $25 bucks or less. You can also buy a tan system (about a $200 investment) but if you split it with friends, you can all learn to spray each other and it's SUPER cheap if you can get a few peeps to throw in! A great option for college students, plus you could make some money on the side =)
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I am going to warn you that spray tanning will not keep you from burning in the natural sun and may make it even worse.
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Sally beauty supply sells a kit for $20 or $25 and the container it comes with is enough for 3-4 tans. Refill cans are 8.99. It’s a spray gun that is pretty easy to use with a little practice, I do find I need to use a foundation brush or makeup sponge to even it out if it turns out streaky but for the money I think it was a good investment good luck!
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I don't use any of those products. Any chemical you put on your skin is absorbed into the bloodstream and is processed through your organs. I was told about a product by my physican called "Fake Bake" , it is all natural, organic and no preservatives. It goes on without streaks because you see the tan immediately. You use it for a week every night or until you reach to the color/darkness you want. you shower off the eccess in the morning and re-apply only once a week to maintain it. It fades naturally just like a tan. It washes out of your bedding easily. I've been using it for about 4 years now and I LOVE IT!! It also softens your skin! I use the lotion form in the brown bottle. I also use the face tan. It only costs around $35 for both. It lasts me most of the summer. You stll need to use a good sun screen.
You can get it at http://fakebake.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=FBTU&Category_Code=FakeBake
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When a special occasion comes along i use mystic tan you can find it at certain local tanning salons, you don't have to worry so much about the chemical aspect of it since the Mystic HD is Parabine free and has high concentrations of Aloe Vera and added antioxidants like Green Tea extract and Larrea Divaricata it can help to protect your skin cells against damaging free radicals. It is a pretty good color pay off they have many different shades you can choose from. Also I haven't had any problems with streaking. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif
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Well I can vouch as a "hard head" that would not stay out of the Florida sun as a teen/young adult and I frequented tanning beds for a bit. It finally caught up with me in my late 30's and I had cancer on my eyelids (three places), later my upper lip (not a fun surgery) and then a doozy that required ten stitches near my belly botton and the stress of waiting to hear if it was melanoma. I had squamous cell carcinoma, that left untreated, can spread quickly to other parts of the body, like the lymphatic system, bloodstream, and nerve routes. Not to mention other cancers and worrying when more will pop up from my idiocy years ago.
Good for you Poler..not worth it. I am fair-skinned and have had pretty good luck with Body Drench Quick Tan Spray. Sold at salons for a lot, but Amazon.com has a 3 can pack for around $33 that will last me all summer + and keep my legs from scaring people, haha. If you look it up, someone wrote a very detailed review on how best to apply it (she must stay very dark all year round). I just use it through bikini season to not look like a ghost. It doesn't streak and I still stick to my pole just fine.
Seems to me the natural look is all in the technique. Less is more…light layers work so much better with this spray than trying to use one heavy coat. And as Chem mentioned, keep the sunscreen handy…no protection at all from a faux tan.
Good luck with it..lots of good stuff on the market to choose from.
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"Any chemical you put on your skin is absorbed into the bloodstream and is processed through your organs."
This is untrue. 2 things, the molecules that make up these spray tanners are way too large to pass through the epidermis and get into the bloodstream. Second, if this were the case (it entering the bloodstream) it would be classified as a drug by the FDA and would have to undergo clinical testing. Now on the spray tanners like Mystic and such there is a possibility of inhaling the spray or if it gets on your lips you can ingest it.
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I'm only repeating what my dematologist told me. These are not my words chemgoddess1. She stated everything to a certain degree is absorbed because the skin is porus, that's why patches are so effective. I'll let you two argue that one LOL
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The patches are designed with a molecule size and carrier that will pass through and go systemic, which is why they are all regulated by the FDA. Most of the tanners are HUGE sugar molecules and totally unregulated (well, a bit by the cosmetics act). The thing that disturbs me is products like melanotan that start systemic and seep out to your skin……shudder. Oh, and that orange glow is sooooooo attractive!
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I've done airbrush tanning once – it was Fantasy Tan. While the product was good and so were the results after a weekend of poling with Karol Helms I ended up with white patches because my skin was being ripped off and left on the pole and it ended up not being so good for me. By Sunday I was a splotchy mess on my legs. I don't recommend this for very active polers. I teach and practice a lot so it will never stay on me the way I want it to.
However it did go on nice and even and until I started ripping my skin off it looked nice 🙂 lol!
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Ive tried lots of different tanning products, but theres one that I've found to really the best ever. Its called Cabana Tan by a company called Million Dollar Tan. Its really amazing. I just put i on like a body lotion at night and by the morning Im tan and looking great. Its goes on clear which is nice. I dont like the colored lotions, it looks yucky it gets all over the place. I suggest you give it a try.
By the way its not that expensive… I think around $20
http://www.milliondollartan.com
its really worth a shot
thanks
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Wow! Thank you everyone for the replies and suggestions!! I will definitly look into the products you all suggested. I talked to a girl at the tanning salon and she said they suggest you purchase their ph nuetralizer packet which helps your skin turn brown and orange. Ive seen some things on the internet about the pH of your skin and certain products you use can affect the color of the tan. Have any of you heard about this?
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not brown and orange… i meant brown instead of orange lol
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The girl at the tanning salon is just trying to upsell you. The sugar in the spray tanner reacts with the amino acids in your dead skin cells and causes the color change. There have been some tweeks to the formulation but it is all the same reactio. Orange usually come about from cheap versions of DHA in the tanner. More expensive (read purer) forms of DHA produce brown, however there are cheaper forms of DHA available on the market that have all sorts of impurities. It is these impurities that react with the sugar/amino acid reaction and cause strange colorations.
The best thing you can do is exfoliate your skin prior to spray tanning. This will make it last longer as you are getting rid of the "ready to slough off" skin cells and just coloring those that are just starting to die off but have yet to release.
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Being the geek I am I was just researching the actual chemical reaction and factors that affect it. There are certain oils and fragrances that will screw with the reaction so this is something to keep in mind. Just like poling, no lotion!!
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